Andy Grammer

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Andrew Charles "Andy" Grammer is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is signed to S-Curve Records. His debut album, Andy Grammer, was released in 2011 and spawned the hit singles "Keep Your Head Up" and "Fine by Me". His second album Magazines or Novels was released in 2014, with "Back Home" as the first single. The album's second single, "Honey, I'm Good.", is his most successful song to date, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. This single has been certified triple-platinum by the RIAA and was ranked one of the ten best-selling songs of 2015 by Soundscan. He is also most recently known for performing the National Anthem at the Patriots-Broncos AFC Championship game in Denver in January 2016.

Personal life

Andrew Charles Grammer was born in Los Angeles, the son of Kathryn (Willoughby) and recording artist Robert Crane "Red" Grammer, He grew up in Chester, New York, graduating from Monroe-Woodbury High School. As a child, he learned to play the trumpet and later the guitar and piano. He began writing songs at 15. At 20, he left Binghamton University after unsuccessfully auditioning for the Binghamton Crosbys and returned to the Los Angeles area, where he currently resides. In 2007, he graduated from California State University, Northridge, with a B.A. in Music Industry Studies.

Andy Grammer (album)

Andy Grammer is the self-titled debut album from American recording artist Andy Grammer. It was released on June 14, 2011, via S-Curve Records. The album was preceded by the song "Keep Your Head Up", which was released on February 14, 2011 and was the first single from the album. The second single was "Fine by Me", which was released in December 2011. The album was produced by Matt Wallace (Maroon 5), Matt Radosevich, Dave Katz, and Sam Hollander (Gym Class Heroes). The album's platinum-certified single "Keep Your Head Up" was produced by Lion's Share with additional production by Steve Greenberg and mixed by Tony Maserati. The album peaked at number 105 on the US Billboard 200 chart as well as reaching the summit of the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.

Background

Grammar was "fully involved in the creative process" of the album. He prefers to write songs on his own, but making the album allowed him to work with other writers as well.

Singles

Two singles were released from the album. "Keep Your Head Up," and "Fine by Me," reached No. 53 and No. 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 respectively.