High Valley
High Valley | |
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Background information | |
Origin | La Crete, Alberta, Canada |
Genres | |
Years active | 1997-present |
Labels | |
Associated acts | |
Website | Official website |
Members |
Brad Rempel Curtis Rempel |
Past members | Bryan Rempel |
High Valley is a Canadian country music duo from Blumenort, Alberta, a small community near the hamlet of La Crete. The band is composed of brothers Brad and Curtis Rempel. Bryan Rempel was a member until March 2014.[1] All three graduated from La Crete Public School.[2] All three grew up in a family oriented Mennonite community.
In October 2015, High Valley signed to Atlantic Records Nashville.[3] Shortly after that, the single "Make You Mine" was released to United States country radio. It debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Country chart.
Biography
High Valley's album Broken Borders was named Album of the Year at the 2007 GMA Canada Covenant Awards, while the song "Back to You" was awarded Country Song of the Year.[2] High Valley's second album, High Valley, was released in Canada and the United States on September 14, 2010. In 2011 the band won five GMA Canada Covenant Awards, including Artist of the Year and Group of the Year. Their third album, Love Is a Long Road, was released on June 12, 2012.
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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CAN [4] |
US Country [5] |
US Heat [6] | ||
Broken Borders |
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High Valley |
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— | — | — |
Love Is a Long Road |
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— | — | — |
County Line |
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— | — | — |
Dear Life |
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36 | 37 | 3 |
"—" denotes a recording that failed to chart or was not released to that territory. |
Extended plays
Title | EP details |
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Hands in the Dirt[7] |
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Sales | Album | |||
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CAN Country [8] |
CAN [9] |
US Hot Country [10] |
US Country Airplay [11] | |||||
2007 | "Back to You"[12] | — | — | — | — | Broken Borders | ||
2010 | "I Will Stand by You" | — | — | — | — | High Valley | ||
"On the Combine" | — | — | — | — | ||||
2011 | "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)" | — | 98 | — | — | |||
"Call Me Old Fashioned" | — | — | — | — | ||||
2012 | "Have I Told You I Love You Lately" | — | 91 | — | — | Love Is a Long Road | ||
"Let It Be Me" | — | 89 | — | — | ||||
"Love You for a Long Time" | 13 | 91 | — | 56 | ||||
2013 | "Trying to Believe" | 21 | — | — | — | |||
"Rescue You" | 10 | 80 | — | — | County Line | |||
2014 | "County Line" | 8 | 70 | — | — | |||
"Make You Mine" (featuring Ricky Skaggs) | 5 | 58 | — | — |
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2015 | "She's with Me" | 6 | 69 | — | — |
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"Come on Down" | 3 | 77 | — | — | ||||
2016 | "Make You Mine" (US release)A | — | — | 28 | 21 |
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Dear Life | |
"Be You" | 10 | — | — | — | County Line | |||
"Every Week's Got a Friday"B | 8 | Dear Life | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
- A Current single in the United States.
- B Current single in Canada.[17]
Promotional singles
Year | Single | Album |
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2013 | "Away in a Manger"[18] | Non-album single |
2016 | "Young Forever"[19] | Dear Life |
"Long Way Home"[20] | ||
"Dear Life"[21] | ||
"Memory Makin'"[22] | ||
"I Be U Be"[23] | ||
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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2010 | "I Will Stand by You" | |
"On the Combine"[24] | Bill Baumgart | |
2011 | "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)" | Warren P. Sonoda |
2012 | "Have I Told You I Love You Lately" | |
"Let It Be Me" | Mark Maryanovich/Carolyne Stossel | |
"Love You for a Long Time"[25] | ||
2013 | "Trying to Believe" | |
"Rescue You" | Kristin Barlowe | |
2014 | "County Line" | |
2015 | "Make You Mine" | |
"She's with Me" | Roger Pistole | |
"Come on Down" | ||
2016 | "Every Week's Got a Friday" | |
Awards
GMA Canada Covenant Awards
- 2007 two awards: Country/Bluegrass Album Of The Year: Broken Borders, and Country/Bluegrass Song Of The Year: "Back To You"
- 2011 five awards: Artist Of The Year, Group Of The Year, Country/Bluegrass Album Of The Year: High Valley, Country/Bluegrass Song Of The Year: "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)", and Video Of The Year: "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)"
- 2012 three awards: Artist Of The Year, Country/Bluegrass Album Of The Year: "Love Is A Long Road" and Country/Bluegrass Song Of The Year "Have I Told You I Love You Lately"
Canadian Country Music Association Awards
Year | Category | Result |
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2010 | Rising Star | Nominated |
2011 | Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated |
Rising Star | Nominated | |
2012 | Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated |
2013 | Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated |
Interactive Artist of the Year | Won | |
2015 | Group or Duo of the Year | Won |
Album of the Year – County Line | Nominated | |
Interactive Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
Juno Awards
Year | Category | Result |
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2012 | Country Album of the Year – High Valley | Nominated |
2016 | Country Album of the Year – County Line | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Tinson, Kayla (March 10, 2014). "Bryan Rempel leaving High Valley". Top Country. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- 1 2 High Valley at CMT
- ↑ Nicholson, Jessica (October 8, 2015). "High Valley Inks Deal With Atlantic Records/Warner Music Nashville". MusicRow. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ↑ Peak positions on Canadian Albums Chart:
- For Dear Life: "On The Charts". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ↑ Peak positions on Top Country Albums chart:
- For Dear Life: "Top Country Albums: The Week Of December 10, 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ↑ Peak positions on Heatseekers Albums chart:
- For Dear Life: "Heatseekers Albums: The Week Of December 10, 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Hands in the Dirt - High Valley | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ↑ "High Valley Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ↑ "High Valley Album & Song Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ "High Valley Album & Song Chart History - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ↑ "High Valley Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- ↑ Nicholson, Jessica (May 3, 2016). "Exclusive: High Valley Brings Old-School To New Music". MusicRow. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – High Valley – County Line". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – High Valley – Make You Mine". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – High Valley – She's With Me". Music Canada.
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 26, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: November 28, 2016". Roughstock.
- ↑ "Every Week's Got a Friday - Single by High Valley". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ "Away in a Manger - Single by High Valley". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Young Forever - Single by High Valley". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Long Way Home - High Valley | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Dear Life - High Valley | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Memory Makin' - High Valley | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ↑ "I Be U Be - High Valley | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : High Valley : On The Combine". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : High Valley : Love You for a Long Time". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 11, 2012.