Phil Stacey

Season 6 · Eliminated 5th–6th

Where are they now

Latest documented update, 2015

Phil Stacey's 2015 single Reach Beyond peaked at number 11 on Hot Christian Songs. Faith was released on March 29, 2011, on Conquer Entertainment. Into the Light was released on August 25, 2009, via Reunion Records.⁠[1]

Key figures

Known for

  1. Phil StaceyAlbum · 2008⁠[1][2][3]Sales as of March 2009
  2. Phil StaceyEP · 2007⁠[1][4]Sales as of January 10, 2008

Career

During or around the show

  1. 2007In late 2007 he signed a recording contract with Lyric Street Records.⁠[1]

After the show

  1. 2007Performed on the American Idols Live! Tour 2007 with the season 6 top 10. The tour ran from July 6 to September 23, 2007.⁠[9]July 6, 2007 – September 23, 2007
  1. 2008If You Didn't Love Me went to country radio on January 7, 2008, and peaked at number 28 on Hot Country Songs.⁠[1][2]January 7, 2008
  2. 2008His self-titled album was released on April 29, 2008, on Lyric Street. It reached number 43 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on Top Country Albums. It sold 13,000 copies in its debut week.⁠[1][2]April 29, 2008
  1. 2009On January 28, 2009, he signed to Reunion Records, a Christian music label.⁠[1]January 28, 2009
  2. 2009Into the Light was released on August 25, 2009. It reached number 27 on Top Christian Albums and did not chart on the Billboard 200 or Top Country Albums.⁠[1][8]August 25, 2009
  1. 2011In 2011 he partnered with Market America to launch Conquer Entertainment. Together they released the album Faith on March 29, 2011. The chart cells for Faith are dashes.⁠[1]March 29, 2011

Date not documented

  1. He was a member of Lee Singers, an auditioned choir at Lee, and of that choir's traveling ensemble Second Edition.⁠[1]
  2. His 2015 single Reach Beyond peaked at number 11 on Hot Christian Songs.⁠[1]
  3. His singles You're Not Shaken (2009) and Some Kind of Love (2010) peaked at numbers 17 and 32 on Hot Christian Songs. Inside Out did not chart.⁠[1]
  4. Old Glory, a 2008 promotional single from his time on Lyric Street Records, peaked at number 57 on Hot Country Songs and was later on Into the Light.⁠[1][8]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
Phil Stacey⁠[1]EP2007500⁠[1][4]January 10, 2008
Phil Stacey⁠[1][10]Album2008Lyric Street Records40,000⁠[1][2][3]March 2009
Into the Light⁠[1][8][10]Album2009Reunion RecordsDisputed⁠[a]
Faith⁠[1]Album2011Conquer Entertainment

Awards

Checked October 7, 2026; none found.

Data notes

  1. a. Into the Light: reported U.S. sales
    • Sources disagree: Into the Light: 18,000, September 23, 2010.⁠[1][11]
    • Sources disagree: Into the Light: 68,000, September 23, 2010.⁠[1][11]

Sources

11 sources

  1. Phil Stacey (Wikipedia revision 1330329681) — Wikipedia, updated December 30, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Singles table: “2015 Reach Beyond 11”
    • Studio albums table: “Release date: March 29, 2011”
    • Lead: “Into the Light, was released on August 25, 2009, via Reunion Records.”
    • Studio albums table: “US: 40,000”
    • Extended plays table: “US: 500”
    • Lead sentence: “born January 21, 1978”
    • Infobox, Born line (birth_date): {{Birth date and age|1978|1|21}}
    • Albums: “signed to a recording contract with Lyric Street Records”
  2. Phil Stacey (album) (Wikipedia revision 1292849988) — Wikipedia, updated May 29, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Lead: “IT has sold 40,000 copies as of March 2009.”
    • Lead: “charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts at number 28”
    • Lead: “debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 43 with 13,000 sold for the week”
  3. Idol Chatter 03-12-2009 — USA Today (Idol Chatter), published March 12, 2009. News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.
  4. The Ultimate SoundScan Sales/Download Checklist — USA Today, published January 10, 2008. News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.
  5. American Idol season 6 — Wikipedia, updated July 26, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Elimination chart row Phil Stacey: Pl. 5, Eliminated in the Top 6 column (5/2); ratings table episode 'Top 6 Results', May 2, 2007
  6. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Phil Stacey: season 6, place finish 5th–6th
  7. iTunes Search API album results for Phil Stacey — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Phil Stacey collection copyright: “2008 Lyric Street Records, Inc.”
    • Into the Light copyright: “Provident Label Group LLC, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment”
    • Into the Light copyright: “a unit of Sony Music Entertainment”
  8. Into the Light (Phil Stacey album) (Wikipedia revision 1325955032) — Wikipedia, updated December 6, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • Infobox label: “Reunion/Provident Label Group”
    • Infobox label: “label = Reunion/Provident Label Group”
    • Lead: “previously released as a promotional single during Stacey's 2008 tenure on Lyric Street Records”
    • Infobox: “label = Reunion/Provident Label Group”
  9. American Idols Live! Tour 2007 (Wikipedia revision 1322937451) — Wikipedia, updated November 18, 2025. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Infobox dates: “start_date = July 6, 2007”
    • Infobox end date: “end_date = September 23, 2007”
    • Performers table: “Phil Stacey (6th place)”
  10. MusicBrainz release groups for Phil Stacey — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Release group Phil Stacey: “2008-04-29 Album Phil Stacey”
    • Release group Into the Light: “2009-08-25 Album Into the Light”
  11. Idol album sales: Fantasia sells best; Chris Sligh, Josiah Leming debut — USA Today (Idol Chatter), published September 23, 2010. News report. Cited by another source; not opened by our researchers.

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