Scotty McCreery Article: Scotty Facts <3

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Name: Scotty Cooke McCreery
Age: 17
Birthday: October 9, 1993
From: Garner, North Carolina
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Parents Names: Judy and Michael McCreery
Pets: 2 Bischon Frise's dogs, Becky and Junior
Auditioning Town: Milwaukee, WI (age 16)
Favorite Movie: The Rookie
Favorite Cereal: Cap'n Crunch and/or Lucky Charms
Favorite Candy: Starburst and/or Tootsie Rolls
Favorite Desert: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream
Favorite Quote: Phillipians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
Favorite Sport: Baseball

He's played guitar since he was 10.

What he misses about his hometown: "Really miss looking uo at the stars every night before bed.." "I miss bojangles so much!!! All I want is a large SWEET tea, and a boberry biscuit!"

His thoughts on the Beverly Hills Mansion: "when we moved in yesterday the first thing I did was kiss the grass cause it's all oncrete in hwood!"

His dream song to perform: Long Black Train by Josh Turner

To unwind after a performance: He sits on the couch and watches sportscenter

If he could perform with any singer or group it would be: "Josh Turner, Randy Travis or George Strait. All of these men "are" country music and they've shaped it into what it is today."

Random Quotes (mostly from Twitter):
"Just got woken up by a loud door slam and the lights turnin on.. I thought Id already locked the doors and turned the lights down low?"

"My mom says I had a normal voice until I was about 12-13 and then she said, and I quote "it just fell off a cliff" hahaha"

"As a young kid I aspired to be an astronaut. My
brain weren't astronaut material though"

On girls: "They're all beautiful"

"I've never said this word before...but this is gonna be so DOPE!"

"My favorite type of music to sing is Country and my favorite type of music to listen to is Country.. all the time"

"Oh man, I sing in the shower all the time. But I'm a car person. I'm pumping the music up, and looking at my neighbors, and we're singing along on the highway. I love singing in the car, it makes me feel good."

Question: if you couldn't sing, what talent would you most like to have?
Answer: "I would like to be abnormally smart. Smart enough to be an astronaut."

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scotty108 awww your adorable

animal78 he smexy! lol yeah thats good info! where did u get it? because i only like to believe stuff that come directly out of his mouth...

Rasberry10126 I didn't write it, but a lot of that info comes from interviews and stuff that you find on sites like http://www.scotty-mccreery.net/ it's a cool site with lots of full length articles and interviews :) I Love Him!!!

JBfan516 @animal78 I got it from his website which got it from an interview of his

scottylover33 I am obsessed with Scotty he is so Amazing. I believe God gave him his AMAZING talent to sing and he has an amazing career path ahead of him. My life long dream is to meet Scotty and sing with him!!!!:)<3

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Scotty's Tour Stop at RBC Center

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Scotty McCreery has had some awfully big moments in 2011, not the least of which was winning Season 10 of "American Idol" in front of a huge TV audience.

But his North Carolina homecoming ranks right up there.

The American Idols LIVE! tour stopped on Wednesday night in Raleigh, just minutes from McCreery's hometown of Garner; he and his 10 fellow finalists spent the night in a hotel in the capital, then their caravan of tour buses rolled on to Charlotte's Time Warner Cable Arena for a Thursday night show.

"It was definitely a moment I'll never forget going out to the RBC Center, an arena that...

Scotty Wanted To Shoot The Trouble With Girls Video "With My People and My Friends"

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Garner, N.C. — For his second music video, "The Trouble With Girls," "American Idol" winner Scotty McCreery decided to film with friends instead of actors and use his high school instead of a sound stage.

"We had a lot of options of where to choose, and I said, 'Why don't we just go to Garner and shoot with my people and my friends and people I've known all these years?'" he said.
McCreery, his friends and a production team spent 12 hours Saturday shooting the video at Garner Magnet High School. They moved throughout the school, shooting in a science classroom, the cafeteria and on the baseball...

Scotty McCreery Documentary Coming In October!

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GARNER -- When Scotty McCreery returned home last month to perform in the "American Idol" concert, a Nashville film crew was on hand to shoot footage for a documentary on the young singer.

The film will air on the Great American Country cable channel in October.

The crew, led by Todd Cassetty, interviewed Scotty at Raleigh's RBC Center on July 27, then toured Garner the next day, gathering interviews for "Introducing," a biographical series on GAC that features rising country stars.

"It's amazing to drive around town and see all the signs people have made to support him," Cassetty said of his...

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Scotty says there's never been "A country male teen"

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Both Idol stars have formally entered the country fray, with McCreery’s single “I Love You This Big” and Alaina’s “Like My Mother Does” out at country radio and on iTunes. “I Love You This Big” made its debut at No. 32 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart, the highest country debut for a new artist’s first single in modern chart history. In spite of that, neither teen sees success as ensured. Both are at the beginning of a process.

McCreery also must work to differentiate himself from baritone-voiced stars such as Chris Young and his own contemporary idol, Josh Turner.

“I...

Scotty sings "That's All Right Mama" by Elvis

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Scotty sings "That's All Right Mama" by Elvis

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Scotty Prepares For Brad Paisley's Pranks

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American Idol" champ Scotty McCreery is excited to be hitting the road supporting Brad Paisley in the early part of 2012. But he's going in with his guard up.

"I've got to keep my eyes open, 'cause (Paisley) is a huge practical joker," McCreery tells Billboard.com. "I have to make sure I don't get pranked too bad." Or he could strike first. "Well...I've got a couple in my back pocket," McCreery acknowledges. I've got to think of something good, 'cause he's very unique with his."
McCreery and the Band Perry roll with Paisley starting Jan. 12 in Grand Rapids, Mich., and finishing March 3 in...

Scotty's TV Appearances For October

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Promotion for Scotty McCreery's debut album "Clear As Day", which will be released next Tuesday (Oct. 4), will be in full swing next week as the season 10 Idol winner makes several TV appearances!

The "TODAY" show - Monday, October 3rd

GAC's "Introducing: Scott McCreery" - Monday, October 3rd

"Live With Regis and Kelly" - Tuesday, October 4th

"The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" - Wednesday, October 5th

"The Ellen DeGeneres Show" - Friday, October 7th

The Grand Ole Opry - October 11th (televised on Opry Live on GAC at 8 p.m. ET)

Be sure to set those DVR's to record, and as always with televised appearances, be sure to check back here for the videos and/or pictures!

Also (according to All Access), to celebrate Scotty McCreery's 18th birthday, fans are invited to attend the album release and birthday celebration on Saturday, October 8th at 11 AM at the Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion in Raleigh, NC.

Scotty puts songs through the "Mama Crying Test"

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Scotty McCreery is finishing his ‘American Idols Live’ tour later this month as he preps to release his debut CD ‘Clear As Day’ on October 4th.

Scotty explains that the album will feature some “Rockin songs where they will be loud and upbeat and then some intimate songs…some of them will make you cry.” Scotty also explains that one factor in deciding a few of the songs were helped by his Mom’s reaction.

“Mama cried on a couple of them so we told all the guys to label them, when they sent me songs and demos I would email them back and say….Well it passed the Mama crying test so it must be a good one.”

Scotty is hoping that Mama knows hit songs as he expresses that he hopes the feeling becomes mutual to the fans.

“Hopefully it will have the same effect on you guys out there.”

Scotty and the other Idol finalist will complete the ‘Idols Live Tour’ on September 20th with a show in Quezon City, Philippines.

Keith Urban Pitches Song for "Clear As Day"

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In a recent interview with the Boston Globe, Scotty McCreery reveals that there is "technically going to be one cover" that makes its way onto his debut album, Clear As Day, which is set to be released in October.

Scotty was kind enough to share that one already popular country star may be playing guitar on a track:

"It’s going to be all originals. There’s technically going to be one cover. Keith Urban pitched a song my way, and it’s one he did way back when he was part of the band called the Ranch. He’s on tour right now so we don’t know, but he said he might play guitar on the track."...

Scotty's Idol sales

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Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina lead the American Idol pack in sales this week, and Friday's Good Morning America appearance should only help their sales going forward. Scotty's Walmart EP sold 17,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, bringing its total to 119,000. This season's top finishers were two of the six Idols in this week's Billboard 200.

Idol albums

Scotty McCreery, American Idol Season 10: Scotty McCreery EP (17,000, +4%, 119,000) (#21 Billboard 200)

Lauren Alaina, American Idol Season 10: Lauren Alaina EP (5,000, +4%, 52,000) (#91 BB200)

Haley Reinhart, American Idol Season 10: Haley Reinhart EP (4,000, -10%, 45,000) (#120 BB200)

James Durbin, American Idol Season 10: James Durbin EP (4,000, -10%, 46,000) (#121 BB200)

This is Scotty's latest message to his fans about his upcoming album

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It's been a long journey since last year when I auditioned for American Idol, and you've been with me every step of the way. That's why I wanted you to be the first to know the details of my debut album. After all of the hard work over the last year, I am excited to tell you that my album, Clear As Day, will be released on Oct. 4 on Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope.

We've been working hard on this album not only in Nashville, but in studios across the country because I've been on the Idol tour. We're putting what I believe are the best songs we could find on it and I really hope everyone...

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Scotty Talks About His Debut Album

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Millions of fans are anxiously awaiting the first album from Scotty McCreery, and the 'American Idol' winner is working tirelessly to give them just what they want to hear.

"Right now, we are still in the process of picking songs and recording songs and laying down vocals," Scotty dishes to Yahoo. "The process is going really well and I'm excited about it."
On the inclusion of self-penned material for the disc, Scotty explains, "Not on this album. Hopefully on the next couple albums. I'm writing, but not quick enough to get it on the album," he admits. "I've been so busy after the show that...

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Scotty's REAL Girl <3

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Okay so you know how every girl in America says they're Scotty's number one fan? Okay well sorry ladies thats me!! Okay so if Scotty Mccreery ever read this, then here let me tell you something. I am a huge christan girl. God's my number one, and Scottys my number two! Also sorry Scotty im not glamorous, I just like to wear pants and a Tee-shirt. And thats when I hope you think im the prettiest. Second I dont care that your the Idol, Me? I like you for you, because your a Christan and I feel your belief in God is Huge. I Love you so much! Oh also... I'M A COUNTRY GIRL!!!! <333 Okay well bye everyone!
P.s I Love you THHHHIIIISSSS BBBIIIGGG!!! ;)

Scotty talks about his song "The Trouble With Girls"

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The Trouble With Girls single cover

Scotty McCreery releases a new song today called “The Trouble With Girls,” which is the second single from his much-anticipated debut album, Clear As Day, due Oct. 4.

“It’s a really sweet song,” Scotty says. “I played it for my sister and I said, ‘Would you like to hear what’s said in this song?’ She said, ‘I would love to have a guy say some of this stuff to me.’

“It’s talking about how great they are and it’s tough for the guy to handle because he just loves it. It has a nice twist to it. It’s like the songwriters wrote it just for me.”

The chorus of the song,...

Scotty and Lauren

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Scotty Calls His Success "Insane"

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“My head is just spinning,” Scotty says. “It started out kind of low: They said 100,000 maybe. Then every day I saw the numbers climbing. It’s wild: It wasn’t a year ago that I was a normal cat, and now I’m number one on Billboard. It’s insane, it really is.”
“This is an incredible accomplishment, frankly, when you look at where he is in the marketplace as a 17-year-old country singer who no one even had heard of 10 months ago,” says Interscope Records head of sales Gary Kelly, who says the Universal Music Group initially projected 150,000 first-week sales for the title."...

Scotty Recorded Keith Urban's song "Walkin' the Country"

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Album cover for Clear As Day

American Idol champ Scotty McCreery recently revealed that he'd be covering a Keith Urban song on his new album, but didn't say which one. Until now.
"That's been the big mystery," Scotty acknowledges to CountryWeekly.com. “‘What song is Scotty singing?’”

In 1997, pre-solo success, Keith was a member of trio The Ranch; the band released the single “Walkin’ the Country,” which reached No. 50 on the Billboard country singles chart. Now, Scotty will include the song on his upcoming debut album, Clear as Day, which will be released Oct. 4.

Keith gave the song to Scotty with his blessing....

New Christmas Songs???

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Scotty McCreery hint at working on a holiday album!?

10/25/2011 Scotty took to his Twitter account to play "the travel game" with his fans/followers and tweeted the following:

ScottyMcCreery
Scotty McCreery
Im hitting the hay tho. Another day of school tmrrw. Working a bunch of songs coming up for the holidays! Cant wait for yall to hear!

Will we be hearing new Scotty McCreery songs come Christmas time? That seems awfully soon to produce a whole new album - not that his fans would mind, I'm sure!

It cannot simply be a Christmas single as he says "a bunch of songs" that we'll be hearing! What do you think?

Clear As Day Album Sales Prediction

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Idol Winner McCreery Bows with nearly 200k, #1 Debut, as Rodney Atkins, Feist, Jack's Mannequin Score Top 10 Bows

Scotty McCreery has proven a worthy American Idol winner. Celebrating his 18th birthday last Sunday (10/9), the good ole young boy from a small town in North Carolina debuts at #1 as his first studio effort, Mercury Nashville/19/Interscope’s Clear as Day, sells 198k in its first week.

That’s the most for an American Idol winner since David Cook’s debut sold 280k in Nov. 2008, and the first champ to bow at #1 with his initial release since second season champ Ruben Studdard’s Soulful topped the chart in 2003.

Source: Hits Daily Double
This is great news, as this number exceeds what had previously been estimated!

Hits - 170-190K UPDATE:

Billboard - 160-170K in sales.