Life and career

Carroll grew up in a religious household in Youngsville, North Carolina. His father was a conservative Christian minister who viewed modern music as sinful and would not allow any secular music played in the home, or even on family trips in the car. His father went so far as to spank him when he found a copy of Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart" in his bedroom.

In 2004 encouraged by his mother, Carroll won a local singing competition, WRAZ FOX 50's Gimme the Mic. During this same period, Carroll had finished writing "Alyssa Lies." Carroll says he struggled to the point of getting migraines for a year and a half before finishing the song. By the summer of 2005, Carroll was a regular along Nashville's Music Row. He later signed with the booking agency Monterey Peninsula Artists Nashville and entered a recording agreement with Arista Nashville.

Musical career

Waitin' in the Country

Carroll's debut album, Waitin' in the Country, produced by Don Gehman, was released on February 6. In its opening week, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Charts. With first-week sales of 57,608, and a Billboard 200 pop chart entry at No. 8, Carroll had once achieved both the best unit sales and the highest pop chart debut by a new country male artist since Billy Ray Cyrus in 1993. The debut single from Waitin' in the Country, entitled "Alyssa Lies", reached No. 5 on the Hot Country Songs charts. It was followed by "Livin' Our Love Song" which peaked at No. 6. The album's third single, "I Can Sleep When I'm Dead", was released in early 2008 and peaked at No. 21.

Growing Up Is Getting Old

His fourth single, "Where I'm From" entered the charts in November 2008. It is the first single from his second album, Growing Up Is Getting Old, which was released by Arista Nashville on April 28, 2009. The single charted to No. 11 on the country charts, and a second single, "Hurry Home", was issued in June 2009. Shortly after "Hurry Home" peaked, Carroll parted ways with Arista Nashville.

Numbers

His sixth single "Numbers" was officially released to radio on March 28, 2011. It is the first single from his third album, also titled Numbers, which was released by QuarterBack/GrassRoots/Cracker Barrel partnership and sold exclusively through Cracker Barrel stores.

What Color Is Your Sky

Carroll released his fourth studio album What Color Is Your Sky on May 4, 2015.

Personal life

Jason Michael Carroll is currently married to Wendy Carroll (née Phillips). The couple has one son, Jason Weldon. Carroll also has three children from a previous marriage: Gavin Michael, Savanna Nicole and Stori Paige.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	US Indie
Waitin' in the Country	Release date: February 6, 2007 Label: Arista Nashville	1	8	—
Growing Up Is Getting Old	Release date: April 28, 2009 Label: Arista Nashville	7	28	—
Numbers	Release date: July 26, 2011 Label: QuarterBack/GrassRoots/Cracker Barrel	33	198	37
What Color Is Your Sky	Release date: May 5, 2015 Label: Kickstarter	37	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

EPs

Title	Album details
Christmas on the Farm	Release date: November 22, 2010 Label: Stray Records

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		US Country	US
2006	"Alyssa Lies"	5	58		Waitin' in the Country
2007	"Livin' Our Love Song"	6	52	US: Gold
2008	"I Can Sleep When I'm Dead"	21	—A
	"Where I'm From"	11	64		Growing Up Is Getting Old
2009	"Hurry Home"	14	99
2011	"Numbers"	60	—		Numbers
	"Meet Me in the Barn"	—	—
	"Let Me"	—	—
2013	"Close Enough"	—	—		What Color Is Your Sky
2015	"God Only Knows"	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

• A"I Can Sleep When I Dead" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2007	"Livin' Our Love Song"	David McClister
2008	"I Can Sleep When I'm Dead"
2009	"Hurry Home"	Chris Hicky
2011	"Numbers"	David Pichette
	"Meet Me in the Barn"	Brett Bortle
2013	"Close Enough"

[ Source: Wikipedia ]