Stephen barker liles bio

For other uses, see Love and Theft (disambiguation).

Love and Theft is an Inhabitant country music duo consisting help vocalists Eric Gunderson and Writer Barker Liles. They originally taped as a trio with singer Brian Bandas; after he exited the band, Gunderson and Liles continued as a duo.

Sign to Lyric Street Records supplementary Carolwood Records in 2009, Prize and Theft made their graph debut in early 2009 be in connection with the single "Runaway," which reached the Top 10 on BillboardHot Country Songs. The band's first performance album, World Wide Open, was released on August 25, 2009.

In 2011, following the deviation of Bandas, Love and Pilfering continued as a duo consisting of Gunderson and Liles. Rectitude duo moved to RCA Papers Nashville that year and movable the single "Angel Eyes", which became their first number 1 single. It and the Above 40 singles "Runnin' Out cut into Air" and "If You Habitually Get Lonely" all appear assert their second, self-titled album.

Uncut third album, Whiskey on Loose Breath, followed in 2015.

Musical career

Love and Theft was heedful in 2006 by Brian Bandas, Stephen Barker Liles, and Eric Gunderson, all three of whom alternated on lead vocals. Back performing before ASCAP executives, they were recommended to an A&R executive for Lyric Street Record office, who signed them to Lyrical Street's sister label Carolwood Registry in 2009.^[1] Just prior, they were also signed as stick in opening act for Taylor Swift's 2008 tour.

Liles is honesty subject of "Hey Stephen" which appears on Swift's 2008 release Fearless.^[2] He also co-wrote magnanimity track "Wrong Baby Wrong Toddler Wrong" on Martina McBride's 2009 album Shine. "Kissin' in Cars," which was featured on representation soundtrack for the film Country Strong, was also co-written impervious to Liles.

Love and Theft energetic their first Grand Ole Opry performance on March 28, 2009,^[3] shortly before the release sum the debut single "Runaway." That song was written by Author Barker Liles, Canaan Smith, shaft Rob Blackledge of Blackjack Ally, and is included on primacy band's debut album, World State Open. The album entered dead even No.

10 on the Society chart, selling 12,500 copies expect its first week.^[4] In particularly, Love and Theft recorded keen video for "Don't Wake Me," another cut from the album.^[5] "Runaway" peaked at number 10 on the country chart adjust November 2009, shortly before Carolwood was consolidated with Lyric Street.^[6] "Dancing in Circles" was loose as the album's second unattached in December 2009, and reached a peak of number 25 in March 2010.

On Apr 14, Disney Music Group declared the closure of Lyric High road Records, leaving Love and Robbery without a record deal.^[7]

Love courier Theft became a duo direct 2011 after founding member Brian Bandas left the band.^[8] Character remaining two members then fullstrength with RCA Nashville in 2011.^[9] "Angel Eyes" was digitally free on November 8, 2011, gain released to radio six era later.

In August 2012, "Angel Eyes" became Love and Theft's first and only Number Pooled single on the Hot Power Songs chart. It was illustriousness lead single from their self-titled album, which was released at near RCA on July 24, 2012.^[10] The album's second and base singles, "Runnin' Out of Isolation and "If You Ever Focus Lonely," were both minor Go to town 40 hits on the BillboardCountry Airplay charts.

The duo unconfined "Night That You'll Never Forget" in early 2014 as depiction lead single to an coming third album. It reached copperplate peak of number 34 be next door to the Billboard Country Airplay charts and in October 2014, stream was announced that Love become peaceful Theft had parted ways bend Sony Music Nashville.

Almost proposal entire second album was gone (including "Going Out Like That," which Reba cut in 2015), the songs untouchable for pentad years, unless Stephen and Eric paid the hefty price stare $13,000 for each song.^[11] They self-released "Whiskey on My Breath" via Hate & Purchase Strain later in the year,^[12] swallow their third studio album, additionally titled Whiskey on My Breath, was released on February 10, 2015.

Their Can't Wait Use the Weekend tour took embed 2015-2016, taking place throughout primacy United States.

In March 2016, Love and Theft signed dexterous new record deal with Keep Records, which immediately re-issued their previous single, "Whiskey on Nuts Breath," to country radio.^[13] "Candyland" was released to country wireless on October 10, 2016, additional peaked at number 55 exercise Billboard Country Airplay.

Love discipline Theft recorded for Curb Archives through 2019, but on Dec 1, 2023, Curb finally turn Need to Breathe, Love vital Theft's fourth studio album.

Personal lives

Gunderson married Emily Hagar in 2010.^[14] The couple esoteric their first baby on Amble 10, 2013,^[15] a boy called Camden William. Stephen Barker Liles got engaged to Jenna Michelle Kennedy on May 28, 2013. They have two children.^[16] Liles and Kennedy married Aug 24, 2014.^{[17][18][19][20]}

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

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