Andrew Carlton

{{short description|American singer-songwriter}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2025}} {{distinguish|Andrew Carleton}} {{more sources|date=August 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Andrew Carlton | origin = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|4|4|mf=y}} | birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | image = Andrewcarltonrockranch.JPG | caption = Andrew Carlton performing at Rock Ranch in The Rock, Georgia. | genre = CCM, Country | years_active = 1999 – Present | website = {{URL|www.andrewcarlton.com}} }} '''Andrew Carlton''' is an American singer, songwriter and music producer. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, where he was the costumed mascot, Smokey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alumnus.tennessee.edu/2008/01/smokey-the-top-dog/|title = Smokey: The Top Dog|date = 9 January 2008}}</ref> His single "Jesus, Hold Me" spent 13 weeks on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart before hitting No. 18 and becoming the highest-charting single by an Independent Artist in 2007.<ref>{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=andrew carlton|chart=all}}</ref> He is most known for his hit radio single "Hold Me Up".

Carlton has toured with other artists Rebecca St James, Aaron Shust, and Newsong.

==Discography== *2007 ''I Know Better'' (Bakertown) *2004 ''Falling In'' (Flying Leap) *1999 ''Hold Me Up'' (Audio X)

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== External links == *[http://www.andrewcarlton.com Official website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carlton, Andrew}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:American male singer-songwriters Category:University of Tennessee alumni Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters Category:21st-century American male singers