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"Matt's Songwriter Spotlight - Marcus Hummon". ^ McCall, New Country (November 1995).: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) "Rascal Flatts Takes Bow for "Broken Road" ". In 2007, this version of the song was nominated for a Dove Award for Song of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards. Also released as a single, Selah's version peaked at number five on the Hot Christian Songs charts. Selah, a contemporary Christian music band, covered the song in 2006 on the album Bless the Broken Road: The Duets Album featuring a duet vocal from Crittenden. Selah version "Bless the Broken Road"įrom the album Bless the Broken Road: The Duets Album Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. UK Singles ( The Official Charts Company) Ĭarrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts version Rascal Flatts' version of the song is set in the key of C major, with a vocal range from C4 to A5. The song and music video would go on to be a viral hit. On February 26, 2020, the song received renewed attention after California-based artist RMR sampled the piano melody for his debut song Rascal. On May 19, 2012, "Bless the Broken Road" debuted at number 76 and went to number 41 next week on the UK Singles chart (The Official Charts Company), the band's first and only appearance on the chart. In 2009, an acoustic version recorded by Rascal Flatts was included in the soundtrack of Hannah Montana: The Movie. While not in wide release, and never included on an album, the version received enough radio airplay to enter the country music charts at number 50.
On May 25, 2005, during a live performance on American Idol by Carrie Underwood and Rascal Flatts, an additional version was recorded. As of January 2020, the song has sold 3,719,000 copies in the US. It's Rascal Flatts' third song to reach that mark, following " Life Is a Highway" and " What Hurts the Most". The song topped the 2 million mark in paid downloads on September 18, 2010. It also won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song and earned a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. Released in November 2004, this version spent five weeks at number one on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. The highest-charting rendition is by the country music group Rascal Flatts, who cut the song for the Feels Like Today album.
Rascal Flatts version "Bless the Broken Road" This version was featured on an episode of Dawson's Creek.īillboard gave Crittenden's version a positive review in the January 17, 1998, issue, calling it "sheer poetry with a moving message." Chart positions Chart (1998) Released as the first of two singles from it, this version was a number 42 single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. Melodie Crittenden version "Broken Road"Īlso in 1998, Melodie Crittenden recorded the song under the title "Broken Road," and included it on her self-titled debut album for Asylum Records. Since then, many artists have recorded the song including Melodie Crittenden, Geoff Moore, Selah, Jamie Slocum, Carrie Underwood, Buddy Greene, and Rascal Flatts. This album was not released, due to a dispute between the band and its label. Sons of the Desert recorded its own version of the song, for a planned second album on Epic Records that would have been released in 1998. Michael McCall of New Country magazine thought that Hummon's rendition was the best track on the album. His rendition includes backing vocals from Hanna and Matraca Berg.
One year later, Hummon covered the song for his debut album All in Good Time for Columbia Records. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recorded it for the 1994 album Acoustic. Singer-songwriter Marcus Hummon co-wrote the song with Jeff Hanna (of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) and Bobby Boyd. Since then, many artists have recorded the song with Rascal Flatts' version being the highest-charting, becoming a number 1 hit on the Billboard country music charts in 2005 and earning the songwriters a Grammy Award for Best Country Song. It was first recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1994, followed by Hummon on his 1995 album All in Good Time.
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Co-written by Marcus Hummon, Bobby Boyd, and Jeff Hanna in 1994, it tells how the journey through relationship heartbreak and disappointment was an important series of lessons along the broken road to finding one’s true love. " Bless the Broken Road" is a song that has been recorded by several American country music artists. Popular country song first recorded by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band "Bless the Broken Road"
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