Scotty McCreery seemed like he was on the fast track to winning Season 10 of American Idol from the very first moment he appeared onscreen. His audition first aired on Jan. McCreery was just 16 years old when he auditioned for the panel of Idol judges, which at that time consisted of Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler.
He was gangly and his hair was shaved in a buzzcut, but even at that age, McCreery already possessed the rich, well-developed baritone that would see him dominate his season on Idol. McCreery's debut album, released on October 4, , features a song from country superstar Keith Urban as well as the title track. The first single from Clear as Day , called "The Trouble with Girls", was released to country radio on August 30, The album made history by becoming the first debut album released by an Idol winner since to debut at number 1 on the Billboard with close to , copies sold in its first week.
McCreery also broke records as the first country act to debut at Number 1 with their first studio album, and at age 18, the youngest man to open at the top of the chart with a debut release.
It also debuted at number 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. Clear as Day has sold 1. The album has gone gold. On January 12, , McCreery, along with The Band Perry, opened for country superstar Brad Paisley with tour dates announced for the first quarter of McCreery returned to Idol to perform his latest single "See You Tonight", which is from his upcoming second album of the same name, on April 11, McCreey's second album, whose first single he had performed on Idol , was released on October 15, The album, produced by Frank Rogers, features two songs that McCreery co-wrote.
The title track, the album's first single, was a Top 10 country hit for McCreery, peaking at 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and going gold, selling , copies as of April The album has also done well, selling , copies as of July American Idol Wiki Explore. Another song on the album "How Ya Doin' Up There" shares a prospective on prayer that he's never thought of before. While in the writing room, McCreery asked if anyone had ever asked how God is doing.
That inspired this song to be a very conversational one with God that McCreery never heard in another song before. He fell in love with the complete song that day. Despite releasing new music and getting his sea legs again with touring, McCreery and his wife decided to not make Nashville home. McCreery always thought he would settle in Nashville, but he admitted he has too deep of roots back home in North Carolina.
Because of the changes the pandemic brought, he's been allowed to do virtual writes from North Carolina instead of having to constantly travel and be in Nashville. McCreery got his start for his music career on American Idol years ago, but he still has a piece of that show with him every day.
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