Steve Holy | |
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 Holy on the set of a music video shoot in 2006. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stephen Kyle Holy |
| Born | February 23, 1972 |
| Origin | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Curb, Thrill Hill |
| Website | steveholy |
Stephen Kyle Holy (born February 23, 1972) is an American country music singer. Signed to Curb Records since 1999, he has released three studio albums: 2000's Blue Moon, 2006's Brand New Girlfriend, and 2011's Love Don't Run. Fifteen of his singles have entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the Number One hits "Good Morning Beautiful" (which was featured in the movie Angel Eyes) and "Brand New Girlfriend".
Career
Early life
Steve was born February 23, 1972, in Dallas, Texas, as the youngest of eight children.[1] He entered a local competition called the Mesquite Opry at age 19. While there, he caught the attention of Wilbur Rimes, the father of country singer LeAnn Rimes. By 1999, Holy was signed to Curb Records. His musical influences include Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Lionel Richie.
1999-2002: Blue Moon
His first single for the label, Don't Make Me Beg, peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard country charts in 2000. By October of that year, Holy's debut album, Blue Moon, was released.[1] Its second and third singles, which were the title track and "The Hunger", respectively, both reached No. 24 on the country charts.[2]
Late in 2001, Holy reached Number One for the first time with "Good Morning Beautiful,"[3] a selection from the soundtrack to the film Angel Eyes. This song spent five weeks at Number One on the country charts and reached No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] Blue Moon eventually went Gold nine years after its release in February 2009.
2002–2010: Non-album singles and Brand New Girlfriend
Holy released his fifth single, "I'm Not Breakin'," in late 2002. This song peaked at No. 27 on the country music charts.[3] This was followed by four more singles over the next two years: "Rock-a-Bye Heart" at No. 37 in 2003, "Put Your Best Dress On" at No. 26 in 2004, "Go Home" and "It's My Time (Waste It If I Want To)" at No. 49 and No. 59, respectively, in 2005.[3] None of these five singles were included on a studio album.[2]
In 2005, Holy released "Brand New Girlfriend," co-written by Jeffrey Steele, Shane Minor and Bart Allmand. This song became Holy's second and to date final Number One on the country charts, and his first since “Good Morning Beautiful” in 2002, reaching the top of the charts in its 36th week and setting a record for the slowest climb to Number One on that chart since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990.[4] (This record was broken one year later by Tracy Lawrence, whose "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" reached Number One in its forty-first chart week.) "Brand New Girlfriend" was the lead-off single to Holy's second studio album, also entitled Brand New Girlfriend. This album also produced the lesser Top 40 country hits "Come On Rain" and "Men Buy the Drinks (Girls Call the Shots)" at No. 35 and No. 38.[3] Also included on the album were a cover version of Hank Williams, Jr.'s "All for the Love of Sunshine" and a song co-written by United States Senator Orrin Hatch.[2]
A thirteenth single, "Might Have Been", was released in mid-2008 and on the chart week of December 27, 2008, debuted at No. 60 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
2011–present: Love Don't Run
In February 2011 Holy released "Love Don't Run". The song became his first Top 20 hit on the country charts since "Brand New Girlfriend" in 2006. Holy's third studio album, also entitled Love Don't Run, was released on September 13, 2011. In 2012, Holy released "Radio Up" written by Ben Glover and Bruce Wallace. In 2013, he parted ways with Curb Records.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] |
US [6] |
US Heat | |||
| Blue Moon |
|
7 | 63 | 1 | |
| Brand New Girlfriend |
|
2 | 19 | — | |
| Love Don't Run |
|
30 | 135 | — | |
| A Christmas to Remember[8] |
|
— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Best of Steve Holy |
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [9] |
US Country Airplay [10] |
US [11] |
US Pop |
CAN Country [12][13] | ||||
| 1999 | "Don't Make Me Beg" | 29 | — | — | — | 36 | Blue Moon | |
| 2000 | "Blue Moon" | 24 | — | —A | — | 47 | ||
| 2001 | "The Hunger" | 24 | — | — | — | * | ||
| "Good Morning Beautiful" | 1 | — | 29 | — | * | |||
| 2002 | "I'm Not Breakin'" | 27 | — | — | — | * | — | |
| 2003 | "Rock-a-Bye Heart" | 37 | — | — | — | * | ||
| 2004 | "Put Your Best Dress On" | 26 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | "Go Home" | 49 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It's My Time (Waste It If I Want To)" | 59 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | "Brand New Girlfriend" | 1 | — | 40 | 60 | 6 | Brand New Girlfriend | |
| "Come On Rain" | 35 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | "Men Buy the Drinks (Girls Call the Shots)" | 38 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Might Have Been" | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | "Baby Don't Go" | — | — | — | — | — | Brand New Girlfriend | |
| 2011 | "Love Don't Run" | 19 | — | 78 | — | — | Love Don't Run | |
| "Until the Rain Stops" | 57 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2012 | "Hauled Off and Kissed Me" | 55 | 55 | — | — | — | ||
| 2013 | "Radio Up" | — | — | — | — | — | Best of Steve Holy | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions | ||||||||
- A"Blue Moon" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[3]
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Don't Make Me Beg" | Sherman Halsey |
| 2000 | "Blue Moon" | |
| "The Hunger" | chris rogers [sic] | |
| 2001 | "Good Morning Beautiful" | David Abbott[16] |
| 2003 | "Rock-a-Bye Heart" | |
| 2004 | "Put Your Best Dress On" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 2006 | "Brand New Girlfriend" | Eric Welch |
| 2011 | "Love Don't Run" |
References
- 1 2 Johnson, Zac. "Steve Holy biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- 1 2 3 Morris, Edward (25 August 2006). "Holy resurfaces with "Brand New Girlfriend"". CMT. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ Chart Beat
- ↑ "Steve Holy Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Steve Holy Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Steve Holy – Blue Moon". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ↑ "Steve Holy - A Christmas to Remember". Apple Music. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ↑ "Steve Holy Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Steve Holy Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Steve Holy Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
- ↑ "Steve Holy Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Steve Holy – Good Morning Beautiful". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Steve Holy – Brand New Girlfriend". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Steve Holy : Good Morning Beautiful". Country Music Television. Retrieved July 11, 2011.