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Anderson East
Anderson East performing at the Renwick Mansion in Davenport, Iowa
East performing at the Renwick Mansion in Davenport, Iowa
Background information
Born
Michael Cameron Anderson

(1988-07-17) July 17, 1988 (age 37)
OriginAthens, Alabama, United States
Genres
Occupations
  • Lead vocalist
  • singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2009–present
Labels
Websiteandersoneast.com

Michael Cameron Anderson[1] (born July 17, 1987),[2] known professionally as Anderson East,[3] is an American musician from Athens, Alabama,[4] who currently is based in Nashville, Tennessee. East's sound is notable for combining R&B, soul, and roots rock. His song "Satisfy Me" was released in March 2015 and received consistent radio airplay. His major-label record debut, Delilah, was released on the Low Country Sound, an imprint of the Elektra label, in July 2015.[5]

Early life

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East went to Athens High School in Athens, Alabama.[6] East wrote his first song, called "Brains", which he played at his 7th grade talent show. Inspired by the musician Ben Folds, East taught himself piano and started writing music in high school.[7]

His grandfather was a Baptist preacher, his father sang in the church choir, and his mother played the piano in church when he was young.[7]

East attended college in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, at Middle Tennessee State University, studying to become a music engineer.[8] After completing his studies, he later moved to Nashville.[7]

Career

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In the beginning stage of his career, East opened for Holly Williams and ended up playing guitar and singing harmonies with her. At the same time, he worked as a session musician as well as a recording engineer to provide a way to make ends meet.[7][9]

East began his musical career in 2009, self-releasing an album titled Closing Credits for a Fire under the name Mike Anderson.[10] He then began recording under the name Anderson East with the release of an EP titled Fire Demos.[11]

East's self-released debut album, Flowers of the Broken Hearted in 2012,[12] was made up of two records: one record which he recorded in Los Angeles with producer Chris Seefried and session players Charlie Gillingham, Don Heffington and Rob Wasserman, and a second recorded in Nashville with Tim Brennan and Daniel Scobey. He funded the record as a PledgeMusic project with a percentage of the proceeds going to Water Aid, a nonprofit organization that brings water to communities that do not have clean drinking water.[citation needed]

East's major label debut album, Delilah, was released by Low Country Sound, an imprint of Elektra in July 2015.[13][14] It was produced by Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton)[15][16] and features a song by George Jackson recorded at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.[5]

In 2017, East appeared on the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack album, performing the track "What Would It Take" which he co-wrote with Aaron Raitere. The soundtrack debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.[17] East also covered Brandi Carlile's song "Josephine" to be included for her charity album Cover Stories.

On August 15, 2017, East released the first single from his upcoming album Encore,[18][19] "All On My Mind", which he subsequently performed on October 13, 2017 in an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak positions
US
[20]
US Folk
[21]
US Heat
[22]
US Rock
[23]
Closing Credits for a Fire
(as Mike Anderson)
  • Release date: 2009
  • Label: Self-released
Flowers of the Broken Hearted
  • Release date: 2012
  • Label: Self-released
Delilah
  • Release date: July 10, 2015
  • Label: Elektra / Low Country Sound
7 2 28
Encore
  • Release date: January 12, 2018
  • Label: Elektra / Low Country Sound
48 3 5
Maybe We Never Die
  • Release date: August 20, 2021[24]
  • Label: Elektra / Low Country Sound
Worthy
  • Release date: May 30, 2025[25]
  • Label: Elektra / Low Country Sound
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

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  • 2010: Fire Demos
  • 2011: Transitive Property
  • 2015: The Muscle Shoals Sessions: Live From FAME

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions Album
US
AAA

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US Adult
Pop

[27]
US Rock
[28]
2015 "Satisfy Me" 18 Delilah
2016 "Devil in Me" 29
2017 "All on My Mind" 1 34 35 Encore
2018 "Girlfriend" 5
"This Too Shall Last" 40
2021 "Madelyn" 12 Maybe We Never Die
"Drugs"
"Hood of My Car"
2025 "Say I Love You" 33 Worthy
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs

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Year Single Peak positions Album
US Rock
[28]
2017 "What Would It Take" 29 Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music videos

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Year Title Director
2016 "Devil in Me"[29] Lauren Sieczkowski
"Learning"
2017 "All on My Mind"
"King For A Day"
2018 "Girlfriend"
2021 "Madelyn" Nico Poalillo
"Drugs" Sydney Ostrander & Nico Poalillo
"Hood of My Car" Nico Poalillo

Songwriting and Production Credits

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Year Title Artist(s) Album Credits
2026 "Call Me When You're Home" Surfaces Call Me When You're Home - Single Composer/Lyricist/Studio Producer
"These Please" Slater Nalley These Please - Single Engineer/Producer
"Hey Georgia" Hey Georgia - Single
"Sad Country Songs" Solon Holt Sad Country Songs - Single Producer/Recording Engineer/Mixing Engineer
"Just Drivin'" Presley Haile Just Drivin' - Single Writer/Mixing Engineer/Producer
"Alabama Beauty Queen" Kashus Culpepper Act 1 Vocal Producer/Vocal Engineer
"Woman" Composer/Lyricist/Vocal Producer/Vocal Engineer
"Break Me Like" Vocal Producer/Vocal Engineer
"Stay"
"Mean to Me"
"Better Weather"
"That's the Feeling"
"In Her Eyes"
"Is It True"
"House On A Hill"
"Cherry Rose"
"She Knows" David Nail She Knows Composer/Lyricist/Studio Producer/Recording Engineer/Mixing Engineer/Acoustic Guitar
"Everything's Different" Ben Chapman Feet On Fire Studio Producer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar
"Out In The Country" Studio Producer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar
"Feet On Fire" Composer/Studio Producer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar
"All Day" Studio Producer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar
"You Say Jump" Composer/Studio Producer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar
"Missing You" Composer/Studio Producer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar
"So Long" Studio Producer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar
"Takes a Dreamer" Composer/Studio Producer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar
"Baby Blue" Studio Producer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar
"Sweetheart (Ain't It Hard)" Studio Producer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar
"Lucy" Studio Producer/Background Vocalist/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar
"Don't Give It All Away" Composer/Studio Producer/Background Vocalist/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar
"Too Close" Conall Cafferty Too Close - Single Writer/Recording Engineer
"What We're Doing Here" Garrett Kato What We're Doing Here Writer
2025 "Make Me Wonder" Solon Holt Make Me Wonder - Single Co-Producer
"Make Me Wonder" (Twin Fiddle Version) Producer
"Good Does It Do" Good Does It Do - Single Producer
"A Certain Someone" Lukas Nelson American Romance, too Writer/Mixing Engineer/Producer/Recording Engineer
"Descendants" Wilder Woods Curioso Writer
"Wild Fire (feat. Maggie Rose)"
"Wild Fire (The House Sessions)" The House Sessions Writer
"Wildfire (feat Maggie Rose) - Live From The Ryman" Live From The Ryman
"George Fucking Strait" Laci Kaye Booth George Fucking Strait - Single Lyricist, Sound Engineer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Piano
"Let 'Em Talk" Ty Myers The Select Composer/Lyricist
"I Hope You're Happy (feat. Darius

Rucker"

BigXthaPlug feat Darius Rucker I Hope You're Happy (Commentary Version) Composer/Lyricist
"Tulsa Turnaround" Ben Chapman Live from Overnite Studio Producer
"Peach Jam"
"Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
"Disappearing Light" Lukas Nelson/Stephen Wilson Jr. American Romance Producer/Recording Engineer/Acoustic Guitar
"Happy Birthday" Old Sea Brigade If Only I Knew, Pt. 2 Writer
"I'd Do Anything" Anderson East Worthy Composer/Lyricist/Producer/Recording Engineer/Mixing Engineer/Vocalist/Electric Guitar/Piano/Keyboard
"Anyway" Composer/Lyricist/Producer/Recording Engineer/Mixing Engineer/Vocalist/Electric Guitar
"Say I Love You" Composer/Lyricist/Producer/Recording Engineer/Mixing Engineer/Vocalist/Electric Guitar
"Worthy" Composer/Lyricist/Producer/Recording Engineer/Mixing Engineer/Vocalist
"Never Meant To Hurt You" Composer/Lyricist/Producer/Recording Engineer/Mixing Engineer/Vocalist/Electric Guitar/Piano/Mellotron
"Before it Gets Better" Composer/Lyricist/Producer/Recording Engineer/Mixing Engineer/Vocalist/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar/Piano
"Fool Myself" Composer/Lyricist/Producer/Recording Engineer/Mixing Engineer/Vocalist/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar/Synthesizer
"Reasons" Composer/Lyricist/Producer/Recording Engineer/Mixing Engineer/Vocalist/Additional Keyboard/Electric Guitar/Piano
"Chasing You" Composer/Lyricist/Producer/Recording Engineer/Mixing Engineer/Vocalist/Electric Guitar
"Right Where You Were Meant to Be" Composer/Lyricist/Producer/Recording Engineer/Mixing Engineer/Vocalist/Electric Guitar/Bass/Keyboard
"Most Lonesome Sound" Colby Acuff Enjoy the Ride Writer
"Count On Me (OurVinyl Sessions)" The Lone Bellow The Lone Bellow | OurVinyl Sessions
"Same Way" Maggie Rose Same Way
2024 "Almost Home" Ben Chapman Downbeat Producer
"State of Monterey"
"Don't You Dare"
"Downbeat"
"Temporary High"
"If I Was You"
"Finish What You Started"
"Baby Don't Cry, It's Saturday Night" Writer/Co-Producer
"America's Sweetheart" Producer
Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
"Moments" The Red Clay Strays Made by These Moments Composer/Lyricist
"Pray All The Way Home" Austin Snell Still Bleeding Writer
"Someone Like You (with The Travelin' McCourys & Sierra Ferrell" Lukas Nelson Someone Like You (with The Travelin' McCourys & Sierra Ferrell - Single Mixing Engineer
"Fare The Well" David Nali Fare Thee Well Composer/Lyricist/Studio Producer/Recording Engineer/Mixing Engineer/Acoustic Guitar
"The Crown" Composer/Lyricist/Studio Producer/Recording Engineer/Mixing Engineer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar
"Hold The Door" Cassandra Lewis Lost in a Dream Writer
"So Bad" Writer/Piano
"So Bad - Radio Edit"
"Never Needed" PhilTheChandler, Anderson East The Bridge Writer
2023 "Whatever She Wants" Michael Bolton Spark of Light Writer
"Death of Me" Wilder Woods FEVER / SKY Writer
"Count On Me - Live" The Lone Bellow Live Writer
"Cold June" Lillie Mae Festival Eyes
"Killed The Cowboy" Dustin Lynch Killed The Cowboy Composer
"Ol' Kentucky" Aaron Raitiere Ol' Kentucky - Single Producer
"I'll Never Love Again" I'll Never Love Again - Single
2022 "Single Wide Dreamer" Single Wide Dreamer Producer
"Everybody Else"
"For The Birds"
"Cold Soup"
"At Least We Didn't Have Any Kids" Writer/Producer
"Dear Darlin'" Producer
"Your Daddy Hates Me"
"Worst I Ever Had"
"Can't Rain All The Time"
"Tell Me Something True"
"You're Crazy"
"Time Will Tell"
"Maybe We Never Die (feat Foy Vance) - F.A.M.E." Anderson East M,W.N.D./F.A.M.E. Writer/Guitar
"Lights On - F.A.M.E."
"Madelyn - F.A.M.E."
"Drugs - F.A.M.E."
"I Hate You - F.A.M.E."
"Hood of My Car (feat Taylor Goldsmith - F.A.M.E."
"Falling - F.A.M.E."
"Jet Black Pontiac -F.A.M.E."
"Like Nothing Ever Happened - F.A.M.E."
"If You Really Love Me (feat Natalie Hemby - F.A.M.E."
"Just You & I - F.A.M.E."
"Interstellar Outer Space - F.A.M.E."
"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" Brent Cobb And Now, Let's Turn to Page... Background Vocals
"When It's My TIme"
"In the Garden"
"Are You Washed in the Blood?"
"Softly and Tenderly"
"Old Rugged Cross"
"We Should Rise"
"Old Country Church"
"Blessed Be the Tie That Binds"
"Sapling (feat Anderson East)" Foy Vance Sapling (feat Anderson East) Vocals
"Unravel" Lissie Carving Canyons Writer
2021 "Can't Tell The Difference (feat Anderson East and John Paul White)" Zachary Williams, Anderson East, John Paul White Dirty Camaro Vocals
"Looking the Other Way" Trent Dabbs Looking the Other Way - Single Writer, Producer
"Retrospect" Retrospect - Single Writer
"Easy Going" Trent Dabbs, Ashley Monroe Easy Going - Single
"Maybe We Never Die" Anderson East Maybe We Never Die Writer/Producer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar/Programming/Vocals
"Lights On" Writer/Engineer/Producer/Electric Guitar/Vocals/Background Vocals
"Madelyn" Writer/Engineer/Producer/Electric Guitar/Percussion/Vocals
"Drugs" Writer/Producer/Electric Guitar/Programming/Vocals/Background Vocals
"I Hate You" Writer/Producer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar/Percussion/Programming/Vocals
"Hood of My Car" Writer/Producer/12-String Guitar/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar/Programming/Vocals
"Falling" Writer/Engineer/Producer/Programming/Vocals
"Jet Black Pontiac" Writer/Engineer/Producer/Bass/Programming/Vocals
"Like Nothing Ever Happened" Writer/Engineer/Producer/Vocals
"If You Really Love Me" Writer/Producer/Electric Guitar/Vocals
"Just You & I" Writer/Producer/Electric Guitar/Synth/Vocals/Wurlitzer
"Interstellar Outer Space" Writer/Producer/Programming/Vocals
"Satisfy Me" MJ Dardar Rust Writer
"Count on Me (Alt Version)" The Lone Bellow Half Moon Light (Deluxe Edition)
2020 "Count on Me" Half Moon Light
"I Ain't No Zebra I'm a Bumblebee" Anderson East I Ain't No Zebra I'm a Bumblebee (from "At Home With the Kids") Mixer/Producer/Vocals
2019 "Somebody Pick Up My Pieces" - Live Anderson East Alive in Tennessee Producer/Guitar/Vocals
"Surrender - Live" Writer/Producer/Guitar/Vocals
"Satisfy Me - Live"
"If You Keep Leaving Me - Live"
"King for a Day - Live"
"Devil In Me - Live"
"Hold On, I'm Coming - Live'" Producer/Guitar/Vocals
"Interlude 1 - Live" Writer/Producer/Guitar/Vocals
"What a Woman Wants to Hear - Live"
"Lying in Her Arms - Live"
"Without You - Live"
"Sorry You're Sick - Live" Producer/Guitar/Vocals
"Girlfriend - Live" Writer/Producer/Guitar/Vocals
"All on My Mind - Live"
"Interlude 2 - Live"
"House Is a Building - Live"
"Cabinet Door - Live"
"This Too Shall Last - Live"
"Let You Go (feat Anderson East)" Beoga Let You Go (feat Anderson East Vocals
"Don't Go Pulling on Santa's Claus' Beard" The Oak Ridge Boys Down Home Christmas Writer
"If You Keep Leaving Me" Penn Counterparts Evergreen
2018 "This Heaven" Ashley Monroe Sparrow
"Other Side of Love (From the Motion Picture "Second Act)" Anderson East Other Side of Love (From the Motion Picture "Second Act) Vocals
"This Too Shall Last (Stripped)" This Too Shall Last (Stripped) - Single Writer/Electric Guitar/Lead Vocals
"King For A Day" Encore Writer/Lead Vocals
"This Too Shall Last" Writer/Electric Guitar/Lead Vocals
"House Is A Building" Writer/Electric Guitar/Lead Vocals
"Sorry You're Sick" Electric Guitar/Hand Clap/Lead Vocals
"If You Keep Leaving Me" Writer/Lead Vocals
"Girlfriend" Writer/Featured Vocals
"Surrender" Writer/Electric Guitar/Featured Vocals
"All On My Mind" Writer/Lead Vocals
"Without You" Writer/Electric Guitar/Lead Vocals
"Somebody Pick Up My Pieces" Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar/Slide Guitar/Lead Vocals
"Cabinet Door" Writer/Lead Vocals
"All On My Mind" - Recorded at Sound Stage Nashville Spotify Singles Writer/Vocals
"Always Be My Baby" - Recorded at Sound Stage Nashville Vocals
2017 "What Would It Take" Anderson East Fifty Shades Darker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Composer/Lyricist
"All On My Mind - Acoustic" All on My Mind (Acoustic) Writer/Vocals
"Josephine" Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of the Story (An Album to Benefit War Child Producer/Guitar
"Devil in Me - Live" Karin Tingne Live At Ystad Teater Writer
"Pray All The Way Home" Austin Snell Pray All the Way Home (Stripped) Writer
"Pray All The Way Home - Stripped"
2016 "Learning" Anderson East, Southern Family Learning Writer/Vocals
2015 "Only You" Anderson East Delilah Writer/Lead Vocals
"Satisfy Me" Writer/Electric Guitar/Vocals
"Find 'Em, Fool 'Em and Forget 'Em" Lead Vocals
"Devil in Me" Writer/Acoustic Guitar/Mellotron/Vocals
"All I'll Ever Need" Writer/Mellotron/Lead Vocals
"Quit You" Writer/Vocals
"What a Woman Wants to Hear" Writer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar/Mellotron/Vocals
"Lonely" Writer/Vocals
"Keep the Fire Burning" Writer/Electric Guitar/Mandolin/Lead Vocals
"Lyng in Her Arms" Writer/Acoustic Guitar/Electric Guitar/Mellotron/Vocals/Wurlitzer
"Satisfy Me - Live from Fame" The Music Shoals Sessions - Live from Fame Writer/Lead Vocals
"Find 'EM, Fool 'Em and Forget 'Em - Live from Fame" Lead Vocals
"Only You - Live from Fame" Writer/Lead Vocals
"Devil In Me - Live from Fame"
"Lonely - Live from Fame"

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2018 Americana Music Honors & Awards Emerging Artist of the Year Anderson East Nominated
2019 Grammy Awards Best American Roots Performance "All On My Mind" Nominated

References

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  25. ^ "Anderson East Chronicles Creative And Personal Evolution On First Album In Four Years 'Worthy'; Listen To Single 'Say I Love You' Here". Backseat Mafia. May 13, 2025.
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