Jamey Johnson Album Sees 268% Sales Increase

Jamey Johnson

Sales of MERCURY/NASHVILLE artist JAMEY JOHNSON's "That Lonesome Song" album jumped 268% after his performance with Country rocker KID ROCK on the CMA AWARDS SHOW on NOVEMBER 11th. They performed "Between JENNINGS & JONES" and JOHNSON also won CMA "Song of the Year" for single "In Color."

Digital sales of "Between Jennings & Jones" and the award-winning "In Color" was saw significant increases after the show.

JOHNSON said: "Playing live is where it's at for me. Even though 'JENNINGS and JONES' wasn't a single, it's really cool that people responded to our CMA performance by going out and laying their hard earned money down. I've swung a hammer for seven bucks an hour so I appreciate every single person who supports country music."

JOHNSON joins a list of legendary songwriters who have collected two or more CMA "Song of the Year" awards. The list includes VINCE GILL, ALAN JACKSON, BOBBY BRADDOCK, CURLY PUTMAN, DON SCHLITZ, PAUL OVERSTREET and MAX D. BARNES.

JOHNSON said: "Winning CMA 'Song of the Year' for 'Give It Away' was an incredible moment for me and BILL (ANDERSON) and BUDDY (CANNON). Then hearing my name called three years later for 'In Color' with two more of my friends, JAMES OTTO and LEE THOMAS MILLER, was very humbling. When someone showed me the list of songwriters who have won two CMA 'Song of the Year' awards, I was floored that my name was next to those legends."

For more on JAMEY JOHNSON, see www.jameyjohnson.com.

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