Morgan Wade (singer)

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Morgan Wade
Born (1994-12-10) December 10, 1994 (age 27)
Floyd, Virginia, U.S.
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2018-present
LabelsThirty Tigers
Associated actsThe Stepbrothers

Morgan Wade (born December 10, 1994) is an American country music singer. Active since 2018, she has released one album on Thirty Tigers in 2021.

Biography[]

Morgan Wade is a native of Floyd, Virginia. She began writing songs as a freshman in college, and in 2018, she recruited musicians through Craigslist to record her first album Puppets with My Heart, which was credited to The Stepbrothers. Wade told Rolling Stone Country that she was inspired to do this after breaking up with her boyfriend.[1] Wade later said that the stress of touring and recording with the Stepbrothers led to her developing an alcohol addiction.[1]

Later in 2018, Morgan Wade was performing at FloydFest along with many artists including Jason Isbell. Isbell's guitar technician gave her album to Sadler Vaden, the guitarist in Isbell's band The 400 Unit. Vaden and producer Paul Ebersold then helped her assemble another album over the next two years. Titled Reckless, the album was released via the Thirty Tigers label in 2021.[2] Selling 3,000 copies in its first week, Reckless charted at number 14 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers charts. Wade told the publication that the album was inspired by her struggles with her mental health, past relationships, and sobriety.[3] Rolling Stone Country describes the album by saying that Wade has "the ragged edge of a singer-songwriter who’s been putting her nose to the grindstone for some time. In a voice like worn leather, Wade describes desperate, spontaneous relationships that feel the strongest when they’re at their breaking point."[1]

"Wilder Days" was released to radio in 2021 as the album's first single. Billy Dukes of Taste of Country described Wade's vocal presence on the song as a "hardened Sheryl Crow" and called the song "complex, with chords and a melancholy shuffle that shouts heartbreak, even if her story is at worst hesitant and thoughtful."[4]

In January 2022, Wade re-released Reckless on January 28, 2022 with six bonus tracks. One of them is a cover of Elvis Presley's 1969 hit "Suspicious Minds".[5]

Discography[]

Albums[]

Title Album details Peak positions
US
Heat.
[6] 		US
Country
[7] 		US
Folk
[8]
Puppets with My Heart
  • Release date: 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
 — — —
Reckless
  • Release date: March 19, 2021
  • Label: Thirty Tigers
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP
 2 30 8

Singles[]

Year Title Peak positions Album
US
Country
[9] 		US
Country
Airplay
[10]
2021 "Wilder Days" 36 46 Reckless

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Morgan Wade, Raised on Bluegrass, Excels at Country-Pop on Her Debut Album". Rolling Stone Country. April 1, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Morgan Wade biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Sobriety and Mental Health Struggles Shaped Morgan Wade's Debut Album: Emerging Artists Spotlight". Billboard. April 2, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Morgan Wade's 'Wilder Days' Is a Once-In-a-Decade Kind of Debut [Listen] Read More: LISTEN: Morgan Wade's 'Wilder Days' Is a Rare Kind of Debut". Taste of Country. September 29, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Morgan Wade's 'Suspicious Minds' Cover Is Like Elvis Fronting ELO". Rolling Stone Country. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  8. ^ "Americana/Folk Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  9. ^ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  10. ^ "Country Airplay: January 8, 2022". Billboard. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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