Shane McAnally
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Background information | |
Birth name | Shane McAnally |
Also known as | Shane Mack |
Born | (1974-10-12) October 12, 1974 |
Origin | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States |
Genres | Country |
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Years active |
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Labels | Curb |
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Shane McAnally (born October 12, 1974) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. Originally a solo artist for Curb Records in 1999, McAnally charted three singles on Hot Country Songs, including the No. 31 "Are Your Eyes Still Blue", before becoming a songwriter and record producer. He has written and produced songs for Walker Hayes, Kacey Musgraves, Kelly Clarkson, Sam Hunt, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Jake Owen, Luke Bryan, The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett, Brothers Osborne, Old Dominion, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, and more. The Academy of Country Music named him Songwriter of the Year in 2014. He also won "Best Country Album" and "Best Country Song" at the 2014 Grammy Awards for his work on Kacey Musgraves's Same Trailer Different Park. In 2015, Billboard named him the Hot Country Songwriter of the Year as well as a Billboard Power Player. McAnally joined industry veteran Jason Owen in early 2017 to relaunch Monument Records as co-presidents.
Contents
1 Musical career
1.1 Songwriting
1.2 Producing
1.3 Broadway shows
2 Personal life
3 Awards and nominations
4 Studio Albums
4.1 Singles
4.2 Music videos
5 Producer
6 References
7 External links
Musical career
McAnally began performing at local clubs at age 12 and appeared on Star Search when he was 14, singing Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch." He moved to Branson, Missouri at age 15, then to Nashville at 19.[1]
McAnally and music producer Rich Herring recorded a demo of a song that McAnally had written. The song, "Just One Touch", earned McAnally a publishing deal as well as a recording contract with Curb Records.[2] In 1999, McAnally signed with Curb and began recording his first album for the label as well as his first single. "Say Anything" was released in 1999 as his debut single. The song peaked at No. 41 the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The follow-up single, "Are Your Eyes Still Blue", became his first top 40 single, peaking at No. 31. McAnally charted a third and final time with "Run Away", which reached No. 50.[3]
Songwriting
In 2001, McAnally moved to Los Angeles, where he came out. He composed six songs for the soundtrack of 2007 independent film Shelter, credited as Shane Mack.[4]
Returning to Nashville in late 2007, McAnally began writing songs for other artists, starting with "Last Call", released by Lee Ann Womack in 2008.[4] In 2010, he had his first No. 1 on Hot Country Songs as a songwriter with Kenny Chesney's "Somewhere with You". Other songs that McAnally has written that have reached No. 1 on the country charts include "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" by Luke Bryan, "Alone with You" by Jake Owen, "Come Over", "American Kids", "Wild Child" by Kenny Chesney, "Better Dig Two" by The Band Perry, "Say You Do" and "Different For Girls" by Dierks Bentley, "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" by Keith Urban, "Stay a Little Longer" by Brothers Osborne, "I Met a Girl" by William Michael Morgan, "Mama's Broken Heart" and "Vice" by Miranda Lambert, "If I Told You" by Darius Rucker, "Young & Crazy" by Frankie Ballard, "T-Shirt" by Thomas Rhett, "Leave the Night On", "Take Your Time", and "Body Like a Back Road" by Sam Hunt, "Drinkin' Problem" by Midland, and "Unforgettable" by Thomas Rhett. McAnally is closely associated with Kacey Musgraves, having co-written several songs on both of her major-label albums, Same Trailer Different Park and Pageant Material.
Producing
McAnally has produced or co-produced records for artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Sam Hunt, Old Dominion, Kacey Musgraves, and Midland.
Broadway shows
In 2013, McAnally and Brandy Clark wrote the music and lyrics for a new, original Broadway musical inspired by the TV classic, Hee-Haw. The book was written by Robert Horn and 'Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical debuted in Dallas at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in September 2015.
Personal life
McAnally married his partner of five years, Michael Baum, in September 2012. The couple had a daughter and a son in December 2012.[4] In January 2017, the two were legally married by Nashville Mayor Megan Barry.[5]
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2013 | American Country Awards | Song of the Year | "Merry Go Round" | Nominated |
"Mama's Broken Heart" | Nominated | |||
"Better Dig Two" | Nominated | |||
Country Music Association Awards | Album of the Year | Same Trailer Different Park | Nominated | |
Single of the Year | "Merry Go Round" | Nominated | ||
Song of the Year | "Merry Go Round" | Nominated | ||
"Mama's Broken Heart" | Nominated | |||
MusicRow Awards | Song of the Year | "Merry Go Round" | Won | |
Academy of Country Music Awards | Songwriter of the Year | N/A | Nominated | |
2014 | Country Music Association Awards | Song of the Year | "Follow Your Arrow" | Won |
Academy of Country Music Awards | Album of the Year | Same Trailer Different Park | Won | |
Song of the Year | "Mama's Broken Heart" | Nominated | ||
Songwriter of the Year | N/A | Won | ||
Grammy Awards | Best Country Album | Same Trailer Different Park | Won | |
Best Country Song | "Merry Go Round" | Won | ||
"Mama's Broken Heart" | Nominated | |||
2015 | MusicRow Awards | Producer of the Year | N/A | Nominated |
Academy of Country Music Awards | Song of the Year | "American Kids" | Nominated | |
"Follow Your Arrow" | Nominated | |||
Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | "American Kids" | Nominated | |
Country Music Association Awards | Album of the Year | Pageant Material | Nominated | |
Single of the Year | "American Kids" | Nominated | ||
Song of the Year | "American Kids" | Nominated | ||
"Take Your Time" | Nominated | |||
2016 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Album | Pageant Material | Nominated |
Montevallo | Nominated | |||
Academy of Country Music Awards | Album of the Year | Montevallo | Nominated | |
Single Record of the Year | "Take Your Time" | Nominated | ||
Songwriter of the Year | N/A | Nominated | ||
2017 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | "Vice" | Nominated |
Academy of Country Music Awards | Song of the Year | "Vice" | Nominated | |
Vocal Event of the Year | "Forever Country" | Nominated | ||
Songwriter of the Year | N/A | Nominated | ||
CMT Artist of the Year Awards | Song of the Year | "Body Like a Back Road" | Won | |
2018 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | "Body Like a Back Road" | Nominated |
"Drinkin' Problem" | Nominated | |||
Academy of Country Music | Album of the Year | Happy Endings | Nominated | |
Song of the Year | "Body Like a Back Road" | Nominated | ||
"Female" | Nominated | |||
Single Record of the Year | "Drinkin' Problem" | Nominated | ||
Songwriter of the Year | N/A | Nominated | ||
Country Music Association | Song of the Year | "Body Like A Back Road" | Nominated | |
Single Record of the Year | "Drinkin' Problem" | Nominated |
Studio Albums
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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US Country [6] | CAN Country [7] | ||||||||
1999 | "Say Anything" | 41 | 46 | Shane McAnally | |||||
"Are Your Eyes Still Blue" | 31 | 47 | |||||||
2000 | "Run Away" | 50 | 57 | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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1999 | "Say Anything" | Chris Rogers |
Producer
McAnally has produced or co-produced the following works:
Year | Artist | Type | Project |
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2013 | Kacey Musgraves | Album | Same Trailer Different Park |
Kelly Clarkson | Track | "Tie It Up" | |
2014 | Sam Hunt | Album | Montevallo |
Old Dominion | Track | "Dirt on a Road" | |
EP | Old Dominion EP | ||
2015 | Jake Owen | Track | "Real Life" |
Kacey Musgraves | Album | Pageant Material | |
Kacey Musgraves | Track | "A Spoonful of Sugar" | |
Old Dominion | Album | Meat and Candy | |
2016 | Jake Owen | Album | American Love |
Artists of Then, Now & Forever | Single | "Forever Country" | |
Jo Smith | EP | Introducing Jo Smith | |
Midland | EP | Midland EP | |
2017 | Candi Carpenter | Single | "Burn the Bed" |
Old Dominion | Album | Happy Endings | |
Midland | Album | On the Rocks | |
Walker Hayes | Album | boom. | |
2018 | Little Big Town | Single | "Summer Fever" |
Old Dominion | Single | "Make It Sweet" | |
Walker Hayes | Single | "90's Country" | |
Teddy Robb | Single | "Lead Me On" | |
Renee Blair | Single | "Gotta Quit Drinkin" | |
Renee Blair | Single | "Me Tonight" |
References
^ Rodman, Sarah (19 February 2015). "Songwriter Spotlight: Shane McAnally Tells Stories Behind the Hits". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 April 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Shane McAnally : Allmusic : Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 261. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
^ abc Rosen, Jody (May 24, 2013). "Shane McAnally, Out and Riding High in Nashville". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
^ Shane McAnally, Michael McAnally Baum Make Marriage Legal
^ "Shane McAnally Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
External links
- Shane McAnally - Official
- Shane McAnally - Curb Artist
- Shane McAnally - Overview