Tracy Byrd

Tracy Byrd after a concert at the Four Corners Music Hall near Augsburg in 2009

Tracy Byrd (born December 18, 1966 in Vidor , Texas ) is an American country singer who has sold over four million albums during his career. Between 1992 and 2006 he had 33 hits on the US country charts.

Life

Tracy Byrd grew up in a family home where he came into contact with country music almost every day. He made his first public appearance in a talent competition. Encouraged by the positive reaction from the audience, he tried to gain a foothold in the music business. He initially earned his living with odd jobs. In the evenings he performed in local clubs.

He finally managed to get a permanent engagement at a club in Beaumont , where the then unknown Mark Chesnutt also played. When Chesnutt finished his stint, Byrd took his place. He put together his own band, the "Only Way to Fly".

Career

In 1992, Byrd received a record deal from MCA . After two moderately successful singles, he reached number one on the country charts in 1993 with Holdin 'Heaven . The album No Ordinary Man , released in the same year, sold more than two million copies and went double-platinum. The single Keeper of the Stars was named Song of the Year at the 1995 Academy of Country Music Awards and was also nominated for a CMA Award .

Until the end of the decade, more successful singles and albums were produced at short intervals. A few times he was even able to place himself in the pop charts. In 1999 he switched to the RCA label . There he had his second number one hit in 2001 with Ten Rounds with José Cuervo .

Byrd is counted among the New Traditionalists who brought a breath of fresh air to the stagnant country scene from Texas in the early 1990s. His sincere-looking style, rooted in honky tonk , made him very popular.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	title	US	Country	Remarks
1993	Tracy Byrd	US115 gold (6 weeks)US	Country24 (36 weeks) Country	MCA
1994	No ordinary man	US20th × 2 Double platinum (78 weeks)US	Country3 (134 weeks) Country	MCA
1995	Love Lessons	US44 gold (31 weeks)US	Country6 (57 weeks) Country	MCA
1996	Big love	US106 gold (22 weeks)US	Country12 (48 weeks) Country	MCA
1998	I'm from the country	US58 (8 weeks) US	Country8 (36 weeks) Country	MCA
1999	It's about time	US174 (1 week) US	Country20 (19 weeks) Country	RCA
2000	Ten rounds	US119 (3 weeks) US	Country12 (85 weeks) Country	RCA
2003	The Truth About Men	US33 (7 weeks) US	Country5 (50 weeks) Country	RCA
2006	Different things	US165 (1 week) US	Country36 (2 weeks) Country	Blind Mule Records

more publishments

2016: All American Texan

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	title	US	Country	Remarks
1993	Keepers: Greatest Hits	US70 gold (10 weeks)US	Country5 (71 weeks) Country	MCA
2005	Greatest hits	US61 (2 weeks) US	Country14 (14 weeks) Country	RCA

more publishments

2000: Tracy Byrd's Wonders of Wildlife
2001: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tracy Byrd
2007: The Definitive Collection
2012: Icon

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
1992	That's the Thing About a Memory Tracy Byrd	-	Country71 (3 weeks) Country
1993	Someone to Give My Love To Tracy Byrd	-	Country42 (20 weeks) Country
	Holdin 'Heaven Tracy Byrd	-	Country1 (20 weeks) Country
	Why Don't That Telephone Ring Tracy Byrd	-	Country39 (15 weeks) Country
1994	Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous No Ordinary Man	-	Country4 (20 weeks) Country
	Watermelon Crawl No Ordinary Man	US81 (5 weeks) US	Country4 (20 weeks) Country
	The First Step No Ordinary Man	-	Country5 (20 weeks) Country
1995	The Keeper of the Stars No Ordinary Man	US68 (7 weeks) US	Country2 (20 weeks) Country
	Walking to Jerusalem Love Lessons	US92 (3 weeks) US	Country15 (20 weeks) Country
	Love Lessons Love Lessons	-	Country9 (20 weeks) Country
1996	Heaven in My Woman's Eyes Love Lessons	-	Country14 (20 weeks) Country
	4 to 1 in Atlanta Love Lessons	-	Country21 (20 weeks) Country
	Big Love Big Love	-	Country3 (20 weeks) Country
1997	Don't Take Her She's All I Got Big Love	-	Country4 (20 weeks) Country
	Don't Love Make a Diamond Shine Big Love	-	Country17 (20 weeks) Country
	Good Ol 'Fashioned Love Big Love	-	Country47 (10 weeks) Country
1998	I'm from the country I'm from the country	US63 (18 weeks) US	Country3 (28 weeks) Country
	I Wanna Feel That Way Again I'm from the Country	-	Country9 (23 weeks) Country
	When Mama Ain't Happy Keepers: Greatest Hits	-	Country31 (20 weeks) Country
1999	Put Your Hand in Mine It's About Time	US76 (8 weeks) US	Country11 (25 weeks) Country
1999	Merry Christmas from Texas Y'all	-	Country55 (2 weeks) Country
2000	Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me It's About Time	-	Country44 (12 weeks) Country
2000	Take Me with You When You Go It's About Time	-	Country43 (8 weeks) Country
2001	A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side Ten Rounds	-	Country21 (20 weeks) Country	with Mark Chesnutt
2001	Just Let Me Be in Love Ten Rounds	US64 (10 weeks) US	Country9 (28 weeks) Country
2002	Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo Ten Rounds	US26 (20 weeks) US	Country1 (32 weeks) Country
2002	Lately (Been Dreamin '' Bout Babies)	-	Country38 (16 weeks) Country
2003	The Truth About Men The Truth About Men	US77 (5 weeks) US	Country13 (21 weeks) Country	feat. Blake Shelton & Andy Griggs
2003	Drinkin 'Bone The Truth About Men	US60 (16 weeks) US	Country7 (27 weeks) Country
2004	How'd I Wind Up in Jamaica The Truth About Men	-	Country53 (6 weeks) Country
2004	Revenge of a Middle-Aged Woman Greatest Hits	-	Country34 (20 weeks) Country
2006	Cheapest Motel Different Things	-	Country55 (8 weeks) Country

more publishments

2005: Tiny Town
2007: Better Places Than This

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	Title album	US	Country	Remarks
2000	Now That's Awesome Now That's Awesome	-	Country59 (12 weeks) Country	Bill Engvall feat. Tracy Bird, T. Graham Brown & Neal McCoy

literature

Erlewine, Michael u. a. (Ed.): All Music Guide to Country Music. The experts guide to the best recordings in country music . San Francisco, Cal .: Miller Freeman Books, 1997, p. 65

Web links

Official website (English)

swell

↑ https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Tracy+Byrd#search_section
↑ http://www.musicvf.com/Tracy+Byrd.art
↑ Joel Whitburn: Top Country Songs 1944-2005, 2005, pages 67-8, ISBN 0-89820-165-9
↑ http://www.cmaworld.com/cma-awards/50awards-old/past-winners/?appSession=5HH8M48W18U49P8656OLPVSMS3OGSLB7DHE9O49N5T187S278LX34D52UGAM3KVQF79V70TKQZ788A5XD82E25SZR16
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chart sources: [1]
↑ Music Sales Awards: US

personal data
SURNAME	Byrd, Tracy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American country singer
DATE OF BIRTH	18th December 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vidor , Texas

[1] ttps://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Tracy+Byrd#search_section

[2] ttp://www.musicvf.com/Tracy+Byrd.art

[3] Joel Whitburn: Top Country Songs 1944-2005, 2005, pages 67-8, ISBN 0-89820-165-9

[4] ttp://www.cmaworld.com/cma-awards/50awards-old/past-winners/?appSession=5HH8M48W18U49P8656OLPVSMS3OGSLB7DHE9O49N5T187S278LX34D52UGAM3KVQF79V70TKQZ788A5XD82E25SZR16

[charts-5] Chart sources: [1]

[ausz-6] Music Sales Awards: US