David James (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba)[2] is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. James was nominated for the 2014 Canadian Country Music Association Discovery Award and 2017 Rising Star Award.[3]
David James | |
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| Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Genres | Country pop[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | MDM |
| Website | davidjamesmusic |
In August 2014, he signed to MDM Recordings Inc.[4] His first single for the label, "What We Weren't Looking For", was released in February 2015.[5] A music video for the song debuted on CMT in March.[5] The song peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Canada Country chart in June.[6] James' second single for MDM, "Some Hearts", was released in September.[7] His third single for the label, "Lonely Girl", was released on March 8, 2016.[8] All three songs are included on an extended play, Songs About a Girl, released on March 11.[8] In 2020, James released the extended play If I Were You, which included the singles "Cars, Girls, And The Radio",[9] "All the Time",[10] and the title track whose co-writers include Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line and Hardy.[11][12][13]
| Title | Details |
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| This Must Be It |
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| Songs About a Girl |
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| Downtown Kids |
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| If I Were You |
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| Year | Single | Peak positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [6] | |||
| 2014 | "Letting Love Get Reckless" | — | Non-album single |
| 2015 | "What We Weren't Looking For" | 27 | Songs About a Girl |
| "Some Hearts" | — | ||
| 2016 | "Lonely Girl" | 39 | |
| "Starts with a Girl" | — | ||
| 2017 | "What If I Don't" | 40 | Downtown Kids |
| 2017 | "Sun Set On It" | 12 | |
| 2017 | "Downtown Kids" | 13 | |
| 2018 | "Cars, Girls and the Radio" | 37 | If I Were You |
| 2019 | "All the Time" | 24 | |
| 2020 | "If I Were You" | 39 | |
| "Then There's You" (featuring Genevieve Fisher) |
35 | ||
| 2021 | "Don't Mind If I Do" | 29 | TBA |
| "That's the Life" | 42 | ||
| 2022 | "Wreck My Weekend" | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Letting Love Get Reckless" | David James |
| 2015 | "What We Weren't Looking For" | Amit Dabrai |
| "Some Hearts" | David James | |
| 2016 | "Starts with a Girl" | Ben Knechtel |
| 2017 | "What If I Don't" | |
| "Later" | ||
| "Sun Set On It" | David James | |
| 2018 | "Downtown Kids" | Stephano Barberis |
| 2019 | "All the Time" | |
| 2022 | "That's the Life" | Travis Didluck |