As the Aug. 16 release of their fourth studio album approaches, life on the road for Texas’ Eli Young Band is predictably routine: long bus rides and early wake-up calls are quickly followed by phone interviews, sound checks, more interviews, dinners with country radio programmers, and meet-and-greets with fans.
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The pace can feel simultaneously dizzying and dull. But then there’s the sing-along. At each show, Mike Eli, the band’s lead singer, turns the microphone toward the crowd, which eagerly sings a chorus or three of “Crazy Girl,” the highest-charting and fastest-climbing single of the band’s career.
“It’s an incredible feeling,” Mr. Eli said. “When the crowd sings so loud you can’t hear yourself singing, it’s pretty powerful.”
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In some way, Mr. Eli said, the sing-alongs feel like validation for what has been a hard-fought success story.
In 2000, the band’s eponyms — Mr. Eli and the guitarist James Young — started gigging while they attended the University of North Texas. The subsequent years, often filled with 200-date touring schedules, yielded their first major label record deal, a pair of Academy of Country Music award nominations and a 2008 album, “Jet Black & Jealous,” that sent three songs to the Billboard country charts.
Continue reading the main storyBut none of those hits came close to “Crazy Girl,” the centerpiece of their coming album, “Life at Best.” In March, the song made its debut at the top of the iTunes country songs chart with more than 47,000 downloads the first week. Since then, it has averaged 30,000 downloads a week, and the Recording Industry Association of America recently certified it Gold for selling more than 500,000 downloads.
Given those pre-release single sales, “Life at Best” seems poised to open in the top five of Billboard’s Country Albums chart and perhaps within the top 10 on the Billboard 200. Those numbers would signal not just a national breakthrough for the Eli Young Band, but also something of an anomaly for a band so closely associated with what has become known as the Texas Country Scene, a community of artists who have built cottage industries out of relentlessly touring across Texas and independently selling records.
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Over the years, the band has played alongside many of the scene’s torchbearers, like Kevin Fowler and the Randy Rogers Band. And while Pat Green and Jack Ingram, two of the movement’s architects, have enjoyed some national success, legitimate breakouts are rare.
“I once had a radio programmer question a Texas band’s success by saying, ‘Sure. They play there all the time,’ ” said Jimmy Harnen, president of Republic Nashville, the band’s label. “And I asked if they’d been to Texas lately. They’re not riding around on stagecoaches. Dallas has schools and Starbucks like they do in Seattle or San Francisco. That it somehow matters geographically where a band worked hard and proved on their own that people would buy tickets and albums never made any sense.”
If there is a single factor why Texas Country acts have difficulty finding success nationally, it’s the theory of financial complacency. When you add shows, album sales, royalties from regional radio play and merchandising, the top acts can earn $1 million or more in-state every year. Bands with national hits are expected to play radio-sponsored shows in cities with a major country station, often for little to no money.
“The moment you really start trying to play out nationally, you’re making less money,” Mr. Eli said. “You’re making a sacrifice to grow your fan base. You just have to look at it as an investment.”
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Relative to other Texas Country acts, the Eli Young Band established a national audience early. It earned its first record deal after opening for Miranda Lambert in 2003 (pre-“Nashville Star”), and the success of the 2008 single “Always the Love Songs” earned the band receptive ears in February when it crisscrossed the country playing selections from “Life at Best” for influential radio programmers.
“Crazy Girl” emerged as a single, but there were still challenges: convincing programmers that the song can fit on playlists between Brad Paisley and Sugarland, and that it’s not the album’s only hit.
“It definitely helped that we had a little bit of history and heard other songs on the record that sounded like hits,” said Nate Deaton, the general manager of station KRTY in San Jose, Calif. “It doesn’t make sense for us to play one-and-done songs.”
The follow-up single has not been selected yet, but the band’s current headlining tour has already sold out in cities like San Diego, Denver and Chicago — places that are rarely strong markets for bands from the Texas Country Scene.
No matter the success of “Crazy Girl” and “Life at Best,” Mr. Eli is adamant that his band is not going to shy away from playing Texas or disavow itself from Texas Country.
“We want to take this thing as big as we can take it,” he said. “But when you’re playing shows in Texas after you’ve been outside the state, you’re almost kissing the ground. Texas audiences sing every song. They buy the records and listen to it in its entirety. It’s not just about the single.”
Mike Eli | |
Background information | |
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Origin | Denton, Texas |
Genres | Country, Texas country, country rock |
Years active | 2000–present[1] |
Labels | Carnival, Universal South, Republic Nashville, Valory |
Website | www.eliyoungband.com |
Members | Mike Eli James Young Jon Jones Chris Thompson |
Eli Young Band is an American country music band composed of members who met while students at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas: Mike Eli (lead vocals, guitar), James Young (guitar), Jon Jones (bass guitar), and Chris Thompson (drums). They released their self-titled debut album in 2002, followed by the Carnival records release Level in 2005. Their third album, Jet Black & Jealous', was released in 2008 by Universal South Records. A second major-label album, Life at Best', was released in 2011 by Republic Nashville, with 10,000 Towns following in early 2014. The band has charted eight times on the Billboard country charts, with three of their singles having reached number 1: 'Crazy Girl', which was the top country song of 2011 according to Billboard Year-End, along with 'Even If It Breaks Your Heart' and 'Drunk Last Night'.
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Biography[edit]
Mike Eli and James Young met at the University of North Texas where they became dorm roommates their freshman year. They played guitar and eventually began writing and singing songs together; they formed the acoustic duo, Eli & Young, while attending the University of North Texas.[1] Chris Thompson and Jon Jones joined them later on and they became the Eli Young Band.[2]
They released Level on Carnival Recordsin 2005, and opened shows for Miranda Lambert.[2]
Jet Black & Jealous[edit]
While touring, they were also making songwriting a top priority and made time for writing trips and retreats at the Young family ranch. Energized with new songs, they were ready to begin working on a new album in late 2007. Working with producers Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke (who have also produced for Lambert), they took time off from touring to record at Omni Studios in Nashville. Their third album, Jet Black & Jealous, was released in 2008. Its lead-off single, 'When It Rains', spent 37 weeks on the country charts and peaked at No. 34.[3] A second chart single, 'Always the Love Songs' (co-written by David Lee Murphy and George Ducas), peaked at number 11 on Billboard. After it came 'Radio Waves' and 'Guinevere'.[4]
Life at Best[edit]
In 2011, the Eli Young Band moved to Republic Nashville and released their fifth overall single, 'Crazy Girl' as the lead single off Life at Best. It became the band's first platinum-selling digital single,[5] as well as their first No. 1 single, and also was the number 1 song on that year's Billboard Year-End charts.[6]
The band received three nominations for the 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards: Song of the Year, Top Vocal Group of the Year, and Single Record of the Year. On April 1, 2012 the band won the Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year.[7]
In January 2012, the band released its second single from the album, 'Even If It Breaks Your Heart', which was originally recorded by co-writer Will Hoge. Their version of the song reached the No. 1 spot as well. 'Even It If Breaks Your Heart' is certified platinum by the RIAA. In the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, the band was nominated for Best Duo/Group Performance for 'Even If It Breaks Your Heart' and 'Even If It Breaks Your Heart' was nominated for Best Country Song.[8] The band is nominated in the 48th ACM Awards for Vocal Group of the Year and 'Even If It Breaks Your Heart' is nominated for Single Record of the Year and Song of the Year. 'Say Goodnight' was the third and final single, peaking at number 22.[4]
10,000 Towns[edit]
'Drunk Last Night', the first single from Eli Young Band's fifth studio album, 10,000 Towns, was released to country radio on July 1, 2013. On August 16, 2013, the band announced they would be headlining a 'Drunk Last Night' Fall/Winter Tour. On September 10, 2013, they were nominated for Vocal Group of the Year in the CMA Awards.[9] 'Drunk Last Night' hit number 1 on the Country Airplay chart in December 2013. On January 7, 2014, Eli Young Band announced the release date, the album cover, and the track listing for 10,000 Towns, which was released on March 4, 2014.[10] The album debuted #1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums Chart.[11] The album's second single, 'Dust', was released to country radio on February 3, 2014. On April 2, 2014, Eli Young Band performed 'Dust' on CONAN.[12] The band was also nominated for Vocal Group of the Year in the 2014 Academy of Country Music Awards.[13]
Also in late 2013-early 2014, Mike Eli sang guest vocals on The Cadillac Three's debut single 'The South', along with Dierks Bentley and Florida Georgia Line.[14]
Turn It On EP[edit]
Download john wick chapter 3. 'Turn It On', the first single from Eli Young Band's Turn It On EP, was released to country radio on March 9, 2015. 'Turn It On' was the most added song at radio on that date. The Turn It On EP was released on March 10, 2015, via Apple Music and other digital outlets.[15] The official music video for 'Turn It On' premiered on VEVO on Monday, May 4.[16]
Honey, I'm Good[edit]
'Honey, I'm Good', a duet with pop artist Andy Grammer, was released to country radio on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, as well as being made available via Apple Music and other digital outlets.[17]
Winter Tour 2015/2016[edit]
Eli Young Band announced their Winter Tour 2015/2016 on Monday, September 21, 2015, which includes concerts in Philadelphia, Orlando, Las Vegas, and Washington D.C. Tickets and VIP packages for the 14 tour dates went on sale on Friday, September 25, 2015.[18]
Fingerprints[edit]
The album's first single, 'Saltwater Gospel' released to country radio in mid-2016.[19] A full album, Fingerprints, followed on June 16, 2017.[20]
This Is Eli Young Band: Greatest Hits[edit]
After a nearly three-year chart hiatus, the band announced a greatest hits package, This Is Eli Young Band: Greatest Hits in 2019. The album's lead single is 'Love Ain't'.[21]
Discography[edit]
- Level (2005)
- Jet Black & Jealous (2008)
- Life at Best (2011)
- 10,000 Towns (2014)
- Fingerprints (2017)
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Association | Category | Result |
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2009 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Top New Vocal Duo or Group | Nominated |
2010 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Top New Vocal Group of the Year | Nominated |
2011 | American Country Awards | Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist | Nominated |
2012 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Song of the Year | Won |
Top Vocal Group of the Year | Nominated | ||
Single Record of the Year | Nominated | ||
MusicRow Awards | Breakthrough Artist | Won[22] | |
Billboard Music Awards | Top Country Song | Nominated | |
CMT Music Awards | Group Video of the Year | Nominated | |
Teen Choice Awards 2012 | Choice Country Song – 'Crazy Girl' | Nominated | |
Choice Country Group | Nominated | ||
Choice Music Breakout Group | Nominated | ||
Country Music Association Awards | Vocal Group of the Year | Nominated | |
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
American Country Awards | Artist of the Year: Group | Nominated | |
Single of the Year: Group – 'Even If It Breaks Your Heart' | Nominated | ||
Song of the Year – 'Even If It Breaks Your Heart' | Nominated | ||
2013 | 55th Grammy Awards | Best Country Duo/Group Performance – 'Even If It Breaks Your Heart' | Nominated |
Academy of Country Music Awards | Top Vocal Group | Nominated | |
Single of the Year – 'Even If It Breaks Your Heart' | Nominated | ||
Song of the Year – 'Even If It Breaks Your Heart' | Nominated | ||
Country Music Association Awards | Top Vocal Group | Nominated | |
2014 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Top Vocal Group | Nominated |
2017 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Vocal Group of the Year | Nominated |
CMT Music Awards | Group Video of the Year – 'Saltwater Gospel' | Nominated |
References[edit]
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- ^ abDeming, Mark. 'Eli Young Band biography'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
- ^'Eli Young Band Billboard Country Songs Chart History', Billboard (magazine), New York City, 16 August 2008. Retrieved on 21 October 2010.
- ^ abWhitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 119. ISBN978-0-89820-229-8.
- ^'Eli Young Band's 'Crazy Girl' Goes GOLD'. Country Music Tattle Tale. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- ^https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/hot-country-songs
- ^'Eli Young Band's 'Crazy Girl' a Surprise Winner For Song of the Year at the 2012 ACM Awards'. Tasteofcountry.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^'Exploring The Country Field Nominees'. Grammy.com. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^'EYB Nominated for Vocal Group of the Year'. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^'EYB To Release New Album 10,000 TOWNS on March 4'. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^'Eli Young Band Scores First No. 1 On Top Country Albums Chart'. Billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^'Conan O'Brien Presents: Team Coco @'. Teamcoco.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^'2014 ACM Awards: Nominees & Winners'. Countryweekly.com. 2014-04-06. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^Wyland, Sarah (12 February 2014). 'The Cadillac Three Brings 'The South' to Country Radio'. Great American Country. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^'Eli Young Band Is Most Added With 'Turn It On''. AllAccess.com. 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^'Turn It On - Eli Young Band'. Vevo. 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^'Brand new duet with EYB and Andy Grammer 'Honey, I'm Good' now available on Apple Music!'. Eli Young Band. 2015-07-14. Archived from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^'Tickets for the EYB Winter Tour are now on sale!'. Eli Young Band. 2015-09-21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^'Country's Fascination With Water Gets Smart Makeover With Eli Young Band's 'Gospel''. billboard.com.
- ^'Fingerprints - Eli Young Band - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic'. AllMusic.
- ^Cillea Houghton (March 1, 2019). 'ELI YOUNG BAND RELEASING GREATEST HITS ALBUM'. Taste of Country. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^'Bobby Karl Works The MusicRow Awards : MusicRow – Nashville's Music Industry Publication – News, Songs From Music City'. Musicrow.com. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
External links[edit]
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