Title: Happy
Release date: 13 January, 2004
Record label: Universal South
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1 More
2 Happy
3 The Turnaround
4 I Can't Hear You
5 You Know Where To Find Me
6 The End
7 Out Of My Hands
8 The Lie
9 Every Second
10 My Finest Hour
11 Curtain
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Matthew West was raised in a suburb of Chicago, IL, where he discovered music at an early age. The son of a minister, he grew up in the front pew listening to his mom harmonize and following her lead. By the time he reached high school, Matthew remained involved in music, but was more interested in sports, hoping to one day play baseball in college. Well, he never did get the call from the big leagues, but instead received a scholarship to study music at Millikin University in Illinois.
It was during his first year of college, that Matthew began playing guitar and writing songs. Soon, his new songs began catching the ears of other students, and Matthew found himself playing concerts all over. By Matthew's senior year, he was playing at every venue imaginable, from Fraternity houses to coffee houses.
Along with his growing career as a writer, Matthew continued pursuing his dream of singing his own songs. In his first three years out of college, he found himself right back on campus, well actually about 250 campuses. Matthew had the opportunity to travel to universities across the country and quickly began building up a steady following. While Matthew was still in college, he caught the attention of Word Music Publishing. They helped in his development, and he signed an exclusive songwriting deal only a week after graduating and making the move to Nashville. He began
developing his songwriting ability by writing songs for other artists, and in his first three years enjoyed some good success. With the help of Word Music and Extreme Writers Group, Matthew recorded an independent CD called, "Sellout," which caught the attention of Universal South Records.
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