The label's first album release will be his album, "Sunshine" and the lead single will be "Love Is Love Is Love" - the fun-packed cutting edge video was shot in the Bahamas by MARCEL CHAGNON and includes a cameo appearance by JESSICA ANDREWS.
 
KRANKIT RECORDS is a joint venture with ARTIST GARAGE, LLC, who distributes through FONTANA, a wholly owned subsidary of UNIVERSAL MUSIG GROUP. ARTIST GARAGE's MIKE REGAN will serve as director of operations for the label.

ABOUT ANTHONY SMITH: Smith knows about creating hit songs, as he's had a long string of them as a songwriter—and each of them draws the kind of unfiltered response from listeners as Smith's new recordings. His songs have been recorded by a virtual "Who's Who" list of Nashville's superstars, including; George Strait, Montgomery Gentry, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Lonestar, Trisha Yearwood, Van Zant, Lori Morgan, Sammy Kershaw, Josh Gracin, Trick Pony, Kenny Rogers, Shooter Jennings, and others. Some of his hits include: George Strait's huge hit, "Run" and crowd favorite, "Cowboys Like Us," Trace Adkins' two out-of-the-gate smashes, "Chrome" and "I'm Tryin'," Tim McGraw's "Kill Myself" and recent release "Kristofferson," Rascal Flatts' "My Worst Fear" and Montgomery Gentry's recent top five hit "Whattaya Think About That?"

Although an accomplished writer, Smith has always been a performer first. "I've never written a song for another artist to cut," he says. "I always wrote songs for myself, for me to do on stage and to record. Publishers and other artists heard them and wanted to cut them or get them cut, and that's tremendously flattering to me. But my intent was always to be on stage singing what I write."

Sunshine blazes with the same catchy power and creativity that drew other artists to make hits out of Smith's work. The album not only shows off the guitar-driven, soulful strut of Smith's muscular country rock, but also the unique forcefulness of his voice and the sweeping range of his musical and production capabilities.