RIAA Gold Album Award for Keith Urban's second studio album, which was self-titled. Released on Oct. 9, 1999 and by April 16, 2001 was certified Gold by the RIAA.
The album produced several singles which charted including "It's a Love Thing" (#18), "Your Everything" (#4), "But for the Grace of God" (#1), and "Where the Blacktop Ends". The latter track was nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 2000 Grammy awards. The album went to #17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. By 2003 the album had been certified Platinum. See image above for RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA "serial number bar hologram" Gold album award with album art
- In VG to Excellent condition
- First presentation award made in 2001
- Presented to record industry executive
- Has original backing paper and manufacturer's label
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number hologram, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures approx. 30" x 16"
- Great collectors item for any Keith Urban fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold award was made in 2001 making it 20 years old. The award is presented to Bill Kennedy who was then VP of Sales at Capitol Records Nashville.
This serial number RIAA hologram award from early in Kiwi artist Urban's career. It is in VG to Excellent condition complete with original backing paper and Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer's sticker.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.
As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, private collector's homes and yes, of course, possibly the artist's or songwriter's home. Typically, we don't know all the places they may have been over the years other than what we've stated in the description.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com