Craig Morgan
Craig Morgan (* 16 July 1965 as Craig Morgan Greer in Kingston Springs , Tennessee ) is an American country - singer . He had his only number one hit on the Billboard country charts in 2005 with That's What I Love About Sunday .
Career
Craig Morgan grew up in Nashville and initially did military service. While working with the troupe, he developed his talent as a musical entertainer and left the army in the late 1990s when he was offered a recording contract.
His debut album Craig Morgan brought several smaller single hits in 2000, but was not very successful. The second album I Love It followed in 2003 , and with Almost Home he had his first country top 10 hit and was on the Hot 100 for the first time . But it wasn't until 2005 that he had his breakthrough with the album My Kind of Livin ' . The album went gold and included his first country number one hit, That's What I Love About Sunday . The next single reached number 2 and again received gold.
With the following two studio albums and with his first greatest hits album in 2008, Morgan established himself as a fixture in country music and underpinned this with several top 10 placements. In 2016, his 19-year-old son died in a boat accident.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | Country | |||
2003 | I love it |
US124 (15 weeks) US |
Country16 (41 weeks) Country |
|
2005 | My kind of livin ' |
US40
gold
(29 weeks)US |
Country7 (88 weeks) Country |
|
2006 | Little Bit of Life |
US57
gold
(29 weeks)US |
Country13 (78 weeks) Country |
|
2008 | Greatest hits |
US113 (4 weeks) US |
Country16 (78 weeks) Country |
|
That's why |
US39 (9 weeks) US |
Country8 (64 weeks) Country |
||
2012 | This Ole Boy |
US41 (4 weeks) US |
Country5 (22 weeks) Country |
|
2013 | The Journey (Livin 'Hits) |
US78 (2 weeks) US |
Country12 (10 weeks) Country |
|
2016 | A whole lot more to me | - |
Country16 (3 weeks) Country |
more publishments
- 2000: Craig Morgan
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | Country | |||
2000 | Something to Write Home About Craig Morgan |
- |
Country38 (20 weeks) Country |
|
Paradise Craig Morgan |
- |
Country46 (20 weeks) Country |
||
The Kid in Me |
- |
Country68 (3 weeks) Country |
||
2001 | I Want Us Back Craig Morga |
- |
Country51 (3 weeks) Country |
|
2002 | God, Family and Country I Love It |
- |
Country49 (9 weeks) Country |
|
2003 | Almost Home I Love It |
US59 (14 weeks) US |
Country6 (37 weeks) Country |
|
Every Friday Afternoon I Love It |
- |
Country25 (27 weeks) Country |
||
2004 | Look at Us I Love It |
- |
Country27 (22 weeks) Country |
|
2005 | That's What I Love About Sunday My Kind of Livin ' |
US51
gold
(20 weeks)US |
Country1 (36 weeks) Country |
4 weeks in 1st place
|
Redneck Yacht Club My Kind of Livin ' |
US45
gold
(19 weeks)US |
Country2 (27 weeks) Country |
||
2006 | I Got You My Kind of Livin ' |
US92 (4 weeks) US |
Country12 (29 weeks) Country |
|
Little Bit of Life Little Bit of Life |
US75 (13 weeks) US |
Country7 (30 weeks) Country |
||
2007 | Tough Little Bit of Life |
US76 (8 weeks) US |
Country11 (25 weeks) Country |
|
International Harvester Little Bit of Life |
US67
gold
(18 weeks)US |
Country10 (24 weeks) Country |
||
2008 | Love Remembers That’s Why |
US73 (9 weeks) US |
Country9 (30 weeks) Country |
|
2009 | God Must Really Love Me That’s Why |
- |
Country26 (20 weeks) Country |
|
Bonfire That's Why |
US57 (14 weeks) US |
Country4 (32 weeks) Country |
||
2010 | This Ain't Nothin ' That's Why |
US83 (13 weeks) US |
Country13 (34 weeks) Country |
|
Still a Little Chicken Left on That Bone |
- |
Country37 (19 weeks) Country |
||
2011 | This Ole Boy This Ole Boy |
US87 (9 weeks) US |
Country13 (44 weeks) Country |
|
2012 | Corn Star This Ole Boy |
- |
Country50 (8 weeks) Country |
|
2013 | More Trucks Than Cars This Ole Boy |
- |
Country38 (20 weeks) Country |
|
2014 | Wake Up Lovin 'You |
US99 (2 weeks) US |
Country20 (27 weeks) Country |
Web links
- Morgan's website (Engl.)
- Craig Morgan at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b RIAA gold / platinum database
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/craig-morgans-son-jerry-greer-dead-at-19-in-boating-accident-20160711
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↑ a b chart sources:
- Craig Morgan on the US Billboard 200 chart
- Craig Morgan in the US Top Country Albums chart
- Craig Morgan on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart
- Craig Morgan on the US Hot Country Songs chart
- ↑ a b Awards for Music Sales in the United States , RIAA
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Morgan, Craig |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Greer, Craig Morgan (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston Springs , Tennessee , USA |