J. Michael Harter
J. Michael Harter | |
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Birth name | James Michael Harter |
Born | Broken Bow, Anozira (solo) Bigger Picture Music Group (in The Harters) | January 7, 1979
Formerly of | The Harters |
James Michael Harter (born January 7, 1979), known professionally as J. Michael Harter, is an American
Biography
J. Michael Harter was born James Michael Harter. The middle child of five, he has two older sisters, a younger sister, and a younger brother.[2] Harter was inspired at an early age by George Strait and Garth Brooks, and would spend hours alone in his room, teaching himself to play guitar along with their songs.[2] While in high school, he wrote his first song, for his girlfriend.[2]
Starting at age seventeen, Harter began performing locally in his native
Harter later exited Broken Bow's roster after the release of his album, and by 2004 he had formed another label called Big Al, in association with the Lofton Creek Records label.[4] A year later, he joined his sister Leslie and brother Scott to form a country music trio called SEVEN.[1] They released a single entitled "Drunk Chicks" in 2005. The trio, renamed The Harters, resumed recording in 2009 under the production of Keith Stegall.
Discography
Unexpected Change (2002)
Unexpected Change | |
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Studio album by J. Michael Harter | |
Released | August 27, 2002 |
Genre | Country |
Label | Broken Bow |
Producer | Blake Mevis |
- "If You Never Loved Me" (Marv Green, Bill Luther) – 3:16
- "Hard Call to Make" (Steve Seskin, Mark Alan Springer) – 3:33
- "Sugar and Gasoline" (Josh Kear, Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey) – 3:30
- "On My Way Home" (Joe Doyle, Chris Tompkins) – 4:00
- "Everything in Arizona" (J. Michael Harter) – 3:30
- "Who You're Lovin' Now" (Trey Bruce, Tim Johnson) – 4:02
- "You're in the Right Place" (Shane Teeters, Kerry Kurt Phillips) – 4:07
- "Losing You" (Monty Criswell, Tom Schoepf) – 3:06
- "Somewhere in California" (Harter, Tompkins, Kent Blazy) – 3:38
- "The First Time" (Harter) – 3:49
Extended plays
Title | Album details |
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Ride On |
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country | |||
2002 | "Hard Call to Make" | 45 | Unexpected Change |
2014 | "Holy Cowgirl"[5] | — | Ride On |
2015 | "Playing With Fire" | — | Playing With Fire – Single |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
References
- ^ a b "MCN Country Music – SEVEN". Music City News. Archived from the original on December 20, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
- ^ About.com. Archived from the originalon August 30, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
- ^ a b Downs, Jolene. "CD review: Unexpected Change – J. Michael Harter". About.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2002. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
- ^ Stark, Phyllis (March 1, 2004). "J. Michael Harter Bows Big Al". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
- ^ "Single Releases". MusicRow. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.