David Nail
David Brent Nail (born May 18, 1979 in Kennett , Missouri ) is an American country singer .
Career
In his youth, Nail had to choose between country music and baseball . His first attempt in Nashville failed and so he soon returned to his native Missouri. A second attempt in 2002 got off to a more promising start. A record deal with Mercury was followed by album recordings and his self-written debut single Memphis reached the lower echelons of the country charts. Then there was turbulence in the label, the producer said goodbye and Nail was the victim and his album release was canceled.
Frustrated, the singer withdrew and worked as a baseball coach. It wasn't until 2007 that he got another chance at the MCA label . He put together his second album I'm About to Come Alive . The pre-single of the same name was a flop, but the breakthrough came with the second single Red Light . It made the country top 10 and was also successful in the general charts.
Private life
On June 6, 2009, he married his longtime girlfriend Catherine in Franklin .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
|
Country
|
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| 2009 | I'm About to Come Alive |
US71 (2 weeks) US |
Country19 (64 weeks) Country |
|
| 2011 | The Sound of a Million Dreams |
US50 (1 week) US |
Country8 (31 weeks) Country |
|
| 2014 | I'm a fire |
US13 (6 weeks) US |
Country3 (24 weeks) Country |
|
| 2016 | Fighter |
US26 (2 weeks) US |
Country3 (6 weeks) Country |
|
more publishments
- 2002: David Nail (no official publication)
- 2012: 1979 (EP)
- 2016: Uncovered (EP)
- 2018: Only This and Nothing More (EP, as David Nail and The Well Ravens)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US
|
Country
|
|||
| 2002 | Memphis David Nail |
- |
Country52 (7 weeks) Country |
|
| 2008 | I'm About to Come Alive I'm About to Come Alive |
- |
Country47 (10 weeks) Country |
|
| 2009 | Red Light I'm About to Come Alive |
US54  (16 weeks)US |
Country7 (45 weeks) Country |
|
| 2010 | Turning Home I'm About to Come Alive |
- |
Country20 (29 weeks) Country |
|
| 2011 | Let It Rain The Sound of a Million Dreams |
US51 (20 weeks)US |
Country1 (51 weeks) Country |
feat. Sarah Buxton
|
| 2012 | The Sound of a Million Dreams The Sound of a Million Dreams |
- |
Country38 (12 weeks) Country |
|
| 2013 | Whatever She's Got I'm a Fire |
US35  × 2
(21 weeks)US |
Country2 (35 weeks) Country |
|
| 2014 | Kiss You Tonight I'm a Fire |
- |
Country25 (36 weeks) Country |
|
| 2015 | Night's on Fire Fighter |
US81 (5 weeks)US |
Country17 (43 weeks) Country |
|
| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | ||||
| 2012 | Someone like You 1979 |
- |
Country52 (6 weeks) Country |
|
| 2015 | Broke My Heart I'm a Fire |
- |
Country46 (3 weeks) Country |
|
more publishments
- 2016: Good at Tonight (feat.Brothers Osborne )
swell
- ↑ ASCAP entry for the song Memphis
- ↑ a b Chart sources: US chart history
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
Web links
- Official Homepage (Engl.)
- David Nail at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nail, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nail, David Brent (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kennett , Missouri , USA |