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{{Short description|Country music group from Mississippi}} | {{Short description|Country music group from Mississippi}} | ||
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{{Infobox musical artist | {{Infobox musical artist | ||
| name = Chapel Hart | | name = Chapel Hart | ||
| image = Chapel Hart 1.jpg | | image = Chapel Hart 1 (cropped).jpg | ||
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| genre = ] | | genre = ] | ||
| years_active = 2014–present | | years_active = 2014–present | ||
| label = |
| label = JT3D, Origins | ||
| current_members = Danica Hart<br>Devynn Hart<br>Trea Swindle | | current_members = Danica Hart<br>Devynn Hart<br>Trea Swindle | ||
| website = {{ |
| website = {{URL|chapelhart.com}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Chapel Hart''' is an American ] vocal group from ]. The group consists of sisters Danica Hart and Devynn Hart |
'''Chapel Hart''', originally known as '''Hyperphlyy''', is an American ] vocal group from ]. The group consists of sisters Danica Hart and Devynn Hart and their cousin Trea Swindle, all three of whom are vocalists. Chapel Hart has independently released four studio albums and eleven singles. In July 2022, they competed in the ] of '']'', where they finished fifth. The group's music is defined by their vocal harmony and influence from other female country acts. The group's most popular song is "]", an ] to ]'s "]". | ||
==Music career== | ==Music career== | ||
Sisters Danica and Devynn Hart began singing together in 2014 with their cousin Trea Swindle |
Sisters Danica and Devynn Hart grew up in ]. They began singing together in 2014 with their cousin Trea Swindle, ] by performing ] on the streets of ].<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chapel-hart-mn0004031109#biography | title=Chapel Hart biography | work=] | accessdate=May 4, 2024 | author=]}}</ref><ref name="item">{{cite news | url=https://www.picayuneitem.com/2020/09/country-trio-chapel-hart-gains-recognition-for-songwriting-and-new-music-video/ | title=Country trio Chapel Hart gains recognition for songwriting and new music video | work=Picayune Item | date=September 19, 2020 | access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref> Eventually, they began writing original songs as well.<ref name="nbc">{{cite web | url=https://www.nbc12.com/2020/09/20/black-female-country-trio-south-mississippi-rise | title=Black female country trio from South Mississippi on the rise | publisher=NBC 12 | date=September 20, 2020 | access-date=February 10, 2021 | author=Brandy McGill}}</ref> Danica Hart and Swindle recorded an ] titled ''Made for Me'' in 2016 under the name Hyperphlyy.<ref name="allmusic"/> Then in 2019, they and Devynn released an album titled ''Out the Mud'' also under the name Hyperphlyy.<ref name="allmusic"/> The trio also performed at music festivals in ], ], as well as Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.myneworleans.com/new-orleans-based-country-and-soul-band-hyperphlyy-releases-new-album-out-the-mud | title=New Orleans-based Country and Soul Band Hyperphlyy Releases New Album | publisher=My New Orleans | date=July 26, 2019 | access-date=July 25, 2022}}</ref> They renamed themselves Chapel Hart, taking the name from a church in their hometown.<ref name="sun">{{cite web | url=https://www.sunherald.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article264815049.html | title=Chapel Hart wowed 'America's Got Talent' judges. Get to know the trio before live finals. | publisher=Sun Herald | date=March 21, 2023 | accessdate=October 11, 2024 | author=Mona Moore}}</ref> | ||
In 2020, they were discovered by record producer ], who |
Chapel Hart performed tribute shows to female country acts at Scoreboard Bar & Grill in ], but were initially unsuccessful in securing a recording contract.<ref name="sun"/> In 2020, they were discovered by record producer ], who began serving as their manager and producer.<ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="zollo">{{cite web | url=https://americansongwriter.com/billy-gibbons-joins-country-trio-chapel-hart-for-jesus-alcohol | title=ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Joins Country Trio Chapel Hart for "Jesus & Alcohol" | publisher=American Songwriter | access-date=February 10, 2021 | author=Paul Zollo| date=September 12, 2020 }}</ref> The same year, they released a single titled "Jesus & Alcohol", which featured ] member ] on guitar; he also appeared in the song's ], playing the role of a pastor.<ref name="chron">{{cite web | url=https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/black-female-country-trio-chapel-hart-breaking-15597606 | title=Family trio Chapel Hart is breaking country-music down barriers | publisher=Houston Chronicle | date=September 25, 2020 | access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref> ] and ] also make cameos in the video, which aired on ] after its release.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1824668/chapel-hart-jesus-alcohol | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908151050/http://www.cmt.com/news/1824668/chapel-hart-jesus-alcohol/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 8, 2020 | title=Left at the Altar, Chapel Hart Get Through With "Jesus & Alcohol" | publisher=] | date=September 8, 2020 | access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref> Additionally, Chapel Hart sang ] on ]'s album ''One of Those Days'' in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chapel-hart-mn0004031109 |title=Chapel Hart Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |website=AllMusic |access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref> | ||
CMT selected Chapel Hart as one of several artists for |
CMT selected Chapel Hart as one of several artists for the 2021 installment of their "Next Women of Country" campaign,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmt.com/news/vytpom/cmt-next-women-of-country-class-2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822022643/https://www.cmt.com/news/vytpom/cmt-next-women-of-country-class-2021 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 22, 2022 |title=CMT reveals the next Women of Country class of 2021 |website=] |date=January 23, 2021 |access-date=August 22, 2022}}</ref> an annual promotion of new and upcoming female country music artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmt.com/news/nzq61e/2021-cmt-next-women-of-country-class-members-chapel-hart-feel-its-their-time-now |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819012304/https://www.cmt.com/news/nzq61e/2021-cmt-next-women-of-country-class-members-chapel-hart-feel-its-their-time-now |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |title=2021 CMT Next Women of Country class members Chapel Hart feel "it's time now" |website=] |date=June 15, 2021 |access-date=August 22, 2022}}</ref> The same year, Chapel Hart released their next single, "I Will Follow". A music video was produced for the song, which aired on CMT, with ] lead singer ] making a ] in it.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1829987/chapel-hart-band-keep-the-party-going-with-i-will-follow | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205162659/http://www.cmt.com/news/1829987/chapel-hart-band-keep-the-party-going-with-i-will-follow/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 5, 2021 | title=Chapel Hart Band Keep The Party Going With 'I Will Follow' | publisher=CMT | date=February 5, 2021 | access-date=February 10, 2021 | author=Marcus K. Dowling}}</ref> ] wrote the song with Savannah Keyes and ], the latter of whom co-produced it with Glixman. The corresponding music video began airing on CMT on February 5, 2021.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://texasborderbusiness.com/chapel-hart-music-video-for-new-single-i-will-follow-premiered-by-cmt-on-friday-february-5th/ | title=Chapel Hart music video for new single 'I Will Follow' premiered by CMT on Friday, February 5th | work=Texas Border Business | date=February 5, 2021 | access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref> Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe rated the song "A", praising the group members' singing voices while comparing the arrangement favorably to the works of ] and ].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.countryuniverse.net/2021/02/09/single-review-chapel-hart-i-will-follow/ | title=Single Review: Chapel Hart, "I Will Follow" | work=Country Universe | date=February 9, 2021 | access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref> A third single and video, "]", followed in March 2021. The song is an ] to ]'s "]".<ref name="jolene">{{cite web | url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1831565/premiere-chapel-hart-you-can-have-him-jolene | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318033915/http://www.cmt.com/news/1831565/premiere-chapel-hart-you-can-have-him-jolene/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 18, 2021 | title=REMIERE: Chapel Hart Offers Defiant Spin On Dolly Parton Classic With "You Can Have Him Jolene" | publisher=CMT | date=March 17, 2021 | accessdate=March 20, 2021}}</ref> | ||
In July 2021, the group announced a second studio album, titled ''The Girls Are Back in Town''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1835056/2021-cmt-next-women-of-country-class-members-chapel-hart-feel-its-their-time-now|title = 2021 CMT Next Women of Country Class Members Chapel Hart Feel "It's [Their] Time Now"}}</ref> Glixman also produced this album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2021/08/the-girls-are-back-in-town-as-chapel-hart-announces-upcoming-sophomore-album|title = 'The Girls Are Back in Town' as Chapel Hart Announces Upcoming Sophomore Album|date = |
In July 2021, the group announced a second studio album, titled ''The Girls Are Back in Town''. "I Will Follow" and "You Can Have Him Jolene" both appeared on the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1835056/2021-cmt-next-women-of-country-class-members-chapel-hart-feel-its-their-time-now|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729045226/http://www.cmt.com/news/1835056/2021-cmt-next-women-of-country-class-members-chapel-hart-feel-its-their-time-now/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 29, 2021|title = 2021 CMT Next Women of Country Class Members Chapel Hart Feel "It's [Their] Time Now"}}</ref> Glixman also produced this album. Lorie Hollabaugh of '']'' stated of the album, "Every song on the 12-track project centers around the universal theme of celebrating and empowering women in country music while reminding listeners that love, harmony, diversity, and unity can co-exist in our present world."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2021/08/the-girls-are-back-in-town-as-chapel-hart-announces-upcoming-sophomore-album|title = 'The Girls Are Back in Town' as Chapel Hart Announces Upcoming Sophomore Album|date = August 6, 2021}}</ref> Another single and video, "Made for Me", followed in 2022.<ref name="made"/> | ||
===''America's Got Talent'' appearance and afterward=== | |||
During this time, agents for the ] talent show '']'' contacted members of the group. |
Chapel Hart had planned to tour with the ] in mid-2022, but canceled this tour when that duo's member ] was diagnosed with ].<ref name="dukes">{{cite web | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/chapel-hart-americas-got-talent-performance-audition-interview | title=Chapel Hart almost didn't audition for 'America's Got Talent' | publisher=] | date=August 16, 2022 | access-date=August 16, 2022 | author=Billy Dukes}}</ref> During this time, agents for the ] talent show '']'' contacted members of the group. According to ], the group initially turned down the agent's offer, but changed their mind after the same agent contacted them several more times.<ref name="dukes"/> On the audition episode airing July 19 (during the show's ]), they performed "You Can Have Him Jolene".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wxxv25.com/local-country-music-band-chapel-hart-preparing-for-americas-got-talent | title=Local country music band Chapel Hart preparing for America's Got Talent | publisher=WXXV 25 | date=July 5, 2012 | access-date=July 18, 2022}}</ref> All four judges awarded the group the Golden Buzzer, the second time in the show's history that this was done. Doing so allowed Chapel Hart to advance immediately to the next round of competition,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://parade.com/tv/americas-got-talent-group-golden-buzzer-season-17 |title=Watch the Brilliant Act That Earned the Second-Ever Combined Judges' Golden Buzzer Tonight on America's Got Talent |website=] |date=July 19, 2022 |access-date=July 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/07/19/america-got-talent-judges-hit-unanimous-golden-buzzer-chapel-heart/10102884002 |title=AGT judges break show's rules, hit unanimous Golden Buzzer for this ode to Dolly Parton |website=] |date=July 19, 2022 |access-date=July 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Weisholtz |first1=Drew |title=See the 'AGT' judges go crazy over a country trio's Dolly Parton-inspired bop |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/chapel-hart-golden-buzzer-agt-dolly-parton-rcna39052 |access-date=July 22, 2022 |work=] |date=July 20, 2022}}</ref> eventually earning a spot in the finals after performing their original song "The Girls Are Back in Town".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/chapel-hart-advances-agt-finale-2022 |title=The country girl band has officially advanced to the AGT Season 17 Finale! |website=] |date=August 18, 2022 |access-date=August 21, 2022}}</ref> Chapel Hart advanced to the finals, where they performed a cover of ]'s "]" with ]. They were eliminated from the fifth-place position after performing another original song, "American Pride".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.southernliving.com/news/chapel-hart-agt-loss | title=Chapel Hart Wins Big Despite Last Night's Disappointing AGT Loss | publisher=Southern Living | date=September 15, 2022 | accessdate=September 18, 2022}}</ref> | ||
Chapel Hart received an invitation to make their debut on the ] on September 17, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmt.com/news/y4t2ap/chapel-hart-returns-to-americas-got-talent-with-original-track-the-girls-are-back-in-town |title= |
Chapel Hart received an invitation to make their debut on the ] on September 17, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmt.com/news/y4t2ap/chapel-hart-returns-to-americas-got-talent-with-original-track-the-girls-are-back-in-town |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822021140/https://www.cmt.com/news/y4t2ap/chapel-hart-returns-to-americas-got-talent-with-original-track-the-girls-are-back-in-town |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 22, 2022 |title=Watch: Chapel Hart returns to 'America's Got Talent' with original track 'The Girls Are Back in Town' |website=] |date=August 17, 2022 |access-date=August 21, 2022}}</ref> They were also featured on Darius Rucker's late-2022 single "Ol' Church Hymn".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://drgnews.com/2022/09/19/darius-rucker-set-to-release-new-song-featuring-chapel-hart/ | title=Darius Rucker Set to Release New Song Featuring Chapel Hart | publisher=DRG News | date=September 19, 2022 | accessdate=September 22, 2022}}</ref> In late October 2022, Danica Hart underwent vocal cord surgery, requiring a period of vocal rest.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.southernliving.com/chapel-hart-danica-vocal-cord-surgery-6825847 | title=Chapel Hart Asks Fans To "Keep The Prayers Coming" As Danica Recovers From Vocal Cord Surgery | publisher=Southern Living | date=November 4, 2022 | accessdate=November 9, 2022}}</ref> Once Danica recovered, the trio released a new single titled "Glory Days" in January 2023, which they co-wrote with ]. In a multi-person review from Country Universe, Jonathan Keefe and Zackary Kephart both spoke favorably of the song's story about struggling musicians and praised the vocal harmony, comparing the song's sound favorably to country music of the 1990s, while Coyne was less favorable towards the lyrics and lead vocal.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.countryuniverse.net/2023/02/13/single-review-roundup-vol-2-no-2-february-2023/ | title=Single Review Roundup: Vol. 2, No. 2 – February 2023 | publisher=Country Universe | date=February 13, 2023 | accessdate=October 11, 2024}}</ref> | ||
Another single for the group in 2023 was "Welcome to Fist City", an answer song to ]'s 1968 single "]". Prior to her death in 2022, Lynn had asked the trio to write the song after seeing them on ''America's Got Talent''.<ref name="glory">{{cite web | url=https://www.cmt.com/news/v07udn/chapel-hart-talks-glory-and-growth-ahead-of-launching-largest-tour-of-their-career | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121155407/https://www.cmt.com/news/v07udn/chapel-hart-talks-glory-and-growth-ahead-of-launching-largest-tour-of-their-career | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 21, 2023 | title=CHAPEL HART TALKS "GLORY" AND GROWTH AHEAD OF LAUNCHING LARGEST TOUR OF THEIR CAREER | publisher=CMT | date=January 20, 2023 | accessdate=January 25, 2023}}</ref> Chapel Hart also announced a series of tour dates for 2023.<ref name="glory"/> "Welcome to Fist City" and "Glory Days" were included on the group's third studio album also titled ''Glory Days'', released in May 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://musicrow.com/2023/03/chapel-hart-announces-glory-days-album-out-may-19/ | title=Chapel Hart Announces 'Glory Days' Album, Out May 19 | publisher=MusicRow | date=March 31, 2023 | accessdate=April 6, 2023}}</ref> The trio promoted the album through a concert tour, including a performance at the ].<ref name="devynn"/> Holly Smith of the website Holler Country praised the album's vocal harmonies and called the album "jubilant".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://holler.country/reviews/chapel-hart-glory-days/ | title=Chapel Hart, ''Glory Days'' | publisher=Holler Country | date=May 16, 2023 | accessdate=October 11, 2024 | author=Holly Smith}}</ref> | |||
Chapel Hart returned to the ''America's Got Talent'' spin-off '']'' in January 2024, where they performed "American Pride". This performance coincided the release of a new single titled "2033".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/chapel-hart-agt-fantasy-league-american-pride | title=Chapel Hart Somehow Outdid Themselves with a Stunning Encore of "American Pride" | publisher=NBC Insider | date=January 16, 2024 | accessdate=August 5, 2024}}</ref> In 2024, the group signed to Origins Records to release their first Christmas album, ''Hartfelt Family Christmas''. The album includes collaborations with Darius Rucker, ], ], and T. Graham Brown.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://musicrow.com/2024/10/chapel-hart-unveils-track-list-for-new-hartfelt-family-christmas-album/ | title=Chapel Hart Unveils Track List For New 'Hartfelt Family Christmas' Album | publisher=MusicRow | date=October 11, 2024 | accessdate=October 11, 2024 | author=Lorie Hollabaugh}}</ref> | |||
The trio made their debut in California during the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2024/12/18/rose-parade-2025-brandon-bennett-chapel-hart-to-perform-aboard-mississippi-float/|title=Rose Parade 2025: Brandon Bennett, Chapel Hart to perform aboard Mississippi float|last=Report|first=Staff|date=December 31, 2024|access-date=January 15, 2025|website=pasadenastarnews.com|publisher=]}}</ref> Chapel Hart will also making their first debut at Jazz Fest in New Orleans on April 25.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chapel Hart performing at Jazz Fest|url=https://www.wxxv25.com/chapel-hart-performing-at-jazz-fest/|date=January 15, 2025|access-date=January 15, 2025|publisher=]|website=wxxv25.com|last=Staff|first=WXXV}}</ref> | |||
== Musical influences and style == | == Musical influences and style == | ||
In 2020, Danica told the '']'' that she was influenced by albums from ] and ]. She and Devynn have also cited ] as a primary musical influence.<ref name="chron"/> Joey Guerra of the ''Houston Chronicle'' noted that Chapel Hart's sound is heavily reliant on their use of vocal harmony. He also found Danica's voice comparable to that of ], while also finding influences of a "classic ]" sound on other songs.<ref name="chron"/> Later in 2020, Swindle told '']'' that she was aware of the unusual choice for an African American act to record country music, telling the publication: "You don't really choose . It was how we grew up and who we are."<ref name="zollo"/> | In 2020, Danica told the '']'' that she was influenced by albums from ] and ]. She and Devynn have also cited ] as a primary musical influence.<ref name="chron"/> Joey Guerra of the ''Houston Chronicle'' noted that Chapel Hart's sound is heavily reliant on their use of vocal harmony. He also found Danica's voice comparable to that of ], while also finding influences of a "classic ]" sound on other songs.<ref name="chron"/> Later in 2020, Swindle told '']'' that she was aware of the unusual choice for an African American act to record country music, telling the publication: "You don't really choose . It was how we grew up and who we are."<ref name="zollo"/> Jessica Nicholson of '']'' wrote of the group's style that it "blends tightly-woven, family harmonies with straight-from-the-heart lyrics".<ref name="devynn">{{cite web | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/country/chapel-hart-glory-days-album-interview-1235331803/ | title=Chapel Hart On Unfiltered New Album 'Glory Days': 'We Want to Tell Our Stories' | publisher=Billboard | date=May 18, 2023 | accessdate=May 4, 2024 | author=Jessica Nicholson}}</ref> Devynn also said that the positive reception from their ''America's Got Talent'' performance of "You Can Have Him Jolene", which all three members of the trio wrote, inspired the trio to write more songs on ''Glory Days''.<ref name="devynn"/> ] writer ] describes Chapel Hart as "a spirited country music harmony group" and "steeped in tradition but ha a smart, knowing modern sensibility".<ref name="allmusic"/> | ||
==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
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===Studio albums=== | ===Studio albums=== | ||
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! scope="row"| ''Out the Mud''{{efn|''Out the Mud'' was originally released on July 16, 2019, under the |
! scope="row"| ''Out the Mud''{{efn|''Out the Mud'' was originally released on July 16, 2019, under the group's previous name of Hyperphlyy.<ref name="allmusic"/> The album was re-released on August 2, 2019, credited to Chapel Hart.}} | ||
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* Released: July 16, 2019 | * Released: July 16, 2019 | ||
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* Label: JT3D | ||
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! scope="row"| ''The Girls Are Back in Town'' | ! scope="row"| ''The Girls Are Back in Town'' | ||
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* Released: August 28, 2021 | * Released: August 28, 2021 | ||
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* Label: JT3D | ||
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! scope="row"| ''Glory Days'' | ! scope="row"| ''Glory Days'' | ||
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* Released: May 19, 2023 | * Released: May 19, 2023 | ||
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* Label: JT3D | ||
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! scope="row"| ''Hartfelt Family Christmas'' | |||
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* Released: October 25, 2024 | |||
* Label: Origins | |||
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! scope="row"| ''Made for Me''{{efn|''Made for Me'' was released under the band's previous name, Hyperphlyy, and features only Devyn Hart and Trea Swindle.}} | ! scope="row"| ''Made for Me''{{efn|''Made for Me'' was released under the band's previous name, Hyperphlyy, and features only Devyn Hart and Trea Swindle.<ref name="allmusic"/>}} | ||
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* Released: September 20, 2016<ref>{{cite web |title=Hyperphlyy - Made for Me |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2de6Jgy8j0sVqwcQf7OvNb |website=Spotify |access-date=July 20, 2022 |date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> | * Released: September 20, 2016<ref>{{cite web |title=Hyperphlyy - Made for Me |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2de6Jgy8j0sVqwcQf7OvNb |website=Spotify |access-date=July 20, 2022 |date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> | ||
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! scope="row"| "Ol' Church Hymn"<BR>{{small|(] with Chapel Hart)}} | ! scope="row"| "Ol' Church Hymn"<BR>{{small|(] with Chapel Hart)}} | ||
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| ''] | | '']'' | ||
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! scope="row"| "Glory Days" | ! scope="row"| "Glory Days" | ||
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! scope="row"| "Made for Me" | ! scope="row"| "Made for Me" | ||
| 2022 | | 2022 | ||
| Edward Miller<ref name="made">{{cite web | url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1842878/cmt-premiere-chapel-hart-hopes-to-inspire-people-to-chase-their-dreams-with-made-for-me/ | title=CMT Premiere: Chapel Hart Hopes to Inspire People to Chase Their Dreams with "Made for Me" | publisher=CMT | date=March 30, 2022 | accessdate=March 31, 2022 | author=Cindy Watts}}</ref> | | Edward Miller<ref name="made">{{cite web | url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1842878/cmt-premiere-chapel-hart-hopes-to-inspire-people-to-chase-their-dreams-with-made-for-me/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331175143/http://www.cmt.com/news/1842878/cmt-premiere-chapel-hart-hopes-to-inspire-people-to-chase-their-dreams-with-made-for-me/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 31, 2022 | title=CMT Premiere: Chapel Hart Hopes to Inspire People to Chase Their Dreams with "Made for Me" | publisher=CMT | date=March 30, 2022 | accessdate=March 31, 2022 | author=Cindy Watts}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 22:34, 16 January 2025
Country music group from Mississippi
Chapel Hart | |
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Chapel Hart performing at the Wildhorse Saloon on June 7, 2023. (L-R: Trea Swindle, Danica Hart, Devynn Hart) | |
Background information | |
Also known as | Hyperphlyy |
Origin | Poplarville, Mississippi, U.S. |
Genres | Country |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | JT3D, Origins |
Members | Danica Hart Devynn Hart Trea Swindle |
Website | chapelhart |
Chapel Hart, originally known as Hyperphlyy, is an American country music vocal group from Poplarville, Mississippi. The group consists of sisters Danica Hart and Devynn Hart and their cousin Trea Swindle, all three of whom are vocalists. Chapel Hart has independently released four studio albums and eleven singles. In July 2022, they competed in the seventeenth season of America's Got Talent, where they finished fifth. The group's music is defined by their vocal harmony and influence from other female country acts. The group's most popular song is "You Can Have Him Jolene", an answer song to Dolly Parton's "Jolene".
Music career
Sisters Danica and Devynn Hart grew up in Poplarville, Mississippi. They began singing together in 2014 with their cousin Trea Swindle, busking by performing cover songs on the streets of New Orleans. Eventually, they began writing original songs as well. Danica Hart and Swindle recorded an extended play titled Made for Me in 2016 under the name Hyperphlyy. Then in 2019, they and Devynn released an album titled Out the Mud also under the name Hyperphlyy. The trio also performed at music festivals in Innsbruck, Austria, as well as Louisiana. They renamed themselves Chapel Hart, taking the name from a church in their hometown.
Chapel Hart performed tribute shows to female country acts at Scoreboard Bar & Grill in Nashville, Tennessee, but were initially unsuccessful in securing a recording contract. In 2020, they were discovered by record producer Jeff Glixman, who began serving as their manager and producer. The same year, they released a single titled "Jesus & Alcohol", which featured ZZ Top member Billy Gibbons on guitar; he also appeared in the song's music video, playing the role of a pastor. T. Graham Brown and Deborah Allen also make cameos in the video, which aired on CMT after its release. Additionally, Chapel Hart sang background vocals on LeRoux's album One of Those Days in 2020.
CMT selected Chapel Hart as one of several artists for the 2021 installment of their "Next Women of Country" campaign, an annual promotion of new and upcoming female country music artists. The same year, Chapel Hart released their next single, "I Will Follow". A music video was produced for the song, which aired on CMT, with Jackyl lead singer Jesse James Dupree making a cameo appearance in it. Jennifer Hanson wrote the song with Savannah Keyes and Nick Brophy, the latter of whom co-produced it with Glixman. The corresponding music video began airing on CMT on February 5, 2021. Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe rated the song "A", praising the group members' singing voices while comparing the arrangement favorably to the works of SHeDAISY and the Chicks. A third single and video, "You Can Have Him Jolene", followed in March 2021. The song is an answer song to Dolly Parton's "Jolene".
In July 2021, the group announced a second studio album, titled The Girls Are Back in Town. "I Will Follow" and "You Can Have Him Jolene" both appeared on the album. Glixman also produced this album. Lorie Hollabaugh of MusicRow stated of the album, "Every song on the 12-track project centers around the universal theme of celebrating and empowering women in country music while reminding listeners that love, harmony, diversity, and unity can co-exist in our present world." Another single and video, "Made for Me", followed in 2022.
America's Got Talent appearance and afterward
Chapel Hart had planned to tour with the Indigo Girls in mid-2022, but canceled this tour when that duo's member Emily Saliers was diagnosed with COVID-19. During this time, agents for the NBC talent show America's Got Talent contacted members of the group. According to Taste of Country, the group initially turned down the agent's offer, but changed their mind after the same agent contacted them several more times. On the audition episode airing July 19 (during the show's 17th season), they performed "You Can Have Him Jolene". All four judges awarded the group the Golden Buzzer, the second time in the show's history that this was done. Doing so allowed Chapel Hart to advance immediately to the next round of competition, eventually earning a spot in the finals after performing their original song "The Girls Are Back in Town". Chapel Hart advanced to the finals, where they performed a cover of Bonnie Raitt's "Something to Talk About" with Darius Rucker. They were eliminated from the fifth-place position after performing another original song, "American Pride".
Chapel Hart received an invitation to make their debut on the Grand Ole Opry on September 17, 2022. They were also featured on Darius Rucker's late-2022 single "Ol' Church Hymn". In late October 2022, Danica Hart underwent vocal cord surgery, requiring a period of vocal rest. Once Danica recovered, the trio released a new single titled "Glory Days" in January 2023, which they co-wrote with Jim Beavers. In a multi-person review from Country Universe, Jonathan Keefe and Zackary Kephart both spoke favorably of the song's story about struggling musicians and praised the vocal harmony, comparing the song's sound favorably to country music of the 1990s, while Coyne was less favorable towards the lyrics and lead vocal.
Another single for the group in 2023 was "Welcome to Fist City", an answer song to Loretta Lynn's 1968 single "Fist City". Prior to her death in 2022, Lynn had asked the trio to write the song after seeing them on America's Got Talent. Chapel Hart also announced a series of tour dates for 2023. "Welcome to Fist City" and "Glory Days" were included on the group's third studio album also titled Glory Days, released in May 2023. The trio promoted the album through a concert tour, including a performance at the CMA Music Festival. Holly Smith of the website Holler Country praised the album's vocal harmonies and called the album "jubilant".
Chapel Hart returned to the America's Got Talent spin-off America's Got Talent: Fantasy League in January 2024, where they performed "American Pride". This performance coincided the release of a new single titled "2033". In 2024, the group signed to Origins Records to release their first Christmas album, Hartfelt Family Christmas. The album includes collaborations with Darius Rucker, the Isaacs, Vince Gill, and T. Graham Brown.
The trio made their debut in California during the 2025 Rose Parade. Chapel Hart will also making their first debut at Jazz Fest in New Orleans on April 25.
Musical influences and style
In 2020, Danica told the Houston Chronicle that she was influenced by albums from George Strait and Kenny Rogers. She and Devynn have also cited Gretchen Wilson as a primary musical influence. Joey Guerra of the Houston Chronicle noted that Chapel Hart's sound is heavily reliant on their use of vocal harmony. He also found Danica's voice comparable to that of Etta James, while also finding influences of a "classic girl group" sound on other songs. Later in 2020, Swindle told American Songwriter that she was aware of the unusual choice for an African American act to record country music, telling the publication: "You don't really choose . It was how we grew up and who we are." Jessica Nicholson of Billboard wrote of the group's style that it "blends tightly-woven, family harmonies with straight-from-the-heart lyrics". Devynn also said that the positive reception from their America's Got Talent performance of "You Can Have Him Jolene", which all three members of the trio wrote, inspired the trio to write more songs on Glory Days. AllMusic writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes Chapel Hart as "a spirited country music harmony group" and "steeped in tradition but ha a smart, knowing modern sensibility".
Discography
Chapel Hart discography | |
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Studio albums | 4 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 11 |
Music videos | 6 |
Studio albums
Title | Album details |
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Out the Mud |
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The Girls Are Back in Town |
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Glory Days |
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Hartfelt Family Christmas |
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Extended plays
Title | Album details |
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Made for Me |
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Singles
Single | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
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US Country Digital | |||
"Just Say I Love You" | 2019 | — | The Girls Are Back in Town |
"Jesus & Alcohol" | 2020 | — | |
"I Will Follow" | 2021 | — | |
"You Can Have Him Jolene" | 4 | ||
"Grown Ass Woman" (Mickie James with Chapel Hart) |
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"The Girls Are Back in Town" | 21 | ||
"Made for Me" | 2022 | — | — |
"Ol' Church Hymn" (Darius Rucker with Chapel Hart) |
— | Carolyn's Boy | |
"Glory Days" | 2023 | — | Glory Days |
"Welcome to Fist City" | — | ||
"2033" | 2024 | — | TBA |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director |
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"Whenever Forever" | 2020 | — |
"Country Paradise" | ||
"Jesus & Alcohol" | David Abbott | |
"I Will Follow" | 2021 | Nick Barrett Media |
"You Can Have Him Jolene" | David Abbott | |
"Made for Me" | 2022 | Edward Miller |
Notes
- Out the Mud was originally released on July 16, 2019, under the group's previous name of Hyperphlyy. The album was re-released on August 2, 2019, credited to Chapel Hart.
- Made for Me was released under the band's previous name, Hyperphlyy, and features only Devyn Hart and Trea Swindle.
References
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- "New Orleans-based Country and Soul Band Hyperphlyy Releases New Album". My New Orleans. July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
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- ^ Paul Zollo (September 12, 2020). "ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Joins Country Trio Chapel Hart for "Jesus & Alcohol"". American Songwriter. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "Family trio Chapel Hart is breaking country-music down barriers". Houston Chronicle. September 25, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
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