# Ellie Holcomb

Elizabeth Asher Holcomb (née Bannister; born September 12, 1982) is an American CCM-folk singer-songwriter raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Her father is noted music producer Brown Bannister, and she was a member of Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors, whose frontman is her husband Drew. They met while in school at the University of Tennessee together.

## Early life and education

Elizabeth Asher Bannister was born in Nashville, Tennessee on September 12, 1982, to parents Brown Bannister and Debra Bannister. She graduated from Christ Presbyterian Academy and the University of Tennessee, in 2005, with her bachelor's degree in English and in 2006 with her Masters of Science in Teacher Education. In 2006, Bannister married Drew Holcomb, and they have three children. They reside together in Nashville, Tennessee.

## Music career

Holcomb began her musical career with Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors in 2005, and she started her individual career pursuit in 2011. In 2011, she released the Magnolia EP, which charted on numerous Billboard charts on September 10, 2011. Her second EP, With You Now did not come out until 2013, and this album peaked at No. 7 on the Christian Albums chart, which happened on September 7, 2013. Holcomb released her debut studio album on the Full Heart Music label on February 18, 2014, As Sure as the Sun, which has garnered critical praise. She was awarded Best New Artist at the 2014 GMA Dove Awards.
Following the success of As Sure as the Sun, Ellie Holcomb released her second full-length album, Red Sea Road on January 27, 2017. Red Sea Road was produced by her father, Brown Bannister, who was battling cancer while Ellie recorded the album. The family banded together and this album was often an outlet for Ellie. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Christian Chart. Three songs have charted in the Top Christian Singles: "Find You Here" peaked at No. 21, "Red Sea Road" peaked at No. 13 and "Wonderfully Made" reached No. 143.
In 2018, Holcomb released two children's works: Sing: Creation Songs an album and Who Sang the First Song? a book. In June 2021, she released Canyon in partnership with Capitol CMG. In 2022, Holcomb and her husband, Drew Holcomb, released Coming Home: A Collection of Songs.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| Title | Album details | US | US Christ | US Indie | US Vinyl | UK C&G | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| As Sure as the Sun | Released: February 18, 2014 Label: Full Heart Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 34 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | |
| Red Sea Road | Released: January 27, 2017 Label: Full Heart Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 106 | 3 | 9 | — | — | |
| Canyon | Released: June 25, 2021 Label: Full Heart, Capitol CMG Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | — | 7 | — | — | — | |
| Coming Home: A Collection of Songs (with Drew Holcomb) | Released: January 14, 2022 Label: Magnolia Music Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Memory Bank (with Drew Holcomb) | Released: January 24, 2025 Label: Magnolia Music Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||

### Extended plays

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| Title | Album details | US | US Christ | US Indie | US Kid | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| Magnolia | Released: August 23, 2011 (2011-08-23) Label: Drew Holcomb Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | — | 16 | 48 | — | |
| With You Now | Released: August 19, 2013 (2013-08-19) Label: Good Time Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | — | 7 | — | — | |
| Sing: Creation Songs | Released: September 21, 2018 Label: Full Heart Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | — | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Sing: Remembering Songs | Released: February 21, 2020 Label: Full Heart Format: CD, digital download, streaming | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Sing: Christmas Songs | Released: November 1, 2022 Label: Full Heart/Capitol CMG Format: digital download, streaming | — | — | — | — | |
| All of My Days | Released: April 12, 2024 Label: Full Heart/Capitol CMG Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | — | 37 | — | — | |
| Sing: Spring Songs | Released: March 21, 2025 Label: Full Heart/Capitol CMG Format: TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Rock | US Alt | US Christ | US Christ Air | US Christ AC | US Christ Digital | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album |
| "As Sure as the Sun" | 2014 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | | As Sure as the Sun |
| "The Broken Beautiful" | 2014 | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 18 | — | | As Sure as the Sun |
| "Hope Is Alive" | 2014 | — | — | — | 48 | 33 | 10 | — | | As Sure as the Sun |
| "Red Sea Road | 2017 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | | Red Sea Road |
| "Find You Here" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Red Sea Road |
| "Electricity" (with Drew Holcomb) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "You and Me" (with Drew Holcomb) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Let It Snow" (with Drew Holcomb) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Let It Snow |
| "Survival" (with NEEDTOBREATHE and Drew Holcomb) | 2020 | — | — | — | 26 | 21 | 18 | — | | Out of Body |
| "Bring You Home" (with The Dailys and Jillian Edwards) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Falling Apart" (with The Dailys and Jillian Edwards) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Constellations" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | 23 | | Canyon |
| "Canyon" | 2021 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | | Canyon |
| "I Will Carry You" | 2021 | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | | Canyon |
| "I Don't Want to Miss It" | 2021 | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 20 | — | | Canyon |
| "Mine" (with Drew Holcomb) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Canyon |
| "Color" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Canyon |
| "A Woman" (with FAITHFUL and Amy Grant) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Keep on the Sunny Side" (with Drew Holcomb) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Hung the Moon" (with Drew Holcomb) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Sounding Joy" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sing: Christmas Songs |
| "Bones" (with Drew Holcomb) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Stronger" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | | Canyon |
| "Kinda Wild" (with JUDAH.) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Brick by Brick" (with Drew Holcomb) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Where Can I Go" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | All of My Days |
| "Be Okay" (with Lauren Daigle) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Memory Bak" (with Drew Holcomb) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Memory Bank |
| "High Seas" (with Drew Holcomb) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Memory Bank |
| "Rain or Shine" (with Drew Holcomb) | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Memory Bank |
| "Spring Sings" | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sing: Spring Songs |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||

### Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Christ | US Christ Air | US Christ AC | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album |
| "Marvelous Light" | 2015 | — | — | 50 | — | | As Sure as the Sun |
| "Dead Man Walking" (with John Tibbs) | 2015 | — | — | 29 | 24 | | Dead Man Walking |
| "Find You Here" | 2017 | — | 29 | 28 | 21 | | Red Sea Road |
| "Just as Good" (with Chris Renzema) | 2018 | — | — | 39 | — | | Get Out of the Way of Your Own Heart |
| "Sweet Ever After" (with Bear Rinehart and NEEDTOBREATHE) | 2021 | — | 36 | — | — | | Canyon |
| "Jingle Bells" | 2022 | — | — | 35 | 29 | | Sing: Christmas Songs |
| "In the Room" (with Matt Maher, Ben Fuller, and Chris Brown) | 2024 | — | 49 | 19 | 25 | | The Stories I Tell Myself |
| "All of My Days" | 2024 | — | 42 | — | — | | All of My Days |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||

## Awards

* GMA Dove Award's New Artist of the Year 2014
* GMA Dove Award's Children's Album of the Year 2020, Sing: Remembering Songs
* GMA Dove Award's Recorded Music Packaging of the Year 2022, Canyon