Mo Pitney
Mo Pitney | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Morgan Daniel Pitney |
| Born | March 24, 1993 Neotraditional Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Curb |
| Website | www |
Morgan Daniel Pitney[1] (born March 24, 1993, in Cherry Valley, Illinois[2]) is an American country music singer. In May 2014, he signed to Curb Records.[3] He has released two studio albums: Behind This Guitar (2016), and Ain't Lookin' Back (2020)
Musical career
Mo Pitney was born in Rockford, Illinois. He began playing drums at 6 and guitar at 12. He played in a bluegrass band with his brother and a friend. Pitney moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he signed to Curb Records and began working with record producer Tony Brown.[4]
Pitney released his single "Country", in December 2014. He co-wrote the song with
Pitney's debut album, Behind This Guitar, was released on October 7, 2016, and featured collaborations with Morgane Stapleton and Mac McAnally.[10][11] It charted at No. 10 on Billboard's Top Country Albums in its first week.[12]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Detai | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [13] |
US Albums [14] | |||
| Behind This Guitar |
|
10 | 76 |
|
| Ain't Lookin' Back |
|
— | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [16] |
US Country Airplay [17] | |||
| 2014 | "Country" | 40 | 35 | Behind This Guitar |
| 2015 | "Boy & a Girl Thing" | 50 | 47 | |
| 2017 | "Everywhere" | — | — | |
| 2020 | "Ain't Bad for a Good Ol' Boy" | — | — | Ain't Lookin' Back |
| 2021 | "Local Honey" | — | — | |
| 2023 | "Mattress on the Floor" | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Country"[18] | Wes Edwards |
| "Boy & a Girl Thing"[19] | ||
| 2016 | "Everywhere" | Peter Zavadil |
| 2017 | "Clean Up on Aisle Five" | |
| 2018 | "Come Do a Little Life" | Trey Fanjoy |
References
- ^ Pitney, Morgan Daniel. "Songwriter/Composer: PITNEY MORGAN DANIEL". Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). Retrieved July 4, 2015. [permanent dead link]
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Mo Pitney | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Stephenson, Troy (May 7, 2014). "Curb Records Adds Mo Pitney to Roster". MusicRow. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Mo Pitney and Ruthie Collins have been named judges of American Songwriter Magazine's 2020 Lyric Contest".
- ^ Dukes, Billy (December 16, 2014). "Mo Pitney, 'Country' – ToC Critic's Pick [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Real Music, Real Country, And What's Important to Mo Pitney". Huffington Post. January 18, 2015.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (June 1, 2015). "Mo Pitney – "Country"". Roughstock. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Billboard Country Update Billboard. June 8, 2015, p. 10 Archived June 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "New Releases - MusicRow - New Albums, Singles & Industry Events". January 4, 2013.
- ^ Betts, Stephen L. (July 29, 2016). "Mo Pitney Details Debut Album 'Behind This Guitar'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Mo Pitney readies debut album 'Behind This Guitar' - AXS". Archived from the original on February 17, 2018.
- ^ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. October 29, 2016.
- ^ "Mo Pitney Album & Song Chart History – Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ "Mo Pitney Album & Song Chart History – Top Albums Sales". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (November 6, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: November 7, 2016". Roughstock.
- ^ "Mo Pitney Album & Song Chart History – Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- ^ "Mo Pitney Album & Song Chart History – Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
- Country Music Television. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- Country Music Television. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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