Joel Philip Stacey (born January 21, 1978) is an American singer who first gained national attention on season 6 of the television talent show American Idol. After being eliminated from the competition on May 2, 2007, he was signed to a recording contract with Lyric Street Records. His debut single, "If You Didn't Love Me", was released to radio in early 2008 as the lead-off to his self-titled debut album, which was issued April 29, 2008, on Lyric Street. Stacey's second album, Into the Light, was released on August 25, 2009, via Reunion Records.
Life and career Stacey was born in Harlan County, Kentucky. His mother, Adrell Horn, was born in Madison County, Kentucky and works as a nurse in Smyrna, Tennessee. His father, Gary Stacey, was a Church of God (Cleveland) minister who pastors a church. Both of Stacey's grandfathers, Carlie Horn and E.T. Stacey, were also Church of God pastors. Stacey grew up in Fairfield, Ohio and began singing in church. In 2001, he joined in the U.S. Navy, and was the lead vocalist for the Navy Band Southeast. In 2006, he served as the music minister for First Coast Christian Center in Jacksonville, Florida.
Stacey graduated from Wichita Northwest High School in Wichita, Kansas in 1997. He attended Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. He holds a degree in vocal performance from Lee, where he was a member of one of its auditioned choirs, Lee Singers, and part of that choir's internally selected traveling ensemble, Second Edition. He was eliminated from American Idol along with Chris Richardson in the top six results episode; no one had been eliminated the week before.
Albums In late 2007, Stacey signed to a recording contract with Lyric Street Records. His first single "If You Didn't Love Me" was released to country radio on January 7, 2008, and peaked at number 28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. It was written by Jason Sellers, Wendell Mobley, and Rascal Flatts' lead vocalist Gary LeVox. His self-titled debut album was released in April 2008. Stacey also released a promotional single entitled "Old Glory" in July, and parted ways with Lyric Street soon afterward.
On January 28, 2009, Stacey signed to Reunion Records, a Christian music label. His first album for the label, Into the Light, was released on August 25. It has sold 18,000 copies so far.
In 2011, Stacey partnered with Market America to launch Conquer Entertainment as a tool for independent artists to reach more fans through networking. Together, they released the album, Faith, as a means to promote the program and reach more artists.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales US Christian US Country US Phil Stacey Release date: April 29, 2008 Label: Lyric Street Records — 8 43 US: 40,000 Into the Light Release date: August 25, 2009 Label: Reunion Records 27 — — US: 68,000 Faith Release date: March 29, 2011 Label: Conquer Entertainment — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Extended plays Title Album details Sales Phil Stacey Release date: 2007 Label: American Idol US: 500
Singles Year Single Peak positions Album US Country US Christian 2008 "If You Didn't Love Me" 28 — Phil Stacey 2009 "Inside Out" — — Into the Light "You're Not Shaken" — 17 2010 "Some Kind of Love" — 32 2015 "Reach Beyond" — 11 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other charted songs Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 2008 "Old Glory" 57 Into the Light
Music videos Year Video Director 2008 "If You Didn't Love Me" Roman White 2010 "Old Glory"
American Idol performances Week #ThemeSong ChoiceOriginal ArtistOrder #ResultTop 24 (12 Men)N/AI Could Not Ask for MoreEdwin McCain12SafeTop 20 (10 Men)N/AMissing YouJohn Waite1SafeTop 16 (8 Men)N/AI Need YouLeAnn Rimes7SafeTop 12Diana RossI'm Gonna Make You Love MeDee Dee Warwick7Bottom 3Top 11British InvasionTobacco RoadThe Nashville Teens6SafeTop 10No Doubt/Artist who inspire Gwen StefaniEvery Breath You TakeThe Police6Bottom 3Top 9American ClassicsNight and DayFred Astaire2Bottom 3Top 8LatinMaria MariaSantana & The Product G&B5Bottom 2Top 7CountryWhere the Blacktop EndsKeith Urban1SafeTop 6InspirationalThe ChangeGarth Brooks5SafeTop 6Bon JoviBlaze of GloryBon Jovi1Eliminated Stacey was saved first from elimination. When Ryan Seacrest announced the results in the particular night, Stacey was among in the bottom three but declared safe second when Haley Scarnato was eliminated. Due to the Idol Gives Back performance, the Top 6 remained intact for another week.
References
External links
Official Phil Stacey Website
Phil Stacey Website