Josh Thompson (singer)
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Josh Thompson is an American country music
artist signed to Columbia Records
Nashville. On July 27, 2009, he released his debut album Way Out Here
in January 2010. The album has produced three top 40 hits for him on the charts: "Beer on the Table
", "Way Out Here
" and "Won't Be Lonely Long".
. He worked in construction starting at age twelve. As a young adult, he took a nature course in the Nicolet National Forest
.
Thompson moved to Nashville, Tennessee
in 2005. He worked as a songwriter, with his first cut being the title track to Jason Michael Carroll
's album Growing Up Is Getting Old
. By 2009, Thompson had signed to Columbia Records
' Nashville division. He released his debut single "Beer on the Table
" in late 2009, and it debuted at #55 on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
charts dated for the week ending August 15, 2009. This song was followed by a four-song digital extended play
which included that song and three other tracks.
Way Out Here
, his debut album, was released in February 2010 under the production of Michael Knox. Thompson wrote or co-wrote every one of the album's ten tracks, and promoted the album at the Northern Lights Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
.
"Beer on the Table" peaked at number 17 on the country music charts. The album's second single, its title track, was released to radio in March 2010. Besides the two singles, the tracks "Won't Be Lonely Long" and "Blame It on Waylon" were made into music video
s. Starting in February 2010, Thompson began touring with Eric Church
on a 32-stop tour and was tapped for portions of Brad Paisley
's 2010 H2O Tour. The album's third single "Won't Be Lonely Long" released to country radio on November 22, 2010. Thompson also co-wrote "Church Pew or Bar Stool", a song recorded by Jason Aldean
on his 2010 album My Kinda Party
.
In August 2011, Sony Music Nashville announced that Thompson and labelmate Miranda Lambert
will transfer to RCA Nashville as part of a corporate restructuring. Thompson charted in 2011 with "Change".
A To be released December 12, 2011.
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...
artist signed to Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
Nashville. On July 27, 2009, he released his debut album Way Out Here
Way Out Here
-Album:-End of year charts:-Singles:...
in January 2010. The album has produced three top 40 hits for him on the charts: "Beer on the Table
Beer on the Table
"Beer on the Table" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Josh Thompson. It was released in August 2009 as Thompson's debut single and served as the lead-off single to his debut album, Way Out Here, released on February 23, 2010.-Critical reception:Juli...
", "Way Out Here
Way Out Here (song)
"Way Out Here" is the title of a country music song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Josh Thompson. It is released as the second single and title track to his debut album, also titled Way Out Here. Thompson co-wrote the song with David Lee Murphy and Casey...
" and "Won't Be Lonely Long".
Biography
Josh Thompson was born on January 28, 1978 in Cedarburg, WisconsinCedarburg, Wisconsin
Cedarburg is a city in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States with Cedar Creek running through it. The city is bordered by the Village of Grafton to the east and the Town of Cedarburg elsewhere...
. He worked in construction starting at age twelve. As a young adult, he took a nature course in the Nicolet National Forest
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is a 1,530,647 acre U.S. National Forest in northern Wisconsin in the United States. Much of the old growth forest in this region was destroyed by logging in the early part of the 20th century...
.
Thompson moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
in 2005. He worked as a songwriter, with his first cut being the title track to Jason Michael Carroll
Jason Michael Carroll
Jason Michael Carroll is an American country music artist. After being discovered at a local talent competition in 2004, Carroll was signed to the Arista Nashville label in 2006, releasing his debut album Waitin' in the Country that year...
's album Growing Up Is Getting Old
Growing Up Is Getting Old
-Album:-Singles:...
. By 2009, Thompson had signed to Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
' Nashville division. He released his debut single "Beer on the Table
Beer on the Table
"Beer on the Table" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Josh Thompson. It was released in August 2009 as Thompson's debut single and served as the lead-off single to his debut album, Way Out Here, released on February 23, 2010.-Critical reception:Juli...
" in late 2009, and it debuted at #55 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 dated for the week ending August 15, 2009. This song was followed by a four-song digital extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
which included that song and three other tracks.
Way Out Here
Way Out Here
-Album:-End of year charts:-Singles:...
, his debut album, was released in February 2010 under the production of Michael Knox. Thompson wrote or co-wrote every one of the album's ten tracks, and promoted the album at the Northern Lights Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
.
"Beer on the Table" peaked at number 17 on the country music charts. The album's second single, its title track, was released to radio in March 2010. Besides the two singles, the tracks "Won't Be Lonely Long" and "Blame It on Waylon" were made into 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...
s. Starting in February 2010, Thompson began touring with Eric Church
Eric Church
Kenneth Eric Church is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Capitol Records in 2006, Church released his debut album Sinners Like Me that year...
on a 32-stop tour and was tapped for portions of Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley
Brad Douglas Paisley is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references....
's 2010 H2O Tour. The album's third single "Won't Be Lonely Long" released to country radio on November 22, 2010. Thompson also co-wrote "Church Pew or Bar Stool", a song recorded by Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldine Williams is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles...
on his 2010 album My Kinda Party
My Kinda Party
Michael McCall with the Associated Press lauded Aldean for his "fresh sound" on the album saying he "stands at the forefront of a movement combining country themes with hard-rock chords"...
.
In August 2011, Sony Music Nashville announced that Thompson and labelmate Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert is an American country music artist who gained fame as a finalist on the 2003 season of Nashville Star, where she finished in third place and later signed to Epic Records. Lambert made her debut with the release of "Me and Charlie Talking", the first single from her 2005 debut...
will transfer to RCA Nashville as part of a corporate restructuring. Thompson charted in 2011 with "Change".
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| Way Out Here Way Out Here -Album:-End of year charts:-Singles:... |
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9 | 28 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
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... |
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| 2009 | "Beer on the Table Beer on the Table "Beer on the Table" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Josh Thompson. It was released in August 2009 as Thompson's debut single and served as the lead-off single to his debut album, Way Out Here, released on February 23, 2010.-Critical reception:Juli... " |
17 | 103 | Way Out Here |
| 2010 | "Way Out Here Way Out Here (song) "Way Out Here" is the title of a country music song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Josh Thompson. It is released as the second single and title track to his debut album, also titled Way Out Here. Thompson co-wrote the song with David Lee Murphy and Casey... " |
15 | 85 | |
| "Won't Be Lonely Long" | 25 | — | ||
| 2011 | "Comin' Around"A | TBD | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak positions | 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... |
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| 2011 | "Change" | 47 | TBD |
A To be released December 12, 2011.
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Beer on the Table" | Wes Edwards Wes Edwards Wes Edwards is a music video and commercial director. He has directed several Jason Aldean videos, as well as others.-Music videos directed:This is a list of music videos directed by Wes Edwards... |
| "Won't Be Lonely Long" (acoustic version) | ||
| 2010 | "Blame It on Waylon" | Wes Edwards |
| "Way Out Here" (acoustic version) | ||
| "Way Out Here" (album version) | Darren Doane | |
| 2011 | "Won't Be Lonely Long" (album version) | Wes Edwards |