Morris, FGL lead charts
On the songs chart, Tim McGraw moved up three to second with "Humble And Kind." Luke Bryan's "Huntin', Fishin' & Lovin' Every Day" also was up three to third. Thomas Rhett was fourth with "T-Shirt," one ahead of Blake Shelton's "Came Here to Forget."
Dan + Shay were the big movers with "From the Ground Up" jumped from 16 to 9. Chris Lane was at 19 with "Fix,' up 3. Zac Brown Band was at 24 with "Castaway," up 4.
On the country albums chart, Dan + Shay debuted in second with "Obsessed." Shelton was third with "If I'm Honest." Last week's number one, Dierks Bentley's Black," was fourth. Chris Stapleton was at five with "Traveller."
Cassadee Pope's "Summer EP" debuted at 14. Craig Morgan entered the chart at 16 with "Whole Lot More to Me." Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen debuted at 21 with "Watch This."
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, "Bright Star: A New Musical" from Steve Martin and Edie Brickell remained first. The Little Roy and Lizzy Show debuted in second with "Good Time Down Home." Bryan Sutton debuted in third with "The More I Learn." Steep Canyon Rangers were fourth with "Radio," while The Lonely Heartstring Band entered the chart at five with "Deep Waters."
On the Americana/Folk Albums chart, Paul Simon debuted in first with "Stranger to Stranger." Stapleton was second with "Traveller," The Lumineers third with "Cleopatra," Bob Dylan fourth with "Fallen Angels" and Mudcrutch, a band including Tom Petty and two members of his Heartbreakers, fifth.
On the overall top 200, Morris was 5th, Dan + Shay 8th, Shelton 9th, Bentley 12th and Stapleton 14th.
More news for Maren Morris
- 03/21/24: Morris goes on RSVP Redux Tour
- 02/15/24: Morris is "Dancing With Myself"
- 10/12/23: Introducing children's author Maren Morris
- 09/15/23: Brothers Osborne, Willie Dan + Shay top release schedule
- 09/15/23: Morris bids adieu to country with new EP
- 02/14/23: The Chicks set world tour
- 11/15/22: No surprise....GRAMMY nominees are thrilled
- 11/04/22: Morris, Dickereson out with new releases
CD reviews for Maren Morris
Seeing Greg Kurstin listed as the producer on Maren Morris' "Humble Quest" album, can't help but raise a few eyebrows. His resume includes the likes of Pink and Sia, but not many country-related artists. Furthermore, it wasn't too long ago that Morris had big hit with "The Middle," a decidedly pop hit single recorded with the Russian-German producer, Zedd. This album's results are not as overtly pop as that recording, but not as country as her country hit "My Church. ...
Maren Morris, who had a huge pop hit with "The Middle," is never going to be anybody's ideal traditional country singer. Although, thankfully, there isn't anything that mind-numbingly beat-driven on her "GIRL" album, this is a full-length that will likely appeal as much to Morris' pop fans, as her country followers.
The first great song, "A Song For Everything," addresses that mysterious intersection between one's favorite songs and significant life events. ...
Maren Morris scored a hit out of the box with "My Church," the best of 11 songs on her major label full-length debut. The Texan infuses the song she wrote with uber producer busbee (he's worked with everyone from Keith Urban on "Ripcord" to 5 Seconds of Summer and Shakira and is one of three producers here including Morris) with mighty vocals powering a midtempo, soulful reading extolling the redemptive powers of playing music with the windows rolled down. ...
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