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Duo Country
Britannique formé en 2013 et composé de Ben Earle et Crissie Rhodes.
An English
duo with a knack for crafting pitch-perfect American country-pop in the vein of
Lady Antebellum,
Kacey Musgraves, and
Florida Georgia Line, the Shires came into existence in 2013 after
Hertfordshire guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Ben Earle, a struggling solo
artist who had toured with KT Tunstall, posted "there must be a country singer
somewhere" on his Facebook page. The response to his question came from nearby
Bedfordshire in the form of
Crissie Rhodes, a talented vocalist who had been honing her craft at
weddings, pubs, and clubs. The pair bonded over their mutual love for artists
like
Dolly Parton,
Kacey Musgraves, and
Alison Krauss, and began writing and performing together; they eventually
inked a deal with Decca Records in the U.K. and Universal Music Group Nashville
across the pond. Their first single, the aptly named "Nashville Skies," debuted
in 2014 in anticipation of their full-length studio album, Brave, which followed
in February 2015. The duo went on to promote the record with a nationwide tour
and returned in 2016 with their second album, My Universe, which the U.K. chart
at number three. Their third effort, 2018's Accidentally on Purpose, recorded in
Nashville with Lindsay Rimes, was their attempt at a proper crossover record,
taking inspiration from the contemporary U.S. country scene with big pop hooks
and choruses.
http://www.theshiresmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/theshiresuk/
Talents : Ben Earle : Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Songwriter - Crissie Rhodes : Vocals
Style musical : Contemporary Country, Country-Pop
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 2014 | CD Decca ? (UK) (promo) |
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Album Sampler - Tonight / Brave / Drunk On A Friday Night / Only Midnight / I Just Wanna Love You |
| 2014 | CD Decca ? (UK) (promo) |
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Tonight |
| 2014 | CD Decca ? (UK) (promo) |
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Nashville Grey Skies |
| 02/2015 | CD Decca ? (UK) (promo) |
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Friday Night |
| 05/2015 | CD Decca ? (UK) (promo) |
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State Lines / State Lines Album Edit |
| 09/2015 | CD Decca ? (UK) (promo) |
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All Over Again |
| 10/2016 | CD Decca ? (UK) (promo) |
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My Universe |
| 10/2016 | CD Decca ? (UK) (promo) |
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I Just Wanna Love You |
| 12/2016 | CD Decca ? (UK) (promo) |
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A Thousand Hallelujahs |
| 03/2017 | CD Decca ? (UK) (promo) |
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Drive |
| 2018 | CD Decca ? (UK) (promo) |
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Guilty |
Albums
| 03/2015 | CD Decca 3788861 (EUR) |
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Brave - Tonight / Nashville Grey Skies / Brave / Friday Night / I Just Wanna Love You / All Over Again / Jekyll And Hyde / State Lines / Black And White / Made In England / How Many Love Songs |
| 09/2016 | CD Decca 5709560 (EUR) |
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My Universe - My Universe / Beats To Your Rhythm / Not Even Drunk Right Now / Naked / Drive / Daddy's Little Girl / Everything You Never Gave / Save Me / Common Language / A Thousand Hallelujahs / Other People's Things / Desperate |
| 09/2016 | CD Decca 570969-5 (UK) (deluxe edition) |
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My Universe - My Universe / Beats To Your Rhythm / Not Even Drunk Right Now / Naked / Drive / Daddy's Little Girl / Everything You Never Gave / Save Me / Common Language / A Thousand Hallelujahs / Other People's Things / Desperate / Stay (Brave recording sessions) / First Flight Out (Brave recording sessions) |
| 04/2018 | CD Decca 6741622 (EUR) |
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Accidentally On Purpose - The Hard Way / Echo / Guilty / Sleepwalk / Accidentally On Purpose / Stay The Night / Ahead Of The Storm / Speechless / River Of Love / Strangers / World Without You / Loving You Too Long |
| 03/2020 | CD BMG 538565512 (EUR) |
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Good Years - Lighning Strikes / On The Day I Die / Good Years / No Secrets / About Last Night / New Year / Only Always / Independence Day / Thank You Whiskey / People Like Us / Better Place / Crazy Days |
| 03/2020 | CD Decca 0868424 (EUR) |
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Greatest Hits - Nashville Grey Skies / Beats To Your Rhythm / Accidentally On Purpose / Sleepwalk / Echo / Guilty / A Thousand Hallelujahs / Ahead Of The Storm / Stay The Night / My Universe / State Lines / Islands In The Stream / Brave / Daddy's Little Girl / I Just Wanna Love You / The Hard Way / Tonight / Friday Night (Jeremy Wheatley single mix) / Bonus Acoustic Tracks : Guilty (acoustic) / Sleepwalk (acoustic) / Stay The Night (acoustic) / When You Say Nothing At All (acoustic) |
| 03/2022 | CD BMG 538772652 (EUR) |
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10 Year Plan - Cut Me Loose / Sparks Fly / Side By Side / Plot Twist / 10 Year Plan / I See Stars / A Bar Without You / Baby We're Rich / Sky Dive / Wild Hearts / Forever Tonight / Peggy I'm Sorry (demo) / When It Hurts |
| 2024 | CD Townsend Music SHIRESCD001 (UK) |
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Undone Vol. 1 - Black And White / Naked / Nashville Grey Skies / All Over Again / Just Wanna Love You / My Universe / Daddy's Little Girl / Sleepwalk / Tonight / State Lines / While I Was Away |
| 07/2026 | CD Big Machine 241465 (UK) |
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BONFIRE - Bonfire Song / Getaway Car / Magnetised / House Of Cards / Slow Dance / Blink / Watching You Watching Me / Hypocrite / One For The Whiskey / Come Back Around / Sing You Back / a good life |
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