Cole Swindell

Colden Rainey "Cole" Swindell (born June 30, 1983) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has written singles for Craig Campbell, Thomas Rhett, Scotty McCreery, and Luke Bryan, and has released three albums for Warner Bros. Records Nashville. He has released nine singles, seven of which have charted within the Top 5 of Hot Country Songs and/or Country Airplay.

Cole Swindell
Birth nameColden Rainey Swindell[1]
Born (1983-06-30) June 30, 1983[1]
Bronwood, Georgia, U.S.
OriginNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2013–present
LabelsWarner Bros. Nashville
Websitecoleswindell.com

Early life

His parents are William Keith Swindell and Betty Carol Rainey. His father died unexpectedly on September 2, 2013, at 65.[2] He grew up in Bronwood, Georgia, and has two brothers.[2]

Swindell attended Terrell Academy in Dawson, Georgia.[3] Swindell attended Georgia Southern University, where he majored in marketing.[4] He met Luke Bryan, who attended the same university some years earlier and was also a fellow Sigma Chi member,[5] at the fraternity house when Bryan came back to Statesboro to do a show. They kept in touch, and after Swindell left college in 2007 and moved to Nashville, he sold merchandise for Bryan for three years, and wrote songs on the road.[6]

Music career

Songwriting

In 2010, Swindell signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing.

Cole Swindell wrote Craig Campbell's "Outta My Head";[7] Luke Bryan's "Just a Sip", "Beer in the Headlights", "Roller Coaster", "Out Like That", "I'm Hungover", "In Love with the Girl", "Love in a College Town", "Shore Thing", "Shake the Sand" and "The Sand I Brought to the Beach"; Thomas Rhett's "Get Me Some of That"; and Scotty McCreery's "Water Tower Town" and "Carolina Eyes". He also co-wrote Florida Georgia Line's "This Is How We Roll" with Bryan, who was featured on the song. Chris Young also had a song on his A.M. album co-written by Swindell, "Nothin' but the Cooler Left".

2013–15: Cole Swindell

In 2013, after his independently released debut single "Chillin' It" was played heavily by satellite radio channel "The Highway" on SiriusXM, the song began to climb the charts,[1] Swindell signed a record deal with Warner Music Nashville. The song was produced by Jody Stevens, who is the son of Luke Bryan's producer, Jeff Stevens,[8] and was formerly one-half of the duo Fast Ryde. The recording of "Chillin' It" was a demo consisting of Swindell's vocals and Stevens performing all instrumentation, and it was sent to radio before it had been mastered.[8]

Swindell released his self-titled debut album on February 18, 2014.[9] Luke Bryan's guitarist, Michael Carter, produced the rest of the album. Along with Lee Brice, Swindell opened Luke Bryan's 2014 That's My Kind of Night Tour. The tour dates began in mid-January and ran into early March.[10] "Chillin' It" became a top 5 hit on Country Airplay and number 1 single on Hot Country Songs. The album's second single is "Hope You Get Lonely Tonight", which Swindell co-wrote with both members of Florida Georgia Line. The album's third single, "Ain't Worth the Whiskey" released to country radio on November 3, 2014. It reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in April 2015. The album's fourth single, "Let Me See Ya Girl", was released to country radio on April 20, 2015. It reached number two on the Country Airplay chart in November 2015.

On November 17, 2014, Swindell released a five-song digital EP titled The Down Home Sessions. The EP release coincides with his headlining tour of the same name.[11]

Swindell won the ACM New Artist of the Year Award in April 2015.[12]

2015–18: You Should Be Here

The album's first single, "You Should Be Here" was released to country radio on December 14, 2015. It was written with Ashley Gorley. It reached at number one on the Country Airplay & Hot Country Songs in April 2016. The album's second single, "Middle of a Memory" released to country radio on May 2, 2016. It reached at number one on the Country Airplay in November 2016. The album's third single, "Flatliner" (featuring Dierks Bentley) released to country radio on January 23, 2017. It reached at number two on the Country Airplay in August 2017. The album's fourth single, "Stay Downtown" released to country radio on September 5, 2017. “You Should Be Here”, “Middle Of A Memory” and "Flatliner" all hit No. 1 on Mediabase country radio singles chart.[13]

Swindell also released a music video for the song which featured a video of him telling his father he received a record contract and subsequent montages of Cole and his brothers grieving outside of the family home and at their father's grave. The video also shows images of Swindell's rising popularity while clearly conveying that he wanted to be able to see his father and share this fame experience with him.[14]

2018–present: All of It

Swindell released "Break Up in the End", the lead single from his third album, on February 23, 2018.[15] The new album, All of It, was released on August 17, 2018.[16] After the album became available for pre-order in July 2018, Swindell released the #1 track "Love You Too Late" as a promotional single.[17] "Love You Too Late" was announced as the album's official second single, being released to radio on November 19, 2018

Tours

Headlining

  • Reason to Drink Tour (2018)[18]
  • The Down to Earth Tour (2020)[19]

Supporting

Discography
Main article: Cole Swindell discography

Studio albums

EPs

Awards and nominations
YearAwardsCategoryRecipient/WorkResultRef
2014CMT Music AwardsBreakthrough Video of the Year"Chillin’ It"Nominated[20]
2015Academy of Country Music AwardsNew Artist of the YearCole SwindellWon[21]
2015iHeartRadio Music AwardsBest New ArtistNominated[22]
2016Country Music Association AwardsNew Artist of the YearNominated[23]
2017iHeartRadio Music AwardsCountry Song of the Year"You Should Be Here"Nominated[24]
Best LyricsNominated
CMT Music AwardsVideo of the Year"Middle of a Memory"Nominated[25]
2019CMT Music AwardsMale Video of the Year"Break Up in the End"Nominated[26]
2019Grammy AwardsBest Country Song"Break Up in the End"Nominated[27]
2019Academy of Country Music AwardsSong of the Year"Break Up in the End"Nominated[28]
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References
  1. Leggett, Steve. "Cole Swindell biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. Swindell family (September 4, 2013). "William Swindell Obituary". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  3. "Swindell talks wild year, Terrell Academy days". WALB. May 6, 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. Cindy Watts (June 14, 2015). "Cole Swindell savors his 'defining days'". The Tennessean.
  5. Brian Mansfield (February 16, 2014). "On the Verge: Cole Swindell no longer cooling his heels". USA TODAY.
  6. Annie Reuter (February 13, 2014). "New Music to Know: How Cole Swindell Went From Luke Bryan's Merch Guy to Opening Act". Radio.com.
  7. "Craig Campbell's "Outta My Head" Lyric Video". Country Weekly.
  8. Watts, Cindy (12 February 2014). "Father and son producers Jeff Stevens, Jody Stevens celebrate No. 1 and No. 2 hits". The Tennessean. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  9. "Cole Swindell Rides 'Chillin' It' to Label Deal". Billboard. 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  10. "Luke Bryan Announces 2014 Tour: Lee Brice, Cole Swindell Will Open Shows". CMT. 2013-10-17.
  11. Chuck Dauphin (November 20, 2014). "Cole Swindell Brings His Fans 'Down Home' With New EP". Billboard.
  12. Swindell Talks ACMs Best New Artist Award: 'I Never Want to Let It Go' ET Online. 19 April 2015.
  13. "Cole Swindell's "Flatliner" Reaches #1 At Country Radio". Headline Planet. 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  14. Cindy Watts (December 14, 2015). "Cole Swindell tells dad: 'You should be here' in song". The Tennessean.
  15. Tom Roland (April 4, 2018). "It's Personal: Cole Swindell Finds the Heart Of 'Break Up In The End'". Billboard.
  16. Carena Liptak (June 1, 2018). "Everything We Know About Cole Swindell's New Album, 'All of It'". The Boot.
  17. Hermanson, Wendy. "Cole Swindell Teases New Song, 'Love You Too Late'". Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  18. Cillea Houghton. "Cole Swindell Announces Tour With Dustin Lynch, Lauren Alaina". Tasteofcountry.com. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  19. "Cole Announces The Down Home Tour presented by Monster Energy Outbreak". Cole Swindell. August 25, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  20. "2014 CMT Music Awards Nominees Announced". Taste of Country. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  21. "ACM Awards 2015: And the Winners Are ..." Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  22. "2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees Announced!". E! News. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  23. "Nominees - 2016 CMA Awards". 2016 CMA Awards. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  24. "Here's The Complete List Of #iHeartAwards Winners | iHeartRadio Music Awards | iHeartRadio". iHeartRadio. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  25. "CMT Music Awards 2017 Nominees Announced". Us Weekly. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  26. Freeman, Jon (6 June 2019). "2019 CMT Music Awards: The Complete Winners List". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  27. "COLE SWINDELL'S GRAMMY AND ACM NOMINATED "BREAK UP IN THE END" CERTIFIED PLATINUM BY RIAA - Cole Swindell Official Blog". Cole Swindell Official Website. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  28. "Academy of Country Music 54th ACM Awards Nominees". Academy of Country Music. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
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