Arista signs Jason Michael Carroll
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 – Jason Michael Carroll, 28, signed a record deal with Arista. The first single for Carroll is �Alyssa Lies,� a story about child abuse. Don Gehman produced the disc, which is slated to arrive in early 2007, according to the label.
In addition to recording songs by Craig Wiseman, Terry McBride, Jim Collins, Brett James and Rivers Rutherford, Carroll wrote or co-wrote four songs, including �No Good in Goodbye,� a duet with Jewel, co-penned with Jewel and Shaye Smith.
Carroll grew up in North Carolina the son of a fundamentalist preacher � in a home where secular music was strictly taboo. Carroll eventually caught the eye of Hootie & the Blowfish manager Rusty Harmon by way of a local TV talent competition and ultimately led to Carroll recording for Arista.
More news for Jason Michael Carroll
- 03/27/11: Jason Michael Carroll goes by the "Numbers"
- 02/18/10: Jason Michael Carroll, Arista split
- 05/21/09: Jason Michael Carroll goes for the Cubbies
- 03/09/09: Jason Michael Carroll soph disc coming late April
- 01/07/09: Jason Michael Carroll rings up gold
- 11/06/08: Jason Michael Carroll releases new single
- 05/01/08: Jason Michael Carroll offers video for "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead"
- 01/15/08: Jason Michael Carroll surprises
CD reviews for Jason Michael Carroll
Much like his career, Jason Michael Carroll's latest offering, "Numbers," is a collection of hits and misses. The album, which is being offered exclusively through Cracker Barrel retail outlets, pairs the rich timbre that shot the long-haired Texan to the top of the country charts (his first album went to number 1, and his second charted in the Top 10) with material that is often less than top drawer. There's little of the soul and personal touch that made songs from previous ...
Dear Jason Michael Carroll,
Congratulations on the success you enjoyed with your first album "Waitin' in the Country" as well as the first single Where I'm From off your new album. At this stage in your career, you should probably be thinking about ways to make yourself stand out from the ever-increasing crowd of the next king of country music wannabes. It's not enough to have three names (just ask Earl Thomas Conley or Jason Michael Montgomery. ...
It seems like now is the time for country vocalists with deep, rich voices to be heard, and Jason Michael Carroll will certainly be heard. Versatility and passion are the traits that best serve his sometimes rumbling vocals.
Carroll took a step away from his North Carolina fundamentalist upbringing to make the secular music forbidden at home. That act of rebellion isn't lost in his music as it burns across songs with social implications, like the first single (and hit) off his album, ...
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