Anderson East

Michael Cameron Anderson (born July 17, 1987), known professionally as Anderson East, is an American musician from Athens, Alabama, 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.

Early life East went to Athens High School in Athens, Alabama. 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.

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

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

East's self-released debut album, Flowers of the Broken Hearted in 2012, 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.

East's major label debut album, Delilah, was released by Low Country Sound, an imprint of Elektra in July 2015. It was produced by Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton) and features a song by George Jackson recorded at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. 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, "All On My Mind", which he subsequently performed on October 13, 2017 in an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Peak positions US US Folk US Heat US Rock Closing Credits for a Fire 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 Label: Elektra / Low Country Sound — — — — Worthy Release date: May 30, 2025 Label: Elektra / Low Country Sound — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

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

Singles Year Single Peak positions Album USAAA US AdultPop US Rock 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 Year Single Peak positions Album US Rock 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

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