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Post by sabre14 on Oct 25, 2019 16:00:32 GMT -5
Artist: Granger Smith
Single: "That's Why I Love Dirt Roads"
Writers: Granger Smith, Chris DeStefano, Jon Nite, Brad Rempel
Label: Wheelhouse Records/BBMRG/BMG
Impact Date: November 18th, 2019
New Granger Smith single was sent to country radio today. Impacts November 18th.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 26, 2019 18:23:23 GMT -5
It's hilarious how one note this guy is, both vocally and musically. This is just so basic, and sounds exactly like everything else he always puts out.
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Post by LBTrocks on Oct 26, 2019 18:39:38 GMT -5
It's hilarious how one note this guy is, both vocally and musically. This is just so basic, and sounds exactly like everything else he always puts out. He's always chasing after a hit by any generic, trend-chasing means necessary. This is more generic, hit chasing drivel from him. He could do so much better. |
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Post by raylatch98 on Oct 26, 2019 19:24:05 GMT -5
I will say to say something positive about Granger Smith, he seems like a really likable guy so it is easy to root for him, like I have absolutely zero qualms with him as a person.
That being said this song is so basic and if the pattern holds this song will spend 30 to 35 weeks on the charts and fail to make the Top 40 and continue the trend of each single have less impact than the last one.
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Post by rbundy1987 on Oct 26, 2019 22:38:20 GMT -5
I like how they have his son's face, River; shown on where the mountain is in the audio video and even on the single cover for the song. Also if you are look closely while listening, you will see that the horse is moving as well!!! This has had to be a difficult year as losing his son River to an accident from drowning. Hope this song does well for him.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2019 20:54:29 GMT -5
I think this is alright. Don't know his chart history, but I hope it does okay.
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Post by ben895 on Oct 29, 2019 17:23:24 GMT -5
Granger has one of the more sincere sounding voices in country music imo. I love the references to his son in this song and on the artwork. Hope it does well for him.
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Post by onebuffalo on Nov 19, 2019 14:41:02 GMT -5
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Post by rbundy1987 on Feb 6, 2020 23:27:49 GMT -5
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Post by taylor on Feb 7, 2020 11:38:56 GMT -5
Seeing his son on the mountain broke and warmed my heart at the same time.
That said, this song is just as basic and trend-chasing as everything else he's ever put out imo. I'm gonna have to pass on it.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 7, 2020 14:02:10 GMT -5
Such a pretty, picturesque music video. It's a shame that the song is just so blah, but I admittedly like it a little more while watching the video just because of how beautifully it was shot.
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Post by cousingerard on Apr 27, 2020 6:22:48 GMT -5
"Alternate Version" - with basically all real instrumentation removed - released to radio..
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Post by raylatch98 on May 4, 2020 21:59:42 GMT -5
Went recurrent tonight on Billboard after 20 weeks, don't know if this song is officially done, but since this song has only gotten up to #52 on Bilboard I doubt even if it returns this does much more beyond maybe Top 50 to Top 40 run.
I do love how since "Backroad Song" each of Granger Smith's songs have progressively peaked worse and worse. Just kind of funny how it is a constant downhill trajectory.
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 4, 2020 22:20:27 GMT -5
I do love how since "Backroad Song" each of Granger Smith's songs have progressively peaked worse and worse. Just kind of funny how it is a constant downhill trajectory. Same. I think he's done having hits. The interest just isn't there for him with the GP, and country radio would clearly rather just continue to slot "Backroad Song" into their playlists than bother with the fifth version of it since all of his singles are almost identical in sound and equally vanilla. The variety in his radio singles, in visual form:  |
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on May 4, 2020 23:19:55 GMT -5
I do love how since "Backroad Song" each of Granger Smith's songs have progressively peaked worse and worse. Just kind of funny how it is a constant downhill trajectory. Same. I think he's done having hits. The interest just isn't there for him with the GP, and country radio would clearly rather just continue to slot "Backroad Song" into their playlists than bother with the fifth version of it since all of his singles are almost identical in sound and equally vanilla. The variety in his radio singles, in visual form: As much as I enjoyed Granger before he signed to Wheelhouse, I think that chart you posted has more variety than he has... A very likeable artist who just doesn't have anything to add to the scene and won't be remembered much when he's gone. |
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 4, 2020 23:24:32 GMT -5
Same. I think he's done having hits. The interest just isn't there for him with the GP, and country radio would clearly rather just continue to slot "Backroad Song" into their playlists than bother with the fifth version of it since all of his singles are almost identical in sound and equally vanilla. The variety in his radio singles, in visual form: As much as I enjoyed Granger before he signed to Wheelhouse, I think that chart you posted has more variety than he has... A very likeable artist who just doesn't have anything to add to the scene and won't be remembered much when he's gone. True, one of the colors was 'diverse beige' so we could rule that one out for sure. 'Everyday White,' 'Reliable White,' and 'Utterly Beige' would all work was viable album titles though, if Wheelhouse lets him release another one. |
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on May 4, 2020 23:26:02 GMT -5
As much as I enjoyed Granger before he signed to Wheelhouse, I think that chart you posted has more variety than he has... A very likeable artist who just doesn't have anything to add to the scene and won't be remembered much when he's gone. True, one of the colors was 'diverse beige' so we could rule that one out for sure. 'Everyday White,' 'Reliable White,' and 'Utterly Beige' would all work was viable album titles though, if Wheelhouse lets him release another one.  I didn't even read the names of the color samples haha |
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Post by bboat11 on May 5, 2020 2:35:55 GMT -5
Same. I think he's done having hits. The interest just isn't there for him with the GP, and country radio would clearly rather just continue to slot "Backroad Song" into their playlists than bother with the fifth version of it since all of his singles are almost identical in sound and equally vanilla. The variety in his radio singles, in visual form: As much as I enjoyed Granger before he signed to Wheelhouse, I think that chart you posted has more variety than he has... A very likeable artist who just doesn't have anything to add to the scene and won't be remembered much when he's gone.I honestly have not thought about him in at least 4 entire years until I randomly saw this thread pop up tonight... Didn't even know he had a song out right now. Apparently I'm forgetting about him when he isn't even gone yet |
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Post by someguy on Jul 9, 2020 23:30:23 GMT -5
28 weeks on the Billboard chart and it still hasn't gotten any higher than #51. I'm not sure, but that has to be some kind of a record.
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Sept 25, 2020 20:01:42 GMT -5
New album just came, but no announcement about the next single on mainstream radio? Country Things and Hate You Like I Love you are amazing songs. Hope Country Things will be released to mainstream and do well on Airplay Chart.
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Post by davidcountry on Sept 28, 2020 12:38:19 GMT -5
Granger discovered Lathan Warlick, and they did a remix of this song with Lathan rapping on his song. Lathan had a similar lost in his family. Lathan was not on any manjor labels at the time.
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Post by ben895 on Sept 28, 2020 13:46:23 GMT -5
Hope Country Things is the next single. Would give Granger a great chance at more radio success. Terrific song!
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