# Rhett Walker Band

Rhett Walker Band is a Southern rock and Christian rock band from Nashville. The band released their debut studio album under the Essential Records label on July 10, 2012 called Come to the River. The band's debut single, "When Mercy Found Me", achieved placement on Christian music charts.
Rhett Walker Band announced they were discontinuing in 2016. In 2017, Walker re-signed with Essential Records.

## Background

Rhett Walker Band frontman Rhett Walker is a preacher's kid from Aiken, South Carolina. The band formed in 2011 and consisted of Rhett Walker as well as Kenny Davis who played drums, the guitarist Joe Kane, and bassist Kevin Whitsett.
The band released their debut single "When Mercy Found Me" on April 23, 2012, and reached No.5 on the Christian AC Indicator & AC Monitored chart September 2012. This song was written by Rhett Walker and Jeff Pardo. "When Mercy Found Me" was nominated for a Grammy on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song.
The band's debut album Come to the River released on July 10, 2012 by Essential Records. Walker said they wrote 50 songs while coming up with songs for the record.
The band's second album, Here's to the Ones, was released on October 14, 2014 through Essential Records.

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Album | US | US Christ. | US Heat. |
| 2012 | Come to the River Released: July 10, 2012 Label: Essential Format: CD, Digital download | — | 9 | 154 |
| 2014 | Here's to the Ones Released: October 14, 2014 Label: Essential Format: CD, Digital download | 183 | 12 | — |
| 2020 | Good To Me Rhett Walker solo album Released: March 27, 2020 Label: Essential/Provident Formats: CD, digital download | — | 49 | — |

### EPs

| Year | EP | Peak chart positions |
| Year | EP | US Christ. |
| 2012 | The Other Sides Released: December 14, 2012 Label: Essential | — |
| 2018 | Rhett Walker Band Released: August 10, 2018 Label: Essential | 43 |
| 2021 | Gospel Song Released: August 27, 2021 Label: Essential | — |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Chart peak positions | Chart peak positions | Album |
| Year | Title | US Christ. | US Christ. Airplay | US Christ. AC | Album |
| 2012 | "When Mercy Found Me" | 15 | 15 | 15 | Come to the River |
| 2012 | "O Come O Come Emmanuel" | 46 | 46 | — | non-album single |
| 2013 | "Come to the River" | 20 | 20 | 23 | Come to the River |
| 2014 | "Broken Man" | — | 46 | — | Here's to the Ones |
| 2015 | "Love Like Jesus" | — | 47 | — | Here's to the Ones |
| 2017 | "I Surrender" | — | 50 | — | non-album single |
| 2018 | "Say Hello" | — | 45 | — | Rhett Walker Band (EP) |
| 2019 | "Believer" | 7 | 7 | 7 | Good To Me (Rhett Walker solo album) |
| 2019 | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 2021 | "Goodness of God" | — | 42 | — | non-album singles |
| 2021 | "Gospel Song" | 2 | 2 | 2 | non-album singles |

## Awards
### GMA Dove Awards

| Year | Award | Nominee | Result |
| 2013 | Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year | Come to the River | Nominated |
| 2013 | Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year | "When Mercy Found Me" | Nominated |
| 2013 | New Artist of the Year | Rhett Walker Band | Nominated |

### Grammys

| Year | Award | Nominee | Result |
| 2013 | CCM Song of the Year | "When Mercy Found Me" | Nominated |