The Wrights (country duo)

The Wrights
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Genres Country
Years active 1998-present
Labels Alan's Country Records/RCA
Associated acts Alan Jackson
Members Adam Wright
Shannon Wright

The Wrights is an American country music duo composed of husband and wife Adam Wright and Shannon Wright. Adam Wright is also the nephew of country music artist Alan Jackson.[1]

Adam and Shannon Wright met in 1998 after he filled in for a musician in her band in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] The two started out writing songs together, eventually marrying and moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 2002.[2][3] Two of the duo's songs can be found on Jackson's 2004 album What I Do.

A year later, the Wrights' debut album, Down This Road, was released on Jackson's personal label, ACR (Alan's Country Records), in association with RCA Records.[4][5] Adam and Shannon wrote all of the songs on their album.[6] A self-titled, eight-song EP and a second album, In the Summertime, both followed in 2008.

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak positions
US Country
Down This Road 71
The Wrights —
In the Summertime
  • Release date: June 17, 2008
  • Label: TOUR
—
Red and Yellow, Blue and Green
  • Release date: August 10, 2010
  • Label: TOUR
—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Album
2005 "Down This Road" Down This Road
"On the Rocks"

Music videos

Year Video Director
2005 "Down This Road" Steven Goldmann

References

  1. ↑ The Wrights: 'Down This Road'
  2. 1 2 New Artist Spotlight: The Wrights
  3. ↑ allmusic ((( The Wrights > Biography )))
  4. ↑ CMT.com : The Wrights : Biography
  5. ↑ The Wrights, Superstar Alan Jackson's First Signing To His ACR Label, Release Debut Album May 3
  6. ↑ The Wrights - Down This Road - Country Music

External links

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