Bobby Wills

Bobby Wills
Born Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Origin Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Guitar
Years active 2010–present
Labels On Ramp, MDM Recordings
Website http://bobbywills.com/

Bobby Wills is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter.

Musical career

Wills was born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised by adoptive parents in Calgary, Alberta.[1] He learned to play guitar after a friend bet him he wouldn't sing with the band at an open mic night while on a trip to Australia.[2] After meeting his birth parents, he began pursuing music as a career and toured Canada in a bar band.[2] He also made trips to Nashville to write songs.[3]

Wills released his debut album, Man with No Past, independently in 2010.[3] It produced four singles, including "A Little More Time."[3] In 2012, Wills signed with On Ramp Records.[2] His second album, If It Was That Easy, was released in November 2012 and distributed by EMI.[1]

Wills is also an Ambassador for the Adoption Council of Canada.[1]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Man with No Past
  • Release date: August 16, 2010
  • Label: Willin' Entertainment
If It Was That Easy
Crazy Enough

Extended plays

Title Details
Tougher Than Love[5]
  • Release date: March 18, 2016
  • Label: MDM Recordings

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Album
CAN Country
[6]		 CAN
[7]
2010 "Second Chances" — — Man with No Past
"My Memory Ain't What It Used to Be" — —
2011 "Man with No Past" — —
"A Little More Time" — —
2012 "Show Some Respect" — — If It Was That Easy
"Somebody Will" 9 91
2013 "If It Was That Easy" 24 —
"When It Comes to You" 22 —
2014 "Crazy Enough" 13 76 Crazy Enough
"Never Didn't Love You" 14 75
"Undressed" 13 —
2015 "So Much for Taking It Slow" 38 —
"Won't You Be Mine" 9 — Tougher Than Love
2016 "Down by the River"A 35
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
2012 "Show Some Respect" Troy Niemans
"Somebody Will"
2013 "If It Was That Easy"
2014 "Crazy Enough" Stephano Barberis
"Undressed"
2015 "Never Didn't Love You"[8] Brian Lazzaro
"So Much for Taking It Slow" Stephano Barberis

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Result
2013 Canadian Country Music Association Male Artist of the Year Nominated
Rising Star Won
Single of the Year – "Show Some Respect" Nominated
2014 Male Artist of the Year Nominated
2015 Songwriter of the Year – "Never Didn't Love You" Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bell, Mike (November 5, 2012). "Calgary country artist Bobby Wills finds it’s that easy to talk about his past". Calgary Herald. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Hay, Chas. (July 17, 2012). "Bobby Wills’ new single climbs the charts". Top Country. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Kinos-Goodin, Jesse (November 1, 2012). "Bobby Wills's If It Was that Easy: full album stream and Q&A". CBC Music. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  4. ↑ Tinson, Kayla (May 20, 2014). "Bobby Wills has a new album coming out in June". Top Country. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  5. ↑ Bell, Mike (March 24, 2016). "Calgary's Bobby Wills has fun with new EP Tougher Than Love". Calgary Herald. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Bobby Wills Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Bobby Wills Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  8. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Bobby Wills : Never Didn't Love You". Country Music Television. Retrieved January 17, 2015.

External links

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