Andy Gibson (singer) explained

Andy Gibson
Birth Date:15 September 1981
Birth Place:Spokane, Washington
Origin:Nashville, Tennessee
Genre:Country
Occupation:Singer-songwriter
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2011–present
Label:R&J, Curb
Associated Acts:Jason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson

Andy Gibson (born September 15, 1981) is an American country music singer. He co-wrote "Don't You Wanna Stay", a duet between Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson which reached No. 1 on the country music charts in 2011. Later in the year, he signed to R&J Records and released his debut single, "Wanna Make You Love Me".[1] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, saying that it "begin[s] gathering attention after frequent listens."[2] The song has been made into a music video directed by David McClister, which has aired on CMT.[3] Gibson moved to Curb Records in April 2012 following the closure of R&J,<ref>Web site: Andy Gibson Moves To Curb Records. April 20, 2012. All Access. April 21, 2012. [4] although some R&J staff continued promotion of "Wanna Make You Love Me".[5] Gibson's first Curb single, "Summer Back", entered the charts in late 2012.

Discography

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country
2011"Wanna Make You Love Me"27
2012"Summer Back"58
2013"Best Thing"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2011"Wanna Make You Love Me"David McClister
"The Christmas Song"[6] Nathan Juarez

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andy Gibson. R&J Records. October 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120424225454/http://www.randjrecords.com/index.cfm?id=19. April 24, 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: Andy Gibson — "Wanna Make You Love Me". Dukes. Billy. September 30, 2011. Taste of Country. October 4, 2011.
  3. Web site: "Wanna Make You Love Me" video. https://web.archive.org/web/20111121014604/http://www.cmt.com/videos/andy-gibson/692555/wanna-make-you-love-me.jhtml. dead. November 21, 2011. CMT. October 4, 2011.
  4. Web site: R&J Records To Close; Andy Gibson To Curb . Bjorke . Matt . April 23, 2012 . Roughstock . April 23, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425225405/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/r-j-records-to-close-andy-gibson-to-curb . April 25, 2012 .
  5. Web site: R&J Records Closing. Freeman. Jon. April 23, 2012. Music Row. April 23, 2012.
  6. Web site: CMT : Videos : Andy Gibson : The Christmas Song. https://web.archive.org/web/20120121071130/http://www.cmt.com/videos/andy-gibson/719642/the-christmas-song.jhtml. dead. January 21, 2012. Country Music Television. December 18, 2011.