Jaron and the Long Road to Love
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Jaron David Lowenstein is an American singer who formerly recorded with his identical twin brother, Evan, in the musical duo Evan and Jaron
. As Jaron and the Long Road to Love, he released his debut single
, "Pray for You," to country radio in November 2009. This song reached the Top 15 on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
charts, and is included on the album Getting Dressed in the Dark
. The second single, "That's Beautiful to Me", was released in September 2010.
duo Evan and Jaron
. Evan and Jaron charted three singles
, including "Crazy for This Girl
," which reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100
charts in 2000. The duo split up in 2003 so that Evan could focus on raising his family.
", as Jaron and the Long Road to Love in late 2009. Starting in February 2010, Big Machine Records
assumed promotion of the single and a forthcoming album, which was distributed through a partnership of Jaron's Jaronwood label and Universal Republic
. The song reached Top 40 on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
chart and the Billboard Hot 100
.
Jaron told Technorati
that the song "wasn't started or pushed by some major label or organization. I would love to take the credit for its success, but honestly this is something fans want and they are the ones calling radio to have them play it." Hank Friedmann directed a music video
for the song, which has aired on CMT Pure Country
(CMT Pure) and Great American Country
(GAC). A second video, which includes Jamie Pressly, debuted in April 2010.
His debut album, Getting Dressed in the Dark, was released on June 22, 2010. The album's second single is "That's Beautiful to Me", which debuted on the country chart at number 59 in September 2010.
In early 2011, Lowenstein parted ways with Big Machine Records
and Republic Nashville
. Despite leaving the label, a third single from Getting Dressed in the Dark, "It's a Good Thing", was released on April 18, 2011, with promotion from Nine North Records. However, the single failed to chart.
On May 31, 2011, Lowenstein released "Beautiful Lies", which features Big Kenny, one-half of the country music
duo Big & Rich
. The song is the lead-off single to Lowenstein's second album. The song also failed to chart.
In 2011, eleven songs were released as a self-title album by the band The Cordovas. The band is made out of Joe Firstman
, Jaron Lowenstein, Jon Loyd, Johnny Gray, Parker Gins and Toby Weaver. The album was made available as a free download on the band's official website as well as other traditional paying outlets.
The songs Old Dog and All I Found had videos released online.
In the fall of 2011, the band went on a three months tour of the Midwest and east coast.
Evan and Jaron
Evan Mitchell Lowenstein and Jaron David Lowenstein are American musicians and identical twin brothers who performed as Evan and Jaron. Evan and Jaron have recorded three studio albums and charted three singles on the Pop Songs charts...
. As Jaron and the Long Road to Love, he released his debut single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Pray for You," to country radio in November 2009. This song reached the Top 15 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts, and is included on the album Getting Dressed in the Dark
Getting Dressed in the Dark
Getting Dressed in the Dark is the debut country music album of artist Jaron Lowenstein, more commonly known as Jaron and the Long Road to Love...
. The second single, "That's Beautiful to Me", was released in September 2010.
Biography
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Jaron Lowenstein recorded with his identical twin brother, Evan, in the popPop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
duo Evan and Jaron
Evan and Jaron
Evan Mitchell Lowenstein and Jaron David Lowenstein are American musicians and identical twin brothers who performed as Evan and Jaron. Evan and Jaron have recorded three studio albums and charted three singles on the Pop Songs charts...
. Evan and Jaron charted three singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, including "Crazy for This Girl
Crazy for This Girl
"Crazy for This Girl" is a song recorded by the American pop rock duo Evan and Jaron. It was the released in October 2000 as a single from their debut album, Evan and Jaron. It peaked at #15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.-Content:...
," which reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
charts in 2000. The duo split up in 2003 so that Evan could focus on raising his family.
Career
Jaron co-wrote and recorded his first solo single, "Pray for YouPray for You
"Pray for You" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American singer Jaron Lowenstein, credited to Jaron and the Long Road to Love. It is Lowenstein's first solo single release, following three singles in the duo Evan and Jaron...
", as Jaron and the Long Road to Love in late 2009. Starting in February 2010, Big Machine Records
Big Machine Records
Big Machine Records is an Independent American record label specializing in country music artists. It was launched in 2005 by former DreamWorks Records executive Scott Borchetta. The label was part of a joint venture between Borchetta and country singer Toby Keith, although Keith dropped his...
assumed promotion of the single and a forthcoming album, which was distributed through a partnership of Jaron's Jaronwood label and Universal Republic
Universal Republic
Universal Republic Records is a record label, owned by Universal Music Group. It is based on the now-defunct Republic Records label founded by brothers Monte and Avery Lipman...
. The song reached Top 40 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart and the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
.
Jaron told Technorati
Technorati
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that the song "wasn't started or pushed by some major label or organization. I would love to take the credit for its success, but honestly this is something fans want and they are the ones calling radio to have them play it." Hank Friedmann directed a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song, which has aired on CMT Pure Country
CMT Pure Country
CMT Pure Country is a digital cable and satellite television channel, it is the sister network to CMT. It showcases country music videos all day from the 1980s to the current day, using the same 8-hour programming wheel schedule repeated three times daily as sister networks MTV Hits and MTV Jams...
(CMT Pure) and Great American Country
Great American Country
Great American Country , is a Nashville, Tennessee-based country music cable television network.-History:The station launched December 31, 1995 and Garth Brooks' video "The Thunder Rolls" was the first video to air on GAC....
(GAC). A second video, which includes Jamie Pressly, debuted in April 2010.
His debut album, Getting Dressed in the Dark, was released on June 22, 2010. The album's second single is "That's Beautiful to Me", which debuted on the country chart at number 59 in September 2010.
In early 2011, Lowenstein parted ways with Big Machine Records
Big Machine Records
Big Machine Records is an Independent American record label specializing in country music artists. It was launched in 2005 by former DreamWorks Records executive Scott Borchetta. The label was part of a joint venture between Borchetta and country singer Toby Keith, although Keith dropped his...
and Republic Nashville
Republic Nashville
Republic Nashville is a record label established in 2009 by Universal Republic Records in New York and Big Machine Records in Nashville. It is headquartered on Music Row and utilizes the combined resources of Big Machine Records and Universal Republic Records....
. Despite leaving the label, a third single from Getting Dressed in the Dark, "It's a Good Thing", was released on April 18, 2011, with promotion from Nine North Records. However, the single failed to chart.
On May 31, 2011, Lowenstein released "Beautiful Lies", which features Big Kenny, one-half of the country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
duo Big & Rich
Big & Rich
Big & Rich is an American country music duo composed of Big Kenny and John Rich. Both members alternate as lead vocalists and play rhythm guitar...
. The song is the lead-off single to Lowenstein's second album. The song also failed to chart.
In 2011, eleven songs were released as a self-title album by the band The Cordovas. The band is made out of Joe Firstman
Joe Firstman
Joe Firstman is an American adult alternative rock musician. Former musical director for Carson Daly's house band on Last Call with Carson Daly on NBC. His latest release was 2010's "Live at The Treehouse".-Early life:...
, Jaron Lowenstein, Jon Loyd, Johnny Gray, Parker Gins and Toby Weaver. The album was made available as a free download on the band's official website as well as other traditional paying outlets.
The songs Old Dog and All I Found had videos released online.
In the fall of 2011, the band went on a three months tour of the Midwest and east coast.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| Getting Dressed in the Dark Getting Dressed in the Dark Getting Dressed in the Dark is the debut country music album of artist Jaron Lowenstein, more commonly known as Jaron and the Long Road to Love... |
|
2 | 16 |
| The Cordovas |
|
— | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales threshold) |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
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| 2009 | "Pray for You Pray for You "Pray for You" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American singer Jaron Lowenstein, credited to Jaron and the Long Road to Love. It is Lowenstein's first solo single release, following three singles in the duo Evan and Jaron... " |
13 | 34 | 70 |
|
Getting Dressed in the Dark |
| 2010 | "That's Beautiful to Me" | 44 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "It's a Good Thing" | — | — | — | ||
| "Beautiful Lies" (with Big Kenny) | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 2011 | "Old Dog" | — | — | — | The Cordovas | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Pray for You" | Hank Friedmann |
| 2010 | "Pray for You" | Marc Klasfeld |
| "That's Beautiful to Me" | Jeremy Garelick | |
| 2011 | "Beautiful Lies" (with Big Kenny) | Jaron Lowenstein |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | American Country Awards American Country Awards The American Country Awards is a newly created country music awards show, entirely voted on by fans. Created by the Fox Network, the awards honor country music artists in music, video, and touring categories. In addition to the CMA Awards, the ACM Awards, and the CMT Music Awards, it is the fourth... |
New/Breakthrough Artist of the Year | |
| Single by New/Breakthrough Artist — "Pray for You" |