Dennis Martin Brown (born July 25, 1965) is an American country music artist. Active between 1991 and 1996, he has released six studio albums and has charted one single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Marty Brown and his wife, Shellie, currently reside in Simpson County, Franklin, Kentucky, since July 2004.
Career Brown's first recording contract was with MCA Records in 1991. While on that label, he recorded three studio albums: 1991's High and Dry, 1993's Wild Kentucky Skies, and 1994's Cryin', Lovin', Leavin'''. Although all three of these albums received critical acclaim for his neotraditionalist country style and solid songwriting, none of them produced any major hits. His fourth studio album, Here's to the Honky Tonks, was released in 1996 on HighTone Records. He also co-wrote Tracy Byrd's "I'm from the Country", Perfect Stranger's "The Hits", Trace Adkins' "When I Stop Loving You", Brooks & Dunn' "It Ain't Me If It Ain't You", and William Michael Morgan' "I Pulled a Hank".
Brown was a contestant on season eight of America's Got Talent and advanced as far as the semi-final rounds. After competing on America's Got Talent'', he signed a record deal with Independent Label, Dreamlined Entertainment. His new single, Make You Feel My Love, was available for download on February 5, 2016. Brown is currently signed to Plowboy Records in Nashville. Brown released his first studio album in 25 years, American Highway on May 17, 2019. Marty Brown's music career is currently on display at the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky.
Discography Albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US Heat High & Dry Release date: August 20, 1991 Label: MCA Records 44 17 Wild Kentucky Skies Release date: March 16, 1993 Label: MCA Records — — Cryin', Lovin', Leavin''' | Release date: April 26, 1994 Label: MCA Records | — | — |- ! scope="row"| Here's to the Honky Tonks| Release date: September 17, 1996 Label: HighTone Records | — | — |- ! scope="row"| Country Strong| Release date: 2013 Label: self-released | — | — |- ! scope="row"| American Highway'' Release date: May 17, 2019 Label: Plowboy Records — —
Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country CAN Country 1991 "Every Now and Then" — —High & Dry "High and Dry" — — "Wildest Dreams" — — 1993 "It Must Be the Rain" 74 62 Wild Kentucky Skies "I Don't Want to See You Again" — — 1994 "Cryin', Lovin', Leavin'" — — Cryin', Lovin', Leavin'''
! scope="row"| "You Must Be Mistakin' Me" | — | — |- | 1996 ! scope="row"| "You Can't Wrap Your Arms Around a Memory" | — | — | align="left"| Here's to the Honky Tonks|- | 2013 ! scope="row"| "Whatever Makes You Smile" | — | — | align="left"| Country Strong|-2015 I'm Gonna Make It Fly | 2016 ! scope="row"| "Make You Feel My Love" | — | — | align="left"| single only |- | 2019 ! scope="row"| "Umbrella Lovers" | — | — | align="left"| American Highway'' "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videos Year Video Director 1991 "Every Now and Then" John Lloyd Miller "High and Dry" 1992 "Wildest Dreams" Marc Ball 1993 "It Must Be the Rain" John Lloyd Miller 1994 "Cryin', Lovin', Leavin'" "You Must Be Mistakin' Me" 1996 "You Can't Wrap Your Arms Around a Memory" 2012 "Put Your Love Right Here" 2013 "Whatever Makes You Smile" 2014 "God's Dance Floor" 2015 "Gonna Make It Fly" 2019 "Umbrella Lovers"
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