Wesley Dennis (singer)

Wesley Dennis (born April 22, 1963, in Clanton, Alabama) is an American country music artist. A native of Alabama, Dennis previously held a job installing car windshields before he took to singing in bars.^[2] In 1995, he signed to Mercury Nashville Records, releasing a self-titled debut album, and charting three singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. He also toured with Alan Jackson that same year.^[2]

Wesley Dennis
Born	(1963-04-22) April 22, 1963 (age 61)[1]
Origin	Clanton, Alabama, United States
Genres	Country
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1995-2002, 2012–present
Labels	Mercury Nashville Dirt Road

Dennis's debut album was produced by Keith Stegall, who has also produced for Jackson, and was released on March 7, 1995, to mostly favorable reviews. New Country magazine critic Chris Dickinson gave it three-and-a-half stars out of five, calling him "as honestly neo-trad as they come", although he said that the tracks "This Hat Ain't No Act" and "Bubbaland" were "dime-a-gross."^[3] USA Today also gave a favorable review, comparing Dennis' vocals to those of Keith Whitley, but criticizing "This Hat Ain't No Act" as a "trite" song.^[4]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Wesley Dennis	Release date: March 7, 1995 Label: Mercury Nashville
Country to the Core	Release date: 1999 Label: Self-released
Country Enough	Release date: 2012 Label: Dirt Road Records
Then And One More Day	Release date: 2021 Label: KDM Records

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country [1]	CAN Country
1995	"I Don't Know (But I've Been Told)"	46	60	Wesley Dennis
	"Don't Make Me Feel at Home"	51	70
	"Who's Counting"	58	—
2012	"You"	—	—	Country Enough
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1995	"I Don't Know (But I've Been Told)"	Jim Hershleder
	"Don't Make Me Feel at Home"
	"Who's Counting"

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (August 2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
2. No byline (March 2, 1995). "Up and country: Wesley Dennis used to install car windshields. Now he's looking at life just a little bit differently". The Sacramento Bee. pp. C1. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
3. Dickinson, Chris (March 1995). "Music reviews". New Country. 2 (3): 61.
4. Gundersen, Edna (April 3, 1995). "A knockout from Morphine". USA Today. pp. D4. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2009.

External links

• Wesley Dennis on Myspace