Andy Gibson (singer)

Andy Gibson (born September 15, 1981) is an American country music singer. He co-wrote "Don't You Wanna Stay", a duet between Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson which reached No. 1 on the country music charts in 2011. Later in the year, he signed to R&J Records and released his debut single, "Wanna Make You Love Me".[1] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, saying that it "begin[s] gathering attention after frequent listens."[2] The song has been made into a music video directed by David McClister, which has aired on CMT.[3] Gibson moved to Curb Records in April 2012 following the closure of R&J,[4][5] although some R&J staff continued promotion of "Wanna Make You Love Me".[6] Gibson's first Curb single, "Summer Back", entered the charts in late 2012.

Andy Gibson
Born (1981-09-15) September 15, 1981
Spokane, Washington
OriginNashville, Tennessee
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2011–present
LabelsR&J, Curb
Associated actsJason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson
Websiteandygibson.com

Discography

Compilation albums
Title Album details
Best of Andy Gibson
  • Release date: June 29, 2015
  • Label: Curb Records
  • Formats: CD

Singles
Year Single Peak positions
US Country
2011 "Wanna Make You Love Me" 27
2012 "Summer Back" 58
2013 "Best Thing" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos
Year Video Director
2011 "Wanna Make You Love Me"[3] David McClister
"The Christmas Song"[7] Nathan Juarez

References
  1. "Andy Gibson". R&J Records. Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  2. Dukes, Billy (September 30, 2011). "Andy Gibson — "Wanna Make You Love Me"". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  3. ""Wanna Make You Love Me" video". CMT. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  4. "Andy Gibson Moves To Curb Records". All Access. April 20, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  5. Bjorke, Matt (April 23, 2012). "R&J Records To Close; Andy Gibson To Curb". Roughstock. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  6. Freeman, Jon (April 23, 2012). "R&J Records Closing". Music Row. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  7. "CMT : Videos : Andy Gibson : The Christmas Song". Country Music Television. Retrieved December 18, 2011.


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