Chalee Tennison
Encyclopedia
Chalee Tennison is an American country music
artist from the state of Texas
. She has released three major-label studio albums (two on Asylum Records
and one on Dreamworks Records
) in addition to charting six singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
) charts. Her highest charting singles, "Just Because She Lives There" and "Go Back", both reached #36 on that chart.
and worked as a demo singer, eventually signing to Asylum Records
in 1999. She recorded two albums on Asylum, both albums producing minor chart entries. In 2002, she moved to DreamWorks Records
and recorded her Parading in the Rain album on that label. Although she has not recorded any albums since, she made an appearance on Leland Martin's 2006 single "Same Old Song and Dance" from his self-titled album.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist from the state of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. She has released three major-label studio albums (two on Asylum Records
Asylum Records
Asylum Records is an American record label founded in 1971 by David Geffen, and partner Elliot Roberts, who had previously worked as agents at the William Morris Agency. Founded specifically to provide a record contract for Jackson Browne, the label signed Tom Waits, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell...
and one on Dreamworks Records
DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records was an American record label. Founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG, the label operated until 2005 when it was shut down...
) in addition to charting six singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
) charts. Her highest charting singles, "Just Because She Lives There" and "Go Back", both reached #36 on that chart.
Biography
Prior to her music career, Tennison worked as a prison guard in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, in addition to performing in various Texas bands. She moved to Nashville, TennesseeNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
and worked as a demo singer, eventually signing to Asylum Records
Asylum Records
Asylum Records is an American record label founded in 1971 by David Geffen, and partner Elliot Roberts, who had previously worked as agents at the William Morris Agency. Founded specifically to provide a record contract for Jackson Browne, the label signed Tom Waits, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell...
in 1999. She recorded two albums on Asylum, both albums producing minor chart entries. In 2002, she moved to DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records was an American record label. Founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG, the label operated until 2005 when it was shut down...
and recorded her Parading in the Rain album on that label. Although she has not recorded any albums since, she made an appearance on Leland Martin's 2006 single "Same Old Song and Dance" from his self-titled album.
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Chalee Tennison |
|
| This Woman's Heart |
|
| Parading in the Rain |
DreamWorks Records DreamWorks Records was an American record label. Founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary of DreamWorks SKG, the label operated until 2005 when it was shut down... |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1999 | "Someone Else's Turn to Cry" | 46 | 86 | Chalee Tennison |
| "Handful of Water" | 64 | — | ||
| 2000 | "Just Because She Lives There" | 36 | 78 | |
| "Makin' Up with You" | 56 | * | This Woman's Heart | |
| 2001 | "Go Back" | 36 | * | |
| 2002 | "Lonesome Road" | 54 | * | Parading in the Rain |
| 2003 | "Easy Lovin' You" | — | * | |
| "Parading in the Rain" | — | * | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions |
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Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Same Ol' Song and Dance" | Leland Martin Leland Martin Leland Martin is an American country singer. Martin was one of nine children; his grandmother and father were both country singers. He held jobs as a truck driver, house painter, and in a sawmill before signing with Rival Records, who issued his debut album in 1998... |
Leland Martin |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Someone Else's Turn to Cry" | Jim Shea |
| "Handful of Water" | Mo Fitzgibbon/Robert Walker | |
| "Just Because She Lives There" | Jim Shea | |
| 2000 | "Makin' Up with You" | |
| 2003 | "Easy Lovin' You" | |
| 2006 | "Same Ol' Song and Dance" (with Leland Martin Leland Martin Leland Martin is an American country singer. Martin was one of nine children; his grandmother and father were both country singers. He held jobs as a truck driver, house painter, and in a sawmill before signing with Rival Records, who issued his debut album in 1998... ) |