Dallas Smith (singer)

Dallas Hendry Smith (born December 4, 1977) is a Canadian country music singer, songwriter and current lead singer for the hard rock band Default. He is currently signed to 604 Records and Universal Music Canada and released his solo debut country album, Jumped Right In, on May 22, 2012.[1] The album has since sold over 100,000 digital singles and generated five singles on the Canadian Hot 100. Jumped Right In was nominated as Country Album of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards.

Dallas Smith
Background information
Birth nameDallas Hendry Smith
Born (1977-12-04) December 4, 1977
Langley, British Columbia, Canada
OriginLangley, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1999–present
Labels
Associated actsDefault
WebsiteOfficial website

At the end of 2012, Mediabase named Dallas Smith the most played Canadian country act and number eight overall at the format.[2] In 2013, Smith was nominated for Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year and Album of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association.[3] Smith performed on the CCMA broadcast award ceremony, which took place on September 8, 2013.

Smith co-headlined the sold out Boys of Fall Tour in November 2012 and performed at many Canadian country festivals through 2012 and 2013. In March 2013, Smith went on a sold out Canadian tour with Bob Seger.

Smith is the current record holder of most #1 hits among all Canadian artists on Billboard's Canada Country chart, at nine. With Side Effects, Smith also became the first Canadian country artist in the Nielsen BDS era to chart four consecutive No. 1 singles from one album (Shania Twain charted three consecutive #1 hits from her 1997 release Come On Over), a feat he would repeat with his extended play, The Fall.

Music career

Early career

Dallas Smith always had a passion for music growing up. Some of his main influences were The Beatles and female country singers Reba McEntire and The Judds. Due to his shyness, Smith was reluctant to express his musical talent until he made the decision to face his fear and play cover songs with a band consisting of some of his friends. He signed his first record deal when he was 21.[4]

In band Default
Main article: Default (band)

Before his solo career, Dallas Smith was the lead singer of multi-platinum band Default, a Canadian hard rock/post-grunge band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Formed in 1999, it continued until 2013. Default's debut 2001 album, The Fallout, achieved instant success due to strong radio play of "Wasting My Time" and "Deny". In 2002 Default won the Juno Award for "Best New Group". On April 30, 2003 the record achieved a platinum album RIAA certification, signifying a million records sold.[5] The band also released the album Elocation (2003) which was certified gold, One Thing Remains (2005) and Comes and Goes (2009).

Jumped Right In

Jumped Right In was released on May 22, 2012 via 604 Records under the production of Joey Moi.[1] The album features tracks written by Smith along with Moi, Rodney Clawson, Craig Wiseman, Dustin Lynch, Chris Tompkins, Zac Maloy, Chad Kroeger and more. It peaked at number 19 on the Canadian Albums Chart and has generated five charted singles on the Canadian Hot 100. The album was nominated for Country Album of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards and was also nominated as Album of the Year for the 2013 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. The album has sold over 100,000 digital singles to date.[6]

Boys of Fall Tour

In November 2012, Smith performed on his first solo tour, co-headlining with Chad Brownlee. The tour was billed as the Boys of Fall Tour and traveled across Canada, hitting 22 cities. The tour sold out on 20 of its dates, including the Commodore Theatre in Vancouver, BC.

Stemming from the success of the Boys of Fall Tour, Smith and Brownlee teamed up to create the annual Boys of Fall Charity Golf Tournament and Concert. The tournament took place at the Redwoods Golf Course in Langley, BC on August 27, 2013 and was sponsored by the radio station JRfm. Proceeds from the event were donated to Basics for Babies, an organization that assists families coping with the challenges of raising a young infant by providing them with needed food, formula and diapers. The tourney is currently in its fifth year and will take place Tuesday August 22, 2017.

Tippin' Point EP

In October 2013, Smith signed with Republic Nashville and released his first American single, "Tippin' Point".[7] It was written by Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line with Jaren Johnston.[8]

Smith released an extended play, Tippin' Point, on March 4, 2014 in the US and Canada. Three singles have been released from the EP so far. The title track was a top 5 single on the Canadian country radio chart and was pronounced the fastest country single to be Gold certified by Music Canada.[9] Since then, the single has been certified Platinum in Canada and the "Tippin' Point" video was ranked number 1 on CMT Canada. In the US, the song "Tippin' Point" was ranked number 1 on Sirius XM's The Highway Hot 45 Countdown and has sold over 120,000 singles. Smith followed up the success of the first single by releasing "Slow Rollin'" in March 2014. The track was a top 5 single at Canadian country radio. A third single, "A Girl Like You", was released in June 2014.

Smith's single "Slow Rollin'" is performed by Lady Antebellum on the deluxe edition of their album 747.

Lifted

In 2014, Dallas Smith entered a recording studio in Nashville to record his second full-length studio album with producer Joey Moi.[10] The album, Lifted, was released on November 25, 2014. Smith released the first single off the album, "Wastin' Gas", on October 28, 2014 followed by album's lead track "Lifted" and finally "Cheap Seats".

Side Effects

In 2016, Dallas Smith released his third solo album Side Effects. The singles released from the album included "Kids with Cars", "One Little Kiss", "Autograph", lead title track "Side Effects" and "Sky Stays This Blue".

The Fall and Timeless

In March 2019, Smith released his EP The Fall.[11] The EP featured four straight #1 singles, "Make 'Em Like You", "Rhinestone World", "Drop", and "Timeless".[12]

In July 2020, a Nielsen Music study found Smith to be the sixth-highest played Canadian artist on domestic radio in the first half of 2020, ahead of Drake and Chad Brownlee, and slightly behind Virginia to Vegas and Justin Bieber.[13]

Smith’s fourth studio album, Timeless will be released on August 28, 2020, and will contain all previously released material from The Fall, as well as the single, "Like a Man" amongst new songs.[14]

Personal life

Smith married his longtime girlfriend Kristen in 2012 and the couple have a daughter together. Smith has a son from a previous relationship.

Discography
For discography while in band Default, see the latter's discography section

Studio albums
Title Details Peak positions Certifications
CAN
[15]
Jumped Right In
  • Release date: May 22, 2012
  • Label: 604
 19
Lifted
  • Release date: November 25, 2014
  • Label: 604
 14
Side Effects
  • Release date: September 2, 2016
  • Label: 604
 7
Timeless
  • Release date: August 28, 2020[14]
  • Label: 604
 To be released

Extended plays
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
CAN
[15]		 US Country
[17]		 US Heat
[18]		 US Indie
[19]
Tippin' Point
  • Release date: March 4, 2014
  • Label: 604, Republic Nashville
 19 31 6 —
Lifted — 39 6 47
Kids with Cars
  • Release date: September 11, 2015
  • Label: Blaster Records
 — — — —
Acoustic Sessions Vol. 1
  • Release date: March 2, 2018[21]
  • Label: 604
 — — — —
The Fall
  • Release date: March 15, 2019
  • Label: 604
 91 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles
Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Certifications Sales Album
CAN Country
[22]		 CAN
[23]
2011 "Somebody Somewhere" 7 79 Jumped Right In
2012 "If It Gets You Where You Wanna Go" 6 74
"Jumped Right In" 4 69
2013 "What Kinda Love" 7 77
"Nothing but Summer" 6 70
"Tippin' Point" 5 36 Tippin' Point
2014 "Slow Rollin'" 5 65
"A Girl Like You" 6 58
"Wastin' Gas" 1 41 Lifted
2015 "Lifted" 5 77
"Cheap Seats" 5 75
"Kids with Cars" 6 87 Side Effects
2016 "One Little Kiss" 5 93
"Autograph" 1 95
2017 "Side Effects" 1 —
"Sky Stays This Blue" 1 —
"Sleepin' Around" 1 —
2018 "One Drink Ago" (with Terri Clark) 3 — Non-album single
"Make 'Em Like You" 1 — The Fall
"Rhinestone World" 1 —
2019 "Drop" 1 77
"Timeless" 1 93
2020 "Like a Man" 5 72 Timeless
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos
Year Video Director
2011 "Somebody Somewhere" Stephano Barberis
2012 "If It Gets You Where You Wanna Go"
"Jumped Right In"
2013 "What Kinda Love"
"Nothing but Summer"
2014 "Tippin' Point"
"Slow Rollin'"
"A Girl Like You" (live) Joel Stewart
"Wastin' Gas"[26] Nigel Dick
2015 "Lifted"[27]
"Cheap Seats" Stephano Barberis
"Kids with Cars"[28] Nigel Dick
2016 "One Little Kiss" Stephano Barberis
2017 "Side Effects" Stefan Berrill
"Sky Stays This Blue" Stephano Barberis
"Sleepin' Around"
"50/50"
2018 "Make 'Em Like You" Stephano Barberis
2019 "Rhinestone World"
"Drop"
2020 "Timeless" Stephano Barberis

Awards and nominations
YearAssociationCategoryNominated WorkResult
2012Canadian Country Music AwardsRising Star AwardN/ANominated
Single of the Year"Somebody Somewhere"Nominated
British Columbia Country Music Association AwardsVideo of the Year"Somebody Somewhere"Won
Entertainer of the YearN/ANominated
Album of the YearJumped Right InNominated
Single of the Year"Somebody Somewhere"Nominated
Fans Choice AwardN/ANominated
Male Vocalist of the YearN/ANominated
2013Juno AwardsCountry Album of the YearJumped Right InNominated
Canadian Music Week Radio AwardsBest New Country Solo ArtistN/AWon
Sirius XM Indie AwardCountry Artist of the YearN/AWon
Canadian Country Music AwardsMale Artist of the YearN/ANominated
Single of the Year"Jumped Right In"Nominated
Album of the YearJumped Right InNominated
2014Male Artist of the YearN/ANominated
Single of the Year"Tippin' Point"Nominated
Album of the YearTippin' Point EPNominated
British Columbia Country Music AssociationAlbum of the YearTippin' PointWon
Entertainer of the YearN/AWon
Fans Choice AwardN/ANominated
Male Vocalist of the YearN/AWon
Single of the Year"Tippin' Point"Won
Video of the YearNominated
2015Juno AwardsCountry Album of the YearLiftedWon
British Columbia Country Music AssociationAlbum of the YearLiftedWon
Entertainer of the YearN/AWon
Fans Choice AwardN/AWon
Male Vocalist of the YearN/AWon
Single of the Year"Wastin' Gas"Won
Video of the Year"Lifted"Nominated
Canadian Country Music AwardsFans' Choice AwardN/ANominated
Male Artist of the YearN/ANominated
Single of the Year"Wastin' Gas"Nominated
Album of the YearLiftedWon
2016Fans' Choice AwardN/ANominated
Male Artist of the YearN/ANominated
Single of the Year"Cheap Seats"Nominated
Interactive Artist of the YearN/ANominated
British Columbia Country Music AssociationEntertainer of the YearN/AWon
Fans Choice AwardN/ANominated
Male Vocalist of the YearN/ANominated
Single of the Year Award"One Little Kiss"Nominated
Video of the YearNominated
2017Juno AwardsCountry Album of the YearSide EffectsNominated
Canadian Country Music AwardsFans' Choice AwardN/ANominated
Male Artist of the YearN/ANominated
Album of the YearSide EffectsWon
Single of the Year"Autograph"Won
2018Canadian Country Music AwardsMale Artist of the YearN/AWon
Fans' Choice AwardN/ANominated
Single of the Year"Side Effects"Nominated
Video of the Year"Sky Stays This Blue"Won
2019Canadian Country Music AwardsMale Artist of the YearN/AWon
Entertainer of the YearN/AWon
Album of the YearThe FallNominated
Fans' Choice AwardN/ANominated
2020Juno AwardsCountry Album of the YearThe FallNominated
Canadian Country Music AwardsMale Artist of the YearN/AWon
Entertainer of the YearN/APending
Single of the YearDropPending
Fans' Choice AwardN/APending

Notes

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