Phil Vassar

Later that same year, Vassar was signed to Arista Nashville as a recording artist. His debut album, Phil Vassar, was released in early 2000, producing five hit singles on the U.S. Billboard country singles charts and earning a gold certification in the United States. He followed it in 2002 with American Child, Shaken Not Stirred in 2004, and finally Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 in 2006 before Vassar left the label for Universal South Records (now known as Show Dog-Universal Music). His first album for that label, Prayer of a Common Man, was released in early 2008. He has charted nineteen singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including two which peaked at No. 1: 2000\'s "Just Another Day in Paradise" and 2004\'s "In a Real Love".\n', ' Phil Vassar was born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia.\n', ' While in college at James Madison University in nearby Harrisonburg, Vassar had taken up playing the piano, and eventually found work as a singer in clubs. He was also a member of the Eta Kappa Chapter of Theta Chi fraternity. He had decided to move to Nashville, Tennessee in order to pursue a career in music. Eventually, he was signed to a small publishing contract, but was unable to land any hits on this contract.\n', '