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Tracy Lawrence
Background information
Born	January 27, 1968 (1968-01-27) (age 39)
Origin	Atlanta, Texas,  USA
Genre(s)	country music
Occupation(s)	singer-songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)	rhythm guitar, vocals
Years active	1991-present
Label(s)	Atlantic Records (1991-2000) Warner Bros. Records(2001-2003) DreamWorks Nashville(2003-2004) Mercury Nashville Records (2005) Rocky Comfort Records/CO5 (2006-present)
Associated acts	John Anderson, Alan Jackson, Daryle Singletary
Website	http://tracylawrence.com

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Biography

Country music recording artist Tracy Lawrence signs an autograph for a sailor aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), May 2007

Tracy Lawrence was born in Atlanta, Texas and raised in Foreman, Arkansas. Lawrence played in his first band at the age of 16. He attended Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, where he was a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity. In 1990 Lawrence left Arkansas and went to Nashville, Tennessee. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 571 pixelsFull resolution (1050 × 750 pixel, file size: 286 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 571 pixelsFull resolution (1050 × 750 pixel, file size: 286 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From http://www. ... Enterprise Logo The supercarrier, USS Enterprise (CVN-65), formerly CVA(N)-65, is the worlds first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. ... Atlanta is a city in Cass County, Texas, United States. ... Foreman is a city in Little River County, Arkansas, United States. ... Southern Arkansas University, formerly the Third District Agricultural School serves as a public four-year institution. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area  Ranked 29th  - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,002 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 261 miles (420 km)  - % water 2. ... Nickname: Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ...

Lawrence took jobs as an ironworker and in phone sales while he tried to break into the Nashville music scene. He began participating in talent shows and earned enough money to live on. In 1991 he had a gig at the Bluebird Cafe and met Wayne Edwards who became his manager. This particular machine stands over 6 ft (1. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Bluebird Cafe, a music club in Nashville, Tennessee, opened in 1982. ... Wayne Edwards from Shepherdville, KY drives the 24 GodsKids. ...

With Edwards assistance Lawrence signed with Atlantic Records and released his first album Sticks and Stones. On 31 May 1991 Lawrence walked his former girlfriend to the door of her hotel room and was confronted by three armed men. The men robbed them and attempted to force Lawrence and his friend into her motel room. Lawrence resisted and was shot four times, allowing his friend to escape. Two of the wounds were major and necessitated surgery. One of the bullets remains embedded in Lawrence's pelvis. Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Tracy Lawrences First Album, during the Release of which he was shot four times. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

Lawrence's album shot up the charts to number one on the back of publicity from the shooting and spawned several Top 10 singles. Lawrence's second album Alibis went Platinum and generated three straight Number One singles. A top 10 list is a generic term used to indicate a list of items, usually ten in number, which are considered to be best, worst, or notable in some other way, typically a record chart. ... Alibis is Tracy Lawrences sophomore album and was released in 1993. ... The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ... See the following lists for the best-selling singles of each country: United Kingdom (also by year) United States of America France See also List of Christmas number one singles UK Singles Chart RIAA certification Record company Record industry Categories: | ...

Lawrence was Billboard's Top New Male Vocalist in 1992 and received the Academy of Country Music's Best New Artist and Top New Male Vocalist in 1993. Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The Academy of Country Music (ACM) was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1994 Lawrence released his third album, I See It Now was also a Platinum album. Lawrence released a Live album in 1995 and another studio album entitled Time Marches On in 1996. In 1997 Lawrence released another album entitled Coast is Clear which he co-produced. Tracy also sang harmony on Trace Adkins' 1997 single, "Every Light in the House Is On". 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... I See It Now (1994) is Tracy Lawrences third album containing the songs released on September 20, 1994. ... A live album is a musical recording containing recorded concert performances. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tracy Darrell Trace Adkins (born January 13, 1962) is an American country singer-songwriter from Sarepta, south of Springhill in northern Webster Parish, Louisiana. ...

In March 1997, Lawrence married a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. But by September, they'd separated, and by December she'd filed charges against him in Nevada for allegedly throwing her into a wall, punching and threatening to kill her. Lawrence, who admitted to shoving his wife, was eventually convicted of misdemeanor battery and suspended by his record label until he got "his personal matters straight." He was ordered to pay a $500 fine to a women's shelter in Las Vegas.[1]

Then & Now

Tracy's first greatest-hits album, called "Then & Now: The Hits Collection", was released in 2005. The album featured re-recordings of many of Lawrence's Top 5 hits, as well as two new songs, "Used to the Pain" and "If I Don't Make it Back", both of which were minor hits. New re-recordings of the older songs were featured because Lawrence had switched record labels, and the label for whom he was recording did not hold the rights to the old recordings.

Today

In 2006, Tracy started his own record label, Rocky Comfort Records. A partnership with his manager and brother Laney Lawrence, Rocky Comfort operates as a joint venture with CO5 Nashville. Tracy's current single, "Find Out Who Your Friends Are", was released to radio on August 21, 2006. For the Love, the first album on the label, was released in January 2007; the album is Lawrence's first album of all-new material in almost three years. Two versions of "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" were recorded on the album: a solo version, and a remix with Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney as guest vocalists. Some radio stations play the remixed version instead of the solo version. Find Out Who Your Friends Are is a single by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. ... Tim McGraw (born Samuel Timothy Smith on May 1, 1967, in Delhi, Louisiana) is an American country music singer who has achieved many number one hits on the country singles and album charts, with total sales in excess of 25 million units. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

Discography

Albums

^ACurrent album; has also reached #3 on Top Independent Albums. The Billboard 200 is a listing of the 200 highest selling music albums in the United States, published weekly in Billboard magazine. ... See also: 1990 in country music, 1991 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music // One of country musics most successful albums ever was released in 1991. ... Tracy Lawrences First Album, during the Release of which he was shot four times. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... See also: 1992 in country music, 1993 in music, other events of 1993, 1994 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music // (as certified by Billboard magazine) 1 - No. ... Alibis is Tracy Lawrences sophomore album and was released in 1993. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... See also: 1993 in country music, 1994 in music, other events of 1994, 1995 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music // (as certified by Billboard magazine) 1 No. ... I See It Now (1994) is Tracy Lawrences third album containing the songs released on September 20, 1994. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... See also: 1994 in country music, 1995 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music // (as certified by Billboard magazine) 1 - No. ... Renegades, Rebels, and Rogues -2:57 Runnin Behind -3:40 Somebody Paints the Wall -3:20 I See It Now -3:35 Todays Lonely Fool -4:05 I Threw the Rest Away [Acoustic] -3:59 Sticks and Stones [Acoustic] -3:40 Alibis [Acoustic] -3:31 Cant Break It... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... See also: 1995 in country music, 1996 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music // June 28 - First annual Country Stampede Music Festival begins (as certified by Billboard magazine) 1 - No. ... See also: 1996 in country music, 1997 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events July 12 – The song, Its Your Love by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill becomes the first song in 20 years... See also: 1997 in country music, 1998 in music, other events of 1998, 1999 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music // January 10 – Retro Country USA, a weekly two-hour syndicated radio program spotlighting major country hits of the 1980s (along with some... See also: 1999 in country music, 2000 in music, other events of 2000, 2001 in country music, 2000s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 2000 in country music, 2001 in music, other events of 2001, 2002 in country music, 2000s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top hits of the year Number one hits (As certified by Billboard magazine) 1 - No. ... Warner Bros. ... See also: 2003 in country music, 2004 in music, other events of 2004, 2005 in country music, 2000s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top hits of the year Number one hits (As certified by Billboard magazine) 1 – No. ... Strong is a 2004 studio album by country music artist Tracy Lawrence. ... When David Geffen sold his Geffen Records to MCA Records he joined Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg to form Dreamworks SKG, with subsidiary DreamWorks Records. ... See also: 2004 in country music, 2005 in music, other events of 2005, 2006 in country music, 2000s in music and the List of years in Country Music // April 30 - Billboard magazine renames the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart Hot Country Songs. ... See also: 2004 in country music, 2005 in music, other events of 2005, 2006 in country music, 2000s in music and the List of years in Country Music // April 30 - Billboard magazine renames the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart Hot Country Songs. ... Mercury Nashville Records is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ... see also 2006 in country music, 2006 in music, other events of 2006, 2008 in country music, 2000s in music and the List of years in Country Music // February 11 - It was a big night for country music artists at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, as they... For the Love is a 2007 studio album by country music artist Tracy Lawrence. ...

Singles

• ^AReached #1 on Radio & Records.
• ^BCurrent single.

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See also: 1995 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1995 Record labels established in 1995 other events of 1995 list of years in music 1990s in music // January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... See also: 1995 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // January 8 - Madonnas stalker, Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill the singer. ... See also: 1995 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // January 8 - Madonnas stalker, Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill the singer. ... 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Find Out Who Your Friends Are is a single by American country music artist Tracy Lawrence. ... Radio and Records (R&R) is a weekly trade magazine that tracks radio airplay from the various genres including Pop, Country, R&B and many others. ...

External links

• Tracy Lawrence on MySpace
• Tracy Lawrence Official Website
• Tracy Lawrence – For The Love
• "AGR Television Records" Tracy Lawrence's international record label

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