The Warren Brothers
is an American country music duo composed of brothers with the surname Warren: Brett (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, mandolin, piano) and Brad (background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar). [1]
Signed to BNA Records in 1997, the duo made its debut on the American country music scene in 1998 with its debut album Beautiful Day in the Cold Cruel World
; King of Nothing
, Well Deserved Obscurity
and Barely Famous Hits
followed in 2000, 2004 and 2005, respectively. Overall, these albums produced a total of ten chart entries on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes the song "Sell a Lot of Beer", which charted on two separate occasions. Their highest-charting single is 2001's "Move On", which peaked at #17 in 2002.
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THE WARREN BROTHERS TICKETS
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History
Brad and Brett Warren grew up in
Tampa, Florida. They previously headlined local bands including a
Christian rock band called St. Warren. The duo had been signed
BNA Records in 1997. Their debut album,
Beautiful Day in the Cold Cruel World
, was released in 1998, producing three singles which all reached the thirties on the country charts.
Following it was their most successful album, 2000's
King of Nothing
. They were then discovered by
Faith Hill, who with husband
Tim McGraw brought the brothers on board with them as the opening act of McGraw and Hill's
Soul2Soul Tour in 2000. This album produced their highest chart singles in "That's the Beat of a Heart" (a collaboration with
Sara Evans) and "Move On", as well as the #33 "Where Does It Hurt".
A seventh single, "Hey Mr. President", was released in 2003, peaking at #28. Following it were the non-album single "Break the Record" and two separate releases of "Sell a Lot of Beer". This latter song was included on their third studio album, 2004's
Well Deserved Obscurity
. A compilation entitled
Barely Famous Hits
followed in 2005, and the same year,
CMT signed the brothers to their own reality TV series called
Barely Famous: The Warren Brothers
. They were also dropped from BNA in 2005. The brothers served as judges for one season of the talent competition
Nashville Star
as well.
The Warren Brothers have since co-written singles for other artists, including Tim McGraw ("
If You're Reading This"), Faith Hill ("
The Lucky One", "
Red Umbrella"),
Martina McBride ("
Anyway", "
How I Feel"), and
Dierks Bentley ("
Feel That Fire"). "Feel That Fire" is the duo's first Number One as songwriters.
Discography
Albums
Year
| Album
| Chart Positions
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US Country
| US Heat
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1998
| Beautiful Day in the Cold Cruel World
- Released: October 27, 1998
- Label: BNA Records
| 73
| —
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2000
| King of Nothing
- Released: September 12, 2000
- Label: BNA Records
| 34
| 43
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2004
| Well Deserved Obscurity
- Released: April 6, 2004
- Label: Sig/429
| —
| —
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2005
| Barely Famous Hits
- Released: August 2, 2005
- Label: BNA Records
| 35
| 6
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"—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released
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Singles
Year
| Single
| Chart Positions
| Album
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US Country
| US
| CAN Country
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1998
| "Guilty"
| 34
| 115
| 30
| Beautiful Day in the Cold Cruel World
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1999
| "Better Man"
| 32
| —
| 46
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"She Wants to Rock"
| 37
| —
| 61
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2000
| "That's the Beat of a Heart" (with Sara Evans)
| 22
| 113
| 38
| King of Nothing
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2001
| "Move On"
| 17
| 105
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"Where Does It Hurt"
| 33
| —
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2003
| "Hey Mr. President"
| 28
| —
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| single only
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"Break the Record"
| 54
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"Sell a Lot of Beer"
| 51
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| Well Deserved Obscurity
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2004
| "Change"
| —
| —
| —
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2005
| "Sell a Lot of Beer" (re-release)
| 59
| —
| —
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"—" denotes the single failed to chart or not released * denotes unknown peak positions
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Music videos
Year
| Video
| Director
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1998
| "Guilty"
| Susan Johnson
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1999
| "Better Man"
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"She Wants to Rock"
| Brent Hedgecock
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2000
| "That's the Beat of a Heart" (with Sara Evans)
| Shaun Silva
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2004
| "Sell a Lot of Beer"
| Jason Morgan/Robert Zazzali
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2005
| "Change"
| Shaun Silva
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References
- King of Nothing