Song:On My Way To You
Album:Ain't Nothin' To It
Cody Johnson released several albums on his own label before signing with Warner Nashville for the 2019 album Ain't Nothin' To It and the top twenty country hit On My Way To You. He was born May 21, 1987 in Sebastopol, TX and he grew up in Huntsville. His father was an amateur musician who appeared on Johnson's first album. He played in bands as a teen. And he also was a bull rider. Johnson attended college for a while. But he decided to work as a prison supervisor while he worked on his music. Johnson released six albums on his own label. He had regional success in Texas. When Johnson's 2016 album Gotta Be Me sold 43,000 copies and reached #11 on the Billboard 200, Warner Nashville signed Johnson for his 2019 album Ain't Nothin' To It. The album was produced by Trent Willmon who has worked with Johnson since 2011. Willmon had modest success when he released a couple of albums on Columbia. Since then he has had success writing songs for Montgomery Gentry among others. He produces Johnson and Kevin Fowler. Willmon doesn't seem to be active as a performer. On My Way To You reached #13 on the Country Singles chart. The album topped the Country Album chart. On My Way To You was written by veteran songwriters Brett James and Tony Lane. James released an album in 1995. Since then he has had a lot of songwriting success especially with Kenny Chesney. Lane has written hits for John Michael Montgomery among others. Johnson writes but he only co-wrote one song on the album. Johnson's music has been described as neo honky tonk. His background in rodeo is helpful especially in Texas. We will see if Johnson's next album can sustain his initial success. Here's the video for On My Way To You by Cody Johnson.
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