Pistol Annies

Pistol Annies
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genres Country
Years active 2011–2013, 2017–present
Labels
Members Miranda Lambert
Ashley Monroe
Angaleena Presley

Pistol Annies is an American country music supergroup composed of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley. The trio gave its debut performance on April 4, 2011, on the CBS special Academy of Country Music's Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country.[1] The trio released its debut album Hell on Heels in 2011 on Columbia Records Nashville. Its title track was released as a single and a music video.[2][3]

Career

Pistol Annies made their debut on April 22, 2011, on the Academy of Country Music's Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country on CBS, performing "Hell on Heels". The women gave themselves the nicknames "Lonestar Annie" (Lambert), "Hippie Annie" (Monroe), and "Holler Annie" (Presley). They released the album Hell on Heels on August 23, 2011, with the title song being released for purchase on their website two months earlier, on June 12. After a series of performances during Lambert concerts, the Pistol Annies performed three sold-out headlining shows in December 2011 with guest performances by John Fogerty and Blake Shelton.

The trio was featured on the track "Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies" on the 2012 album Voice of Ages by The Chieftains. The Pistol Annies song "Run Daddy Run" appears on the soundtrack album The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond. The band performed their autobiographical single "Takin' Pills" at the 2012 CMT Music Awards.

Annie Up, the trio's second studio album, was released on May 7, 2013. It was preceded by the lead single "Hush Hush," which became the Pistol Annies' first chart entry on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The group is also featured on the Blake Shelton single, "Boys 'Round Here," from his 2013 album, Based on a True Story….

The group cancelled all tour stops in June 2013, according to their record label, "due to unforeseen circumstances". Lambert still performed as a solo act in June.[4] Monroe went to the Mermaids of Alcatraz Tour with Train.[5] In August 2014, Angaleena Presley confirmed that the group was on temporary hiatus, saying that due to the success of Lambert's and Monroe's solo careers, the band "just had to take a little break but never say never." [6] Whilst promoting their appearances at the 2016 C2C festival, both Miranda Lambert and Ashley Monroe stressed that the Pistol Annies had not disbanded and intended to work together when all three members were available. They also stated their hope to one day do a UK tour.

In 2017, the Annies recorded a cover of the song "Tulsa Time" which appeared on a Don Williams tribute album titled "Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams" which was released on May 26. In an interview with Billboard, Lambert revealed that a new Pistol Annies album would be released in 2018[7][8]. On September 26, 2018, the Pistol Annies released three tracks from their upcoming album, Interstate Gospel, which is set to be released on November 2, 2018.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)		 Sales
US Country US CAN
Hell on Heels 1 5 —
Annie Up
  • Release date: May 7, 2013
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: CD, music download
 2 5 11
Interstate Gospel
  • Release date: November 2, 2018
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: CD, music download
 To be released[13]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)		 Album
US Country US Country Airplay US
[14]
2011 "Hell on Heels" — — 55 Hell on Heels
2013 "Hush Hush" 41 43 — Annie Up
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Guest singles

Year Single Artist Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)		 Album
US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country
[16]		 CAN
2013 "Boys 'Round Here" Blake Shelton 2 1 12 1 12 Based on a True Story…

Other charted songs

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country US Country Airplay
[18]		 US
[19]
2011 "Boys from the South"A — — 108 Hell on Heels
2012 "Blue Christmas" (with Blake Shelton) — 59 — Cheers, It's Christmas (Blake Shelton album)
2013 "I Feel a Sin Comin' On" 43 — — Annie Up
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
2011 "Hell on Heels"[20] Becky Fluke
2012 "Takin' Pills"
2013 "Boys 'Round Here" (with Blake Shelton) Trey Fanjoy
"Hush Hush"[21]

Collaborations and non album tracks

Awards

Year Organization Award Result
2011 American Country Awards New Artist of the Year Nominated
2012 CMT Awards Group Video of the Year — "Hell On Heels" Nominated
Breakthrough Video of the Year — "Hell On Heels" Nominated
2013 CMT Awards Group Video of the Year — "Takin' Pills" Nominated


References

  1. ↑ Hughes, Donna (April 5, 2011). "Miranda Lambert Forms an All-Girl Trio, Pistol Annies". The Boot. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  2. ↑ Mease, Jason (July 28, 2011). "Watch Pistol Annies' Debut Music Video "Hell On Heels"". Great American Country. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  3. ↑ Stromblad, Cory (July 29, 2011). "Pistol Annies, 'Hell on Heels' -- New Video". The Boot. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ Wolff, Kurt (June 11, 2013). "Pistol Annies Cancel All June Tour Dates". news.radio.com. CBS Radio.
  5. ↑ "Ashley Monroe will be joining us on our Mermaids Of Alcatraz Tour! - Train". Savemesanfrancisco.com. 2013-03-05. Archived from the original on 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  6. ↑ "Angeleena Presley Confirms Pistol Annies are on Hold, Debuts First Solo Album - Fox News". News Corp. August 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  7. ↑ "Miranda Lambert Promises New Pistol Annies Album in 2018".
  8. ↑ "Miranda Lambert Says New Pistol Annies Album Coming in 2018". Taste of Country.
  9. ↑ "Pistol Annies Drops 3 New Tracks From New Album "Interstate Gospel"". Saving Country Music.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – Pistol Annies – Hell On Heels". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  11. ↑ "Country Album Chart News - The Week of June 5, 2013: Blake Shelton is #1, Florida Georgia Line, George Strait | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video". Roughstock.com. 2013-06-05. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  12. ↑ "Country Album Chart News - The Week of June 5, 2013: Blake Shelton is #1, Florida Georgia Line, George Strait | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video". Roughstock.com. 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  13. ↑ Betts, Stephen L. "Pistol Annies Detail Long-Awaited New Album 'Interstate Gospel,' Share Three Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Maroon 5, Christian Aguilera's 'Jagger' Moves to No. 1 on Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  15. ↑ "American single certifications – Pistol Annies – Hell On Heels". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  16. ↑ "Pistol Annies Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  17. ↑ "American single certifications – Blake Shelton – Boys %27Round Here". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  18. ↑ "Chart Highlights: Phillip Phillips Makes History On Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of September 10, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  20. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Pistol Annies : Hell on Heels". Country Music Television. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
  21. ↑ Hush Hush on YouTube
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