Phil Vassar

Phil Vassar 2007

Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg , Virginia ) is an American country singer and songwriter . His greatest successes as a singer were Just Another Day in Paradise in 2000 and In a Real Love in 2004.

Career

Phil Vassar grew up as the son of a steakhouse owner in Lynchburg , Virginia . He received a scholarship from James Madison University , where he first completed a degree in business administration , while in his spare time he played the piano and performed in clubs as a singer.

After graduation, Vassar moved to Nashville , where he and a friend opened an Italian restaurant called Nathan’s in the suburbs in 1995 , which regularly played live music. Vassar performed in his restaurant himself and sang his own and cover songs. The son of the singer Engelbert heard him , who gave his father a demo tape of Vassar. In 1996 Engelbert recorded Vassar's song Once in a While ; A short time later, Vassar was able to sign a contract as a songwriter at EMI . In the following years , Vassar wrote chart hits for various colleagues such as Tim McGraw ( For a Little While , My Next Thirty Years ), Jo Dee Messina ( Bye, Bye , I'm Alright ), Collin Raye ( Little Red Rodeo ) and Alan Jackson ( Right on the money ).

In 1998 Vassar got a recording contract as a singer with Arista Nashville . In 1999 he was named "Country Songwriter of the Year" by ASCAP . His debut album Phil Vassar , released in spring 2000, contained only his own material; five of them made it to the top 20 of the US country charts, including the No. 1 hit Just Another Day in Paradise .

In 2002, the album was followed by American Child , 2004 Shaken Not Stirred (with the No. 1 hit in a Real Love ) and 2006 1 Greatest Hits, Vol. . Vassars then changed labels; his next album Prayer of a Common Man was released in 2008 on Universal South Records .

Private life

From 2002 to 2007 Vassar was married to Julie Wood, who co-wrote some of his songs. She is the sister of country singer Jeff Wood, who also wrote songs for his albums with Vassar. Vassar has two daughters.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	title	US	Country	Remarks
2000	Phil Vassar	US- gold US	Country23 (104 weeks) Country
2002	American Child	US44 (3 weeks) US	Country4 (43 weeks) Country
2004	Shaken Not Stirred	US69 (3 weeks) US	Country10 (51 weeks) Country
2006	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1	US10 (19 weeks) US	Country2 (40 weeks) Country
2008	Prayer of a Common Man	US10 (7 weeks) US	Country3 (26 weeks) Country
2009	Traveling circus	US198 (1 week) US	Country29 (7 weeks) Country
	Number one albums	US-US	Country-Country
	Top 10 albums	US1US	Country4thCountry
	Albums in the charts	US5US	Country6thCountry

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	Title album	US	Country	Remarks
1999	Carlene Phil Vassar	US45 (20 weeks) US	Country5 (34 weeks) Country
2000	Just Another Day in Paradise Phil Vassar	US35 (20 weeks) US	Country1 (34 weeks) Country
2001	Rose bouquet Phil Vassar	US78 (4 weeks) US	Country16 (20 weeks) Country
2001	Six-Pack Summer Phil Vassar	US56 (10 weeks) US	Country9 (20 weeks) Country
2002	That's When I Love You Phil Vassar	US37 (20 weeks) US	Country3 (32 weeks) Country
2002	American Child American Child	US48 (15 weeks) US	Country5 (29 weeks) Country
2003	This Is God American Child	-	Country17 (19 weeks) Country
2003	Ultimate Love American Child	-	Country41 (8 weeks) Country
2004	In a Real Love Shaken Not Stirred	US38 (20 weeks) US	Country1 (32 weeks) Country
2005	I'll Take That as a Yes (The Hot Tub Song) Shaken Not Stirred	US89 (5 weeks) US	Country17 (26 weeks) Country
2005	Good Ole Days Shaken Not Stirred	-	Country22 (20 weeks) Country
2006	Last Day of My Life Greatest Hits, Vol. 1	US47 (14 weeks) US	Country2 (26 weeks) Country
2006	The Woman in My Life Greatest Hits, Vol. 1	-	Country20 (24 weeks) Country
2007	This Is My Life Prayer Of A Common Man	-	Country35 (17 weeks) Country
2007	Love Is a Beautiful Thing Prayer of a Common Man	US48 (17 weeks) US	Country2 (31 weeks) Country
2008	I Would Prayer of a Common Man	-	Country26 (20 weeks) Country
2009	Prayer of a Common Man Prayer of a Common Man	-	Country53 (7 weeks) Country
	Bobbi with an I Traveling Circus	-	Country46 (8 weeks) Country
	Everywhere I Go Traveling Circus	-	Country36 (19 weeks) Country
2011	Let's get together	-	Country36 (20 weeks) Country
2012	Don't Miss Your Life	-	Country32 (25 weeks) Country
	Number one singles	US-US	Country2Country
	Top 10 singles	US-US	Country8thCountry
	Singles in the charts	US10US	Country21stCountry

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chart sources:
- Phil Vassar on the US Billboard 200 Albums chart
- Phil Vassar in the US Top Country Albums chart
- Phil Vassar on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart
- Phil Vassar on the US Hot Country Songs chart
↑ Gold and platinum awards in the RIAA database

Web links

personal data
SURNAME	Vassar, Phil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American country singer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 28, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lynchburg , Virginia , USA

[charts-1] rt sources:

Phil Vassar on the US Billboard 200 Albums chart

Phil Vassar in the US Top Country Albums chart

Phil Vassar on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart

Phil Vassar on the US Hot Country Songs chart

[2] Phil Vassar on the US Billboard 200 Albums chart

[3] Phil Vassar in the US Top Country Albums chart

[4] Phil Vassar on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart

[5] Phil Vassar on the US Hot Country Songs chart

[ausz-2] Gold and platinum awards in the RIAA database