Bailey Zimmerman
Blessed with a raspy, gravel-etched voice, Bailey Zimmerman occupies a place somewhere between heartland rock and brooding, burly contemporary country. His style and arrangements are unadorned, reflecting the working-class background of his small-town Illinois background, yet his taste for slow-moving minor chords -- evident on his breakthrough 2022 single "Fall in Love," along with its successor "Rock and a Hard Place" -- recall Jason Aldean and Cole Swindell, a trait that was showcased on his full-length debut, Religiously. The Album., released in May of 2023.
A native of Louisville, Illinois, Bailey Zimmerman is the son of a trucking business owner. He learned country music from his father and hard rock through his mother. When he was 16, he entered the workforce by landing a job at a meat processing plant, the first in a series of blue-collar jobs. In his spare time, he channeled his no-nonsense sensibility into his rock-inflected country songs, eventually amassing a following online and through social media.
"Never Comin' Home" was his first single in 2021, followed by "Small Town Crazy" at the end of the year. "Fall in Love" became a viral sensation early in 2022, leading to Warner Music Nashville signing him to their roster that April. The single "Rock and a Hard Place" -- which also was simultaneously released on an identically titled EP -- followed shortly afterward. "Where It Ends" and "Never Leave" both appeared prior to the October 2022 release of Leave the Light On, an EP that featured his then-current singles. "Where It Ends," "Rock and a Hard Place," and "Fall" also anchored his full-length debut, Religiously. The Album., which appeared in May 2023 and cracked the Top Ten of both the Top Country Albums and Billboard 200 charts.
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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Religiously. The Album.
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 12/05/2023
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Fall In Love
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 11/02/2022
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Leave The Light On
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 14/10/2022
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Holy Smokes
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 23/02/2024
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Rock and A Hard Place
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 10/06/2022
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Won’t Back Down (feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Dermot Kennedy & Bailey Zimmerman) (FAST X / Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Fast & Furious: The Fast Saga, Dermot Kennedy, Bailey Zimmerman
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by APG Inc – FF10 on 4/05/2023
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Get to Gettin’ Gone
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 23/12/2022
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Never Comin' Home
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 3/02/2021
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Religiously
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 17/03/2023
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Small Town Crazy
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 30/04/2021
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Rock and A Hard Place (Acoustic)
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 15/07/2022
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Fall In Love (Acoustic)
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 12/04/2022
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Where It Ends
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 19/08/2022
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You Don’t Want That Smoke. The Acoustic Version. (The Acoustic Version.)
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 13/10/2023
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Fix'n To Break
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 10/02/2023
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Never Leave
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 15/09/2022
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Never Comin' Home (Live Acoustic)
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 23/04/2021
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Religiously (Religiously. The Acoustic Sessions.)
Country - Released by Warner Music Nashville - Elektra on 4/08/2023
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