Marty Brown (singer)
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Marty Brown
| image =
| caption =
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| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Dennis Martin Brown{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=65|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|07|25}}
| origin = Maceo, Kentucky, United States
| instrument = Vocals
rhythm guitar
| genre = Country
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 1991–1996, 2013–present
| label = MCA
HighTone
Plowboy Records
| associated_acts =
| website = http://www.martybrownmusic.com
}}
Dennis Martin Brown (born July 25, 1965) is an American country music artist. Active between 1991 and 1996, he has released six studio albums and has charted one single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Marty Brown and his wife, Shellie, currently reside in Simpson County, Franklin, Kentucky, since July 2004.
Career
Brown's first recording contract was with MCA Records in 1991. While on that label, he recorded three studio albums: 1991's High and Dry, 1993's Wild Kentucky Skies, and 1994's Cryin', Lovin', Leavin'. Although all three of these albums received critical acclaim for his neotraditionalist country style and solid songwriting,{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1536/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Marty Brown biography |access-date=March 14, 2008 |last=Huey |first=Steve |work=Allmusic}}{{cite web |url=http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Marty-Brown.html |title=Marty Brown biography |access-date=March 14, 2008 |work=Oldies.com}} none of them produced any major hits. His fourth studio album, Here's to the Honky Tonks, was released in 1996 on HighTone Records. He also co-wrote Tracy Byrd's "I'm from the Country", Perfect Stranger's "The Hits", Trace Adkins' "When I Stop Loving You", Brooks & Dunn' "It Ain't Me If It Ain't You", and William Michael Morgan' "I Pulled a Hank".
Brown was a contestant on season eight of America's Got Talent and advanced as far as the semi-final rounds. After competing on America's Got Talent, he signed a record deal with Independent Label, Dreamlined Entertainment. His new single, Make You Feel My Love, was available for download on February 5, 2016. Brown is currently signed to Plowboy Records in Nashville. Brown released his first studio album in 25 years, American Highway on May 17, 2019. Marty Brown's music career is currently on display at the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky.
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="60"| US Country ! width="60"| US Heat |
| scope="row"| High & Dry{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-09-07.pdf|title=Album Reviews|magazine=Billboard|page=66|date=September 7, 1991}}
|
| 44 | 17 |
| scope="row"| Wild Kentucky Skies
|
| — | — |
| scope="row"| Cryin', Lovin', Leavin'
|
| — | — |
| scope="row"| Here's to the Honky Tonks
|
| — | — |
| scope="row"| Country Strong
|
| — | — |
| scope="row"| American Highway
|
| — | — |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak chart ! rowspan="2"| Album |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="45"| US Country ! width="45"| CAN Country |
| rowspan="3"| 1991
! scope="row"| "Every Now and Then"{{cite magazine | url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-11-02.pdf | title=Guitar In Hand, Marty Brown Hits Wal-Mart Circuit | author=Debbie Halley | magazine=Billboard | pages=32A | date=June 1, 1991}} | — | — | align="left" rowspan="3"|High & Dry |
| scope="row"| "High and Dry"{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-08-17.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=Billboard|page=69|date=August 17, 1991}}
| — | — |
| scope="row"| "Wildest Dreams"{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-11-16.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=Billboard|page=81|date=November 16, 1991}}
| — | — |
| rowspan="2"| 1993
! scope="row"| "It Must Be the Rain"{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-04-17.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=Billboard|page=76|date=April 17, 1993}} | 74 | 62 | rowspan="2" align="left"| Wild Kentucky Skies |
| scope="row"| "I Don't Want to See You Again"
| — | — |
| rowspan="2"| 1994
! scope="row"| "Cryin', Lovin', Leavin'" | — | — | rowspan="2" align="left"| Cryin', Lovin', Leavin' |
| scope="row"| "You Must Be Mistakin' Me"
| — | — |
| 1996
! scope="row"| "You Can't Wrap Your Arms Around a Memory" | — | — | align="left"| Here's to the Honky Tonks |
| 2013
! scope="row"| "Whatever Makes You Smile" | — | — | align="left"| Country Strong |
| 2015 I'm Gonna Make It Fly
| 2016 ! scope="row"| "Make You Feel My Love" | — | — | align="left"| single only |
| 2019
! scope="row"| "Umbrella Lovers" | — | — | align="left"| American Highway |
| colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Year ! Video ! Director |
| rowspan="2"| 1991
! scope="row"| "Every Now and Then" | rowspan="2"| John Lloyd Miller |
| scope="row"| "High and Dry" |
|---|
| 1992
! scope="row"| "Wildest Dreams" | Marc Ball |
| 1993
! scope="row"| "It Must Be the Rain" | rowspan="4"| John Lloyd Miller |
| rowspan="2"| 1994
! scope="row"| "Cryin', Lovin', Leavin'" |
| scope="row"| "You Must Be Mistakin' Me" |
| 1996
! scope="row"| "You Can't Wrap Your Arms Around a Memory" |
| 2012
! scope="row"| "Put Your Love Right Here" |
| 2013
! scope="row"| "Whatever Makes You Smile" |
| 2014
! scope="row"| "God's Dance Floor" |
| 2015
! scope="row"| "Gonna Make It Fly" |
| 2019
! scope="row"| "Umbrella Lovers" |
References
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