The Wrights Photo by Carie Thompson
The Wrights
Nashville residents, Adam and Shannon Wright of The Wrights scored the majority of “Good Intentions.” The Wrights wrote two original songs for the film (“Good Intentions” and “Someday Soon”) and many other incidental pieces of music throughout the movie. Both Georgia natives, Adam and Shannon met in Atlanta while playing music in local bars and dreaming of the future. Adam, who is from Newnan, Georgia, also has impressive country roots. He is the nephew of country superstar Alan Jackson.
Adam was working at a bar and grill in Newnan and playing music at night when a friend mentioned that her cousin was playing music in Atlanta and really needed a guitar player for a Thursday night gig. Adam called the cousin, who was Shannon, and the rest, as they say, is history. “I fell in love with her voice instantly, says Adam. It was kind of smoky and sexy, and she was really funny. We hit it off. I showed up to the gig that Thursday and thought I might be the luckiest dude in the world. She was hot. She had this wild, curly brown hair and these rock star clothes. I was in heaven. A funny, beautiful girl that sang and played guitar. We were pretty much inseparable from then on.”
Shannon and Adam married in 2002 and decided to move to Nashville to take a real shot at the music thing. Adam’s Uncle Alan, believed in what they were doing, which was a huge support. Their first album, “Down This Road” was recorded on ACR, Alan Jackson’s label. Adam remembers, “We had Paul Franklin on steel guitar, Eddie Bayers on drums, and Pig Robbins on piano; and we got our old friend from home, Alex McCollough, to play bass. We recorded all originals and tracked almost everything in a couple of days. We pitched the album to RCA, and they decided to put it out as a joint venture with ACR. We got to do a video and tour with Alan to promote the album. It was a blast. We had a full band and tour bus and traveled all over the country playing arenas. It was quite a ride.”
When contemplating a second album, RCA presented the Wrights with some songs by a legendary songwriter named Paul Kennerley, which was a turning point in their careers. “We sort of flipped out, said Adam, when remembering that moment. We said we wanted to hear everything they had by him, and they asked if we wanted them to contact Paul about booking a writing session. We did.”
The Wrights finished a second album titled “The Wrights” through RCA, (although RCA decided not to pick it up) but they were still interested in working more with Paul Kennerley. So, in the summer of 2007, Adam and Shannon rented some old microphones, borrowed a few pieces of gear from their now friend Kennerley, and locked themselves in the basement to record twenty-one cover songs. All live complete takes. No edits or fancy digital manipulation. Said Adam, “It was exhausting and frustrating and incredibly fulfilling.” They trimmed down the project to eleven songs and named the album In The Summertime after the Roger Miller song that inspired it..
Adam and Shannon were on the road for most of 2008 promoting both The Wrights and In The Summertime. Having released In The Summertime on their own label, TOUR, they felt completely liberated artistically. They look at the album as a stepping-stone, a cleansing of the palette. 2010 brought the release of feature film “Good Intentions” where The Wrights boasted an opening movie credit reading, “Featuring Music by The Wrights.” The Wrights music leads an all-star soundtrack, which also includes songs by LeAnn Rimes, The Lovell Sisters, and more.
Visit them online: http://www.thewrightsmusic.com
