| Barrett Baber | |
| Birth Name: | Barrett Hankins Baber |
| Birth Date: | May 18, 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Marion, Arkansas |
| Origin: | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar |
| Genre: | Country, rock, alternative country, country rock |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
| Associated Acts: | Dustin Christensen, Blind Joe, Zach Seabaugh, Blake Shelton. |
Barrett Hankins Baber (born May 18, 1980) is an American country musician, where he plays alternative country and country rock music, and who was a contestant on NBC's The Voice, where he auditioned and got a four chair turn during season nine, and he chose to be a member of team Blake Shelton. His songs have charted on the Billboard magazine charts, during his performances on the show. He finished the competition in third place behind winner Jordan Smith and runner-up Emily Ann Roberts.
Baber was born, Barrett Hankins Baber, on May 18,[1] 1980, in Arkansas, who considers Marion, Arkansas, his hometown. He is a survivor of American Airlines Flight 1420, which crashed upon landing at Little Rock National Airport on June 1, 1999.
His music career started in 2004, with his release, Fratbar Superstar, that was released on December 14, 2004. He release the subsequent album, Colt Square Sessions, on April 13, 2012. The third album, Battlefield Us, was released on September 14, 2013. His first extended play, Falling Again, was released on May 8, 2015.
He appeared on season nine of NBC's The Voice, in the fall of 2015, with this appearance he got a four chair turn during the auditions, when he chose to be part of Blake Shelton's team on the show. His renditions of "Angel Eyes", "I Drive Your Truck", "Right Here Waiting", "Delta Dawn", and "I'd Love to Lay You Down", all have charted on the Billboard magazine Country Digital Songs charts, where they peaked at Nos. 41, 27, 9, 20, and 1, correspondingly.[2] The songs, "Right Here Waiting", "Delta Dawn", and "I'd Love to Lay You Down", charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, at Nos. 36, 47, and 16, respectively.[3] The song, "I'd Love to Lay You Down", charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 92,[4] while it also peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart.[5]
– Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
| Stage | Song | Original Artist | Date | Order | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Audition | "Angel Eyes" | Jeff Healey | September 21, 2015 | 1.11 | All four chairs turned Joined Team Blake |
| Battle Rounds (Top 48) | "Walking in Memphis" (vs. Dustin Christensen) | Marc Cohn | October 12, 2015 | 7.6 | Saved by Coach |
| Knockout Rounds (Top 32) | "Colder Weather" (vs. Blind Joe) | Zac Brown Band | October 26, 2015 | 11.3 | |
| Live Playoffs (Top 24) | "I Drive Your Truck" | Lee Brice | November 10, 2015 | 16.12 | Saved by Public Vote |
| Live Top 12 | "Right Here Waiting" | Richard Marx | November 16, 2015 | 18.6 | |
| Live Top 11 | "Delta Dawn" | Alex Harvey | November 23, 2015 | 20.3 | |
| Live Top 10 | "I'd Love to Lay You Down" | Conway Twitty | November 30, 2015 | 22.10 | |
| Live Semi-finals (Top 9) | "Ghost" | Ella Henderson | December 7, 2015 | 24.1 | |
| Live Finals (Top 4) | "Die a Happy Man" | Thomas Rhett | December 14, 2015 | 26.6 | 3rd place |
| "Rhinestone Cowboy" (with Blake Shelton) | Glen Campbell | 26.3 | |||
| "Silent Night" | Traditional | 26.9 |
| +Non Competition Performances: | |||
| Order | Collaborators | Song | Original Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.3 | Ivonne Acero, Emily Ann Roberts, Zach Seabaugh, Nadjah Nicole, Morgan Frazier | "Stand" | Rascal Flatts |
| 1.91 | Emily Ann Roberts and Zach Seabaugh | "Lean on Me" | Bill Withers |
| 27.2 | Zach Seabaugh | "Forever and Ever, Amen" | Randy Travis |
| 27.11 | Wynonna | "No One Else on Earth" | Wynonna |
On February 13, 2016, Baber released a new single, "Kiss Me Hello," co-written with Kenny Lamb. Baber released his newest album "A Room Full of Fighters" on November 4, 2016. Within the first day of the album's release, it topped the ITunes Charts at top 20.[6]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [8] | US [9] | ||
| 2015 | "I Drive Your Truck" | — | — |
| "Right Here Waiting" | 36 | — | |
| "Delta Dawn" | 47 | — | |
| "I'd Just Love to Lay You Down" | 16 | 92 | |
| "Ghost" | 32 | — | |
| "Die a Happy Man" | 30 | — | |
| "Rhinestone Cowboy" (with Blake Shelton) | 40 | — | |
| "Silent Night" | 44 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||