Charlie Major

Charlie Major
Born	December 31, 1954 (1954-12-31) (age 56)
Origin	Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1993-present
Labels	Arista Imprint ViK. Recordings Dead Reckoning Stony Plain Koch Entertainment Canada EMI
Associated acts	Ricky Van Shelton, Joy Lynn White, Kim Mitchell
Website	www.charliemajor.com

Charlie Major (born December 31, 1954) is a Canadian country music artist. He has recorded six studio albums and released more than twenty singles.

Born in Aylmer, Quebec, Charlie Major knew he wanted to be a musician since he was 19 years old.^[1] He was blinded in one eye as a result of a pellet gun accident when he was 12.^[2] He spent 15 years traveling as far as Spain writing songs and putting country bands together, which eventually led to a record deal with Arista Records. Major released his debut album in Canada, The Other Side, in 1993. All six singles released from the album went to #1 on the RPM Country chart.

Through the 1990s, he won the Juno Award as Country Male Vocalist of the Year for two years in a row (Juno Awards in 1994 and 1995). Five major Canadian Country Music Awards followed, along with songwriting honours from SOCAN, and a BMI Award in 1993 for "Backroads", recorded by Ricky Van Shelton in 1991 on his Backroads album, as the “Most Performed Song in America.” In 2006 he made an appearance on the television show "Holmes on Homes."

Personal life

Charlie Major is married and is the father of three sons. He divides his time between homes in Ottawa, Ontario; and in Nashville, Tennessee, where he first moved in 1994. Today Major spends the majority of his time in his native Canada.

Discography

Studio albums

1990s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)
		CAN Country [3]	CAN [4]
The Other Side	Release date: June 25, 1993 Label: Arista Records Formats: CD, cassette	1	54	CAN: 2× Platinum[5]
Lucky Man	Release date: September 29, 1995 Label: Arista Records Formats: CD, cassette	4	49	CAN: Platinum[6]
Everything's Alright	Release date: September 30, 1997 Label: ViK. Recordings Formats: CD, cassette	11	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s

Title	Album details
444[A]	Release date: March 21, 2000 Label: Dead Reckoning Records Formats: CD, cassette
Inside Out	Release date: April 24, 2004 Label: Stony Plain Records Formats: CD, music download
Shadows and Light	Release date: October 17, 2006 Label: Koch Entertainment Canada Formats: CD, music download

2010s

Title	Album details
On the Evening Side	Release date: June 21, 2011 Label: EMI Canada Formats: CD, music download

Compilation albums

Title	Details
Here and Now	Release date: October 8, 1996 Label: Imprint Records
Collections	Release date: November 28, 2006 Label: Sony BMG Canada
Greatest Hits	Release date: January 8, 2007 Label: ViK. Recordings

Singles

1990s

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		CAN Country [7]
1993	"I'm Gonna Drive You Out of My Mind"	1	The Other Side
	"I'm Somebody"	1
1994	"Nobody Gets Too Much Love"	1
	"The Other Side"	1
	"It Can't Happen to Me"	1
	"I'm Here"	1
1995	"(I Do It) For the Money"	1	Lucky Man
	"Tell Me Something I Don't Know"	1
1996	"It's Lonely I Can't Stand"	1
	"Waiting on You"	2
	"This Crazy Heart of Mine"	8
	"(I Do It) For the Money" (US release)	—	Here and Now
1997	"I'm Feeling Kind of Lucky Tonight"	1	Everything's Alright
1998	"Some Days Are Better"	4
	"Thank the Lord for the Night Time"	48
	"You Can Trust in My Love"	10
1999	"Right Here, Right Now" (with Joy Lynn White)	8	444
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s

Year	Single	Album
2000	"One True Love"[B]	444
	"Side by Side"
2004	"My Brother and Me"	Inside Out
	"When You're Good You're Good"
2005	"I'm Alright"
2006	"You'd Better Go"
	"Young at Heart" (with Kim Mitchell)	Shadows and Light
2007	"Better World"
	"That's When I Feel Loved"
2008	"Make It Right"	Non-album song

2010s

Year	Single	Album
2011	"Through God's Eyes"	On the Evening Side
	"Keep On Living"

Videography

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1993	"I'm Gonna Drive You Out of My Mind"	David Storey
1994	"Nobody Gets Too Much Love"[8]
1995	"(I Do It) For the Money"
	"Tell Me Something I Don't Know"
1996	"This Crazy Heart of Mine"
	"(I Do It) For the Money"	Jim Yukich
1997	"I'm Feeling Kind of Lucky Tonight"
1998	"Some Days Are Better"
1999	"Right Here, Right Now" (with Joy Lynn White)	Eric Welch
2008	"Make It Right"

Notes

• A^ 444 peaked at number 21 on the Canadian RPM Country Albums/CDs chart.^[3]
• B^ "One True Love" peaked at number 31 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.^[7]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result
1994	Juno Awards of 1994	Country Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
		Best New Solo Artist	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Association	SOCAN Song of the Year — "I'm Going to Drive You Out of My Mind"	Won
		Single of the Year — "I'm Going to Drive You Out of My Mind"	Won
		Male Artist of the Year	Won
1995	Juno Awards of 1995	Country Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
	Canadian Country Music Association	Male Artist of the Year	Won
1996	Juno Awards of 1996	Country Male Vocalist of the Year	Won
		Best Male Vocalist	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Association	Male Artist of the Year	Won

References

1. ^ allmusic ((( Charlie Major > Biography )))
2. ^ Guest Appearance, Holmes on Homes, Season 6, Episode 11
3. ^ ^{a b} "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Albums/CDs". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=2qltq59q0rvnurqcdg3pdp45q6&q1=Charlie+Major&q2=Country+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20. Retrieved July 16, 2011. 
4. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Albums/CDs". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=0gkhs4fascqharemjot45q8gv2&q1=Charlie+Major&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20. Retrieved July 16, 2011. 
5. ^ "Gold & Platinum Search - Music Canada - The Other Side". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=The%20Other%20Side&ica=False&sa=Charlie%20Major&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved July 16, 2011. 
6. ^ "Gold & Platinum - Music Canada - Lucky Man". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Lucky%20Man&ica=False&sa=Charlie%20Major&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved July 16, 2011. 
7. ^ ^{a b} "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=8ogt1gtbdg8uvq8p4n3tm0fla7&q1=Charlie+Major&q2=Country+Singles&interval=20. Retrieved February 24, 2011. 
8. ^ "CMT : Videos : Charlie Major : Nobody Gets Too Much Love". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/charlie-major/55276/nobody-gets-too-much-love.jhtml. Retrieved October 14, 2011. 

Charlie Major: Tough Music That's Headed Straight for Your Heart

External links

• Official web site
• Official MySpace page
• Music Videos

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