Jeff Wood

Jeffrey Scott Wood (born May 10, 1968) is an American country music artist. Wood was signed to a publishing contract in 1994, writing songs for other country artists, including "Cowboy Love", a Top 5 hit for John Michael Montgomery in 1996. He signed to a recording contract with Liberty Records later that year, but did not release anything while on the label. His debut album, Between the Earth and the Stars, was released in 1997 on Imprint Records. This album produced three chart singles for Wood on the Hot Country Songs charts that year, including the No. 44-peaking "You Just Get One". Although he did not chart again after 1997, Wood continued to write songs for other artists into the 2000s, including Neal McCoy and Phil Vassar, and independently released a second album in 2008.

Biography Wood was born May 10, 1968, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He later attended Oklahoma State University, where he earned a degree in finance and was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. One of Wood's classmates was Garth Brooks, who, like Wood, had aspirations to become a country music artist. Eventually, both singers moved to Nashville, Tennessee to begin their respective careers.

Wood was signed to a songwriting contract with EMI Publishing in 1994. One of his first cuts as a songwriter was "Cowboy Love," which was a top five hit on the country charts for John Michael Montgomery in early 1996.

By the end of the year, he had signed to his second recording contract, this time with a newly started independent label, Imprint Records. His debut album, Between the Earth and the Stars, was released on February 11, 1997, under the production of Mark Bright. This song was co-written by Don Schlitz and Vince Gill (who also played mandolin and guitar on the album), and was previously cut by Ty Herndon on his 1995 debut album What Mattered Most. Wood's rendition of the song featured Gill performing on guitar and mandolin. Between the Earth and the Stars also produced minor chart singles in the number 55 "Use Mine" and number 63 "You Call That a Mountain",

Discography

Albums Title Album details Between the Earth and the Stars Release date: February 11, 1997 Label: Imprint Records Format: CD, cassette Raw Wood Release date: 2008 Label: Self-released Format: CD The Jeff Scott Wood Project Release date: May 10, 2013 Label: JeffScottWood.com Format: CD

Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country CAN Country 1997 "You Just Get One" 44 87 Between the Earth and the Stars "Use Mine" 55 — "You Call That a Mountain" 63 97 2008 "Long Way from OK" — — Raw Wood "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos Year Video Director 1997 "Use Mine" Jim Shea "Fire Down Below" (with Aaron Tippin and Mark Collie) Steven R. Monroe 2008 "Long Way from OK"