Gloriana (band)
| Company type | Music group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Nashville, Tennessee , United States |
| Products | Country music albums and singles |
Gloriana was a country music ensemble from the United States, established in 2008 by Cheyenne Kimball (vocals, mandolin), Rachel Reinert (vocals), alongside siblings Tom Gossin (vocals, guitar) and Mike Gossin (vocals, guitar). Prior to the band's inception, Kimball pursued a solo career. The founding members released a single self-titled album in 2009 through Emblem/Reprise Records, which included their initial charting single, "Wild at Heart". Kimball exited the group before their sophomore album A Thousand Miles Left Behind, which featured their most successful single to date, "(Kissed You) Good Night", as well as the top 20 track "Can't Shake You". After producing a third album, Three, Reinert left the band, leading to its dissolution.
History
Tom and Mike Gossin, brothers from Utica, New York, both began formal piano instruction at age five; Tom expanded his musical education by studying jazz at ten and guitar at twelve. During high school, he co-founded "Oblique" with his brother Stephen. After enrolling at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Tom chose to leave college to concentrate on songwriting and performing. Mike started learning drums at eight and picked up guitar at twelve, eventually joining Tom in Wilmington. The two brothers performed as a duo following their relocation to Nashville, Tennessee.
Rachel Reinert, originally from Sarasota, Florida, relocated to Santa Ana, California when she was six years old. She pursued musical theatre studies at the Orange County School of the Arts and began crafting songs by age fourteen. At fifteen, she secured a publishing contract in Nashville and moved there at sixteen to further hone her songwriting abilities before connecting with the Gossin brothers through her MySpace profile.
Cheyenne Kimball, born in Jacksonville, North Carolina and raised in Frisco, Texas, was already performing by age ten and won America's Most Talented Kid at twelve. She released a solo record on Epic Records, collaborating with John Rich of Big & Rich. After starring in an MTV reality series for one season, she met the Gossin brothers and Reinert in a nightclub setting; together they started writing songs and performing as a group.
2008–2010: Gloriana
Once the quartet was assembled, Gloriana created demo recordings and submitted one to Emblem Records, owned by producer Matt Serletic, known for his work with Matchbox 20. Working alongside Serletic and Nashville songwriters such as Jeffrey Steele, Brett James, and Wayne Kirkpatrick, they secured a contract with Emblem by February 2009, despite not having chosen a band name yet.
Their debut single "Wild at Heart", co-written by Serletic, Josh Kear, and Stephanie Bentley, was released early in 2009. It became the highest-selling country debut single that year. The band supported Taylor Swift on her 2009–2010 Fearless tour and issued a four-track digital EP in May. Their full-length self-titled album was released on August 4, 2009, reaching No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart and No. 3 on the Billboard 200. The single "Wild at Heart" climbed to No. 15 on the charts, followed by their second release "How Far Do You Wanna Go?" in September. Gloriana earned recognition as the Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2009 American Music Awards and received the Academy of Country Music's Top New Vocal Group award in 2010. On August 18, 2010, "Wild at Heart" achieved Gold certification from the RIAA.
In early 2010, they released a third single titled "The World Is Ours Tonight", which was included on a March reissue of their debut album.
2011–2013: A Thousand Miles Left Behind
At the beginning of 2011, Gloriana revealed that "Wanna Take You Home" would serve as the lead single from their sophomore album, A Thousand Miles Left Behind. This track was sent to country radio on March 28, 2011, and marked their fourth entry into the Top 40. On July 11, 2011, it was announced via Twitter that Cheyenne Kimball had exited the band. Despite her departure, the remaining members proceeded with recording; Kimball appears solely in the music video for "Wanna Take You Home," directed by TK McKamy and shot in the vicinity of Nashville.
The album’s second single, "(Kissed You) Good Night", was released on October 4, 2011. Its accompanying video debuted on ABC Family (now Freeform) on January 13, 2012. Gloriana performed this song live on The Bachelorette on May 20, 2012. The complete album was made available on July 31, 2012. Following that, the third single "Can't Shake You" was issued on September 10, 2012, and featured prominently in the season finale of The CW's Hart of Dixie, where Gloriana appeared as themselves.
2014–2017: Three
In February 2014, Gloriana released "Best Night Ever," which reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Later that year, their single "Trouble" climbed to number 24 on the same chart and acted as the lead single for their third studio album, Three, which was released on June 2, 2015. No additional singles were released from this album. In January 2016, Rachel Reinert officially left the group.
Tom Gossin embarked on a solo touring career in 2017. Meanwhile, Rachel Reinert launched her solo career with the release of her single "Cool" in mid-2018.
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | AUS | |||
| Gloriana |
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2 | 3 | 43 |
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| A Thousand Miles Left Behind |
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2 | 11 | — |
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| Three |
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13 | 116 | — |
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| "—" indicates albums that did not chart | |||||
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| The Way It Goes |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Songs | US Country Airplay | US Hot 100 | CAN Country | CAN Hot 100 | ||||
| 2009 | "Wild at Heart" | 15 | 53 | 34 | — |
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Gloriana | |
| "How Far Do You Wanna Go?" | 36 | — | 37 | — | ||||
| 2010 | "The World Is Ours Tonight" | 37 | — | — | — | |||
| 2011 | "Wanna Take You Home" | 34 | — | — | — | A Thousand Miles Left Behind | ||
| "(Kissed You) Good Night" | 2 | 34 | 6 | 60 |
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| 2012 | "Can't Shake You" | 20 | 16 | 83 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Best Night Ever" | 46 | 37 | — | — | — |
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| "Trouble" | 36 | 24 | — | — | — | Three | ||
|- | colspan="9" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" indicates singles that did not chart }
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Wild at Heart" | Elliott Lester |
| "The Way It Goes" | Chad Denning | |
| "How Far Do You Wanna Go?" | Kristin Barlowe | |
| "Silent Night" | Eric Welch | |
| 2010 | "The World Is Ours Tonight" | Shawn Robbins |
| 2011 | "Wanna Take You Home" | TK McKamy |
| "(Kissed You) Good Night" | ||
| 2012 | "Can't Shake You" | |
| 2015 | "Trouble" | Sean Hagwell |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organization | Category | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | CMT Music Awards | Group Video of the Year — "Wild at Heart" | Template:Nom |
| USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — "Wild at Heart" | Template:Nom | ||
| Nationwide On Your Side Award | Template:Won | ||
| American Music Awards | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Template:Won | |
| 2010 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Top New Vocal Group | Template:Won |
| Top New Artist | Template:Nom | ||
| CMT Music Awards | Group Video of the Year - How Far Do You Wanna Go? | Template:Nom | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Country Group | Template:Nom | |
| 2012 | American Country Awards | Artist of the Year: Breakthrough | Template:Nom |
| Single of the Year: Breakthrough — "(Kissed You) Good Night" | Template:Nom | ||
| Music Video of the Year: Group or Collaboration — "(Kissed You) Good Night" | Template:Nom |