Todd Dulaney
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Todd Dulaney
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| birth_name = Todd Anthony Dulaney
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|12|20|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Maywood, Illinois
| origin = Forest Park, Illinois
| instrument = Vocals, singer-songwriter, guitar
| genre = CCM, gospel, traditional black gospel, urban contemporary gospel
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 2011–present
| label = Entertainment One
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| website = {{URL|todddulaneyland.com}}
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Todd Anthony Dulaney (born December 20, 1983) is an American gospel musician, and former baseball player. His music career started in 2011, with the release of the CD version, Pulling Me Through. This would be his breakthrough released upon the Billboard Gospel Albums chart. He would release another album, A Worshipper's Heart, in 2016 with EntertainmentOne Nashville, and this would place even higher on the Gospel Albums chart.
Early life
Dulaney was born on December 20, 1983, in Maywood, Illinois, as Todd Anthony Dulaney, to Thomas and Tommye Dulaney.{{cite web|title=Bio |url=http://todddulaneyland.com/bio/|publisher=Todd Dulaney|author=Dulaney, Todd|access-date=April 19, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Pulled Him Through – Meet GoldStreet Gospel's Todd Dulaney|url=http://www.glossmagazineonline.com/Articles/Entertainment/Pulled-Him-Through-%E2%80%93-Meet-GoldStreet-Gospel%E2%80%99s-Todd-Dulaney.html|publisher=Gloss Magazine|first=Cicely V.|last=Teal|access-date=April 19, 2015|date=November 7, 2011}}{{cite web|title=Todd Dulaney Minor League Statistics & History |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=dulane001tod|publisher=Baseball-Reference |author=Baseball-Reference|access-date=April 19, 2015}} He was athletic as a youth playing sports in particular baseball, where he would play at a local community college, Wabash Valley College, getting drafted by the New York Mets in the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft as a 32nd round selection. He never reached the major leagues, but played his short stint as a professional baseball player in the minor leagues. He decided after the 2005 season to retire from the sport because he felt God's call to play gospel music, which he did under the tutelage of artist, Smokie Norful, who asked him to tour with him.
Music career
His music recording career commenced in 2011, with the physical album, Pulling Me Through, and it was released on May 31, 2011, by Dulaney independently.{{cite web|title=Todd Dulaney: Pullin Me Through|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00545KR18|author=Todd Dulaney|website=Amazon |access-date=April 19, 2015|date=May 31, 2011}} This was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard Gospel Albums chart, placing at No. 43.{{cite web|title=Todd Dulaney : Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/todd-dulaney-mn0002771995/awards|author=Billboard|author-link=Billboard (magazine)|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 19, 2015}} His subsequent release, Pulling Me Through, was released by GoldStreet Gospel Records on January 22, 2013.{{cite web|title=Pulling Me Through by Todd Dulaney|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/pulling-me-through/584258265|author=Todd Dulaney|publisher=iTunes|access-date=April 19, 2015|date=January 22, 2013}} This time it placed even higher at No. 23 on the aforementioned chart because it was released digitally along with extended content. He released A Worshipper's Heart on April 15, 2016, with Entertainment One Music.{{cite magazine |first=Brendan |last=Prout |title=Noel Robinson: Outrageous Love |url=http://media.worshipleader.com/lib/2016mar/html5/index.html?page=73 |magazine=Worship Leader |publisher=Chuck Fromm, PhD (Worship Leader Partnership) |editor1-first=Jeremy |editor1-last=Armstrong |location=San Juan Capistrano, California |issn=1066-1247 |access-date=March 1, 2016 |volume=March/April 2016 |page=73}} The album peaked at No. 1 on the Gospel Albums chart, while it got No. 150 on The Billboard 200 and No. 13 on the Independent Albums chart.
On June 11, 2021, Dulaney released the live album Anthems & Glory with Entertainment One Music.{{Cite magazine|last=Cluver|first=Ross|title=Todd Dulaney Releases New Album 'Anthems & Glory'|url=https://www.ccmmagazine.com/news/todd-dulaney-releases-new-album-anthems-glory/#:~:text=Nashville%2C%20TN%20(June%2011%2C,sold%20and%20streamed%20digitally%20now.|date=June 11, 2021|access-date=September 22, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} Dulaney earned his fifth Gospel Airplay No. 1 With 'Revelation 4' on the list dated September 25, 2021.{{Cite magazine|last=Asker |first=Jim |title=Todd Dulaney Scores His Fifth Gospel Airplay No. 1 With 'Revelation 4'| url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9634515/todd-dulaney-fifth-gospel-airplay-number-1-revelation-4/| date=September 22, 2021| access-date=September 22, 2021| magazine=Billboard}}
Discography
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|+ List of selected studio albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions |
| style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US 200 {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/todd-dulaney/chart-history/tlp/|title=Todd Dulaney Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 30, 2018}} !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US !style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US |
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| scope="row"|Pulling Me Through
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| — | 43 | — |
| scope="row"|Pulling Me Through
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| — | 23 | — |
| scope="row"|A Worshipper's Heart
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| 150 | 1 | 13 |
| scope="row"|Your Great Name
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| 183 | 1 | 5 |
| scope="row"|Anthems & Glory
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| - | - | - |
References
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Todd Dulaney Features Nicole Harris In [https://www.amenradio.net/todd-dulaney-nicole-harris-youre-doing-it-all-again/ "You're Doing It All Again" Live Video.] – 2019
External links
- [http://todddulaneyland.com/ Official website]
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Category:African-American songwriters
Category:African-American Christians
Category:Musicians from Illinois
Category:Songwriters from Illinois
Category:People from Forest Park, Illinois
Category:People from Maywood, Illinois