▁next ▁record ", ▁says ▁R utt an . ▁" It ▁was ▁that ▁suddenly ▁I ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁gu y ▁who ' d ▁written ▁radio ▁hits ▁for ▁other ▁acts ▁– ▁the ▁bar ▁had ▁been ▁raised ▁for ▁me , ▁cre atively , ▁because ▁of ▁that . ▁I ▁felt ▁the ▁next ▁record ▁I ▁made ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁really , ▁really ▁good ." ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Canadian ▁Country ▁Music ▁Awards , ▁R utt an ▁earned ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁four ▁nomin ations ▁– ▁" M ale ▁Art ist ", ▁" S ong writer ", ▁" Record ▁Produ cer ", ▁and ▁" Best ▁Album ," ▁and ▁closed ▁the ▁show ▁performing ▁alongside ▁The ▁Gu ess ▁Who / B ach man ▁Turner ▁Over drive ▁guitar ▁legend ▁R andy ▁Bach man . ▁By ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁" First ▁Time ▁In ▁A ▁Long ▁Time " ▁had ▁gar ner ed ▁so ▁much ▁radio ▁air play ▁that ▁it ▁earned ▁R utt an ▁and ▁co - writer ▁Jimmy ▁Rank in ▁a ▁SO C AN ▁Country ▁Music ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁SO C AN ▁Awards ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁with ▁" S un sh ine ," ▁Der ic ▁began ▁re le asing ▁albums ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁independent ▁label , ▁Black ▁T ▁Records . ▁He ▁captured ▁live ▁audio ▁on ▁Sun sh ine ' s ▁supporting ▁tour ▁to ▁create ▁ 2 0 1 1 ' s ▁live ▁album , ▁" Up ▁All ▁Night ▁– ▁Der ic ▁R utt an ▁Live