Rebecca Lynn Howard
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Rebecca Lynn Howard is an American country music
artist. She has charted seven singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
charts, and has released three studio albums. Her highest-charting single, "Forgive", peaked at #12 on the country music charts in 2002.
, Jessica Andrews
, Lila McCann
and others. She was briefly signed to Rising Tide Records
Nashville, which closed in March 1998.
She signed to MCA Nashville and released her self-titled
debut album in 2000. It included the singles
"When My Dreams Come True," "Out Here in the Water" and "I Don't Paint Myself into Corners," all of which charted on the Billboard
country singles charts.
In 2001, Howard sang a duet with Jim Brickman
titled "Simple Things."
Her second album, Forgive
, was released late in 2002. It included the #12-peaking "Forgive," which was her only Top 40 single and the only release from the album. Two more singles followed in 2003: "What a Shame" and "I Need a Vacation," which respectively reached #43 and #49 on the country charts. Neither was included on an album.
By 2005, Howard moved to Arista Nashville
, where she released two more singles slated for an also-unreleased album, tentatively titled Alive and Well. These singles were "No One'll Ever Love Me," which reached #48, and "That's Why I Hate Pontiacs," which did not chart. She also recorded for Toby Keith
's Show Dog Nashville label (now part of Show Dog-Universal Music
) in 2006, releasing the single "Soon" but no album.
Her third album to be released was 2008's No Rules
, on the Saguaro Road label.
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. She has charted seven 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 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, and has released three studio albums. Her highest-charting single, "Forgive", peaked at #12 on the country music charts in 2002.
Biography
Howard began her musical career in 1997, writing album cuts by John Michael MontgomeryJohn Michael Montgomery
John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "...
, Jessica Andrews
Jessica Andrews
Jessica Danielle Andrews is an American country music singer. At age 15 in mid-1999, she made her debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts with the single "I Will Be There for You", from her debut album Heart Shaped World, released in 1999 on DreamWorks Records Nashville.Andrews...
, Lila McCann
Lila McCann
Lila Elaine McCann is an American country music singer who made her debut at age sixteen with the single "Down Came a Blackbird." Reaching a peak of #28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, the song was the first release from her 1997 album Lila, which became the highest-selling...
and others. She was briefly signed to Rising Tide Records
Rising Tide Records
Rising Tide Records was a record label started by Doug Morris, former head of Atlantic Records, and Daniel Glass, who became President.The label had success in breaking new artists, including the multi-platinum debut of Erykah Badu, Billie Myers and Lost Boyz...
Nashville, which closed in March 1998.
She signed to MCA Nashville and released her self-titled
Rebecca Lynn Howard (album)
Rebecca Lynn Howard is the self-titled debut album by American country music artist Rebecca Lynn Howard. Released in 2000, it features the singles "When My Dreams Come True", "Out Here in the Water", and "I Don't Paint Myself Into Corners"...
debut album in 2000. It included the singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
"When My Dreams Come True," "Out Here in the Water" and "I Don't Paint Myself into Corners," all of which charted 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...
country singles charts.
In 2001, Howard sang a duet with Jim Brickman
Jim Brickman
Jim Brickman is an American songwriter and pianist. He has been named the most charted male Adult Contemporary artist to date, with six of his albums receiving Gold and Platinum status. He is known for his solo piano compositions, pop-style instrumentals, and vocal collaborations with artists...
titled "Simple Things."
Her second album, Forgive
Forgive (album)
Forgive is the second studio album by American country music artist Rebecca Lynn Howard. The album was released in September 2002 by MCA Nashville...
, was released late in 2002. It included the #12-peaking "Forgive," which was her only Top 40 single and the only release from the album. Two more singles followed in 2003: "What a Shame" and "I Need a Vacation," which respectively reached #43 and #49 on the country charts. Neither was included on an album.
By 2005, Howard moved to Arista Nashville
Arista Nashville
Arista Nashville is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, operated under the Sony Music Nashville division. Founded in 1989, the label specializes in country music artists, including Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood...
, where she released two more singles slated for an also-unreleased album, tentatively titled Alive and Well. These singles were "No One'll Ever Love Me," which reached #48, and "That's Why I Hate Pontiacs," which did not chart. She also recorded for Toby Keith
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
's Show Dog Nashville label (now part of Show Dog-Universal Music
Show Dog-Universal Music
Show Dog-Universal Music is an American independent record label specializing in country music artists. It was formed from the merger of Show Dog Nashville and Universal South Records in 2009...
) in 2006, releasing the single "Soon" but no album.
Her third album to be released was 2008's No Rules
No Rules (Rebecca Lynn Howard album)
No Rules is the title of the third studio album released by American country music artist Rebecca Lynn Howard. It is her first full studio album in six years, as she recorded two unreleased albums in the interim: one in 2003 for MCA Nashville, and another in 2005 for Arista Nashville. She also...
, on the Saguaro Road label.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| Rebecca Lynn Howard Rebecca Lynn Howard (album) Rebecca Lynn Howard is the self-titled debut album by American country music artist Rebecca Lynn Howard. Released in 2000, it features the singles "When My Dreams Come True", "Out Here in the Water", and "I Don't Paint Myself Into Corners"... |
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| Forgive Forgive (album) Forgive is the second studio album by American country music artist Rebecca Lynn Howard. The album was released in September 2002 by MCA Nashville... |
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| No Rules No Rules (Rebecca Lynn Howard album) No Rules is the title of the third studio album released by American country music artist Rebecca Lynn Howard. It is her first full studio album in six years, as she recorded two unreleased albums in the interim: one in 2003 for MCA Nashville, and another in 2005 for Arista Nashville. She also... |
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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... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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 | "When My Dreams Come True" | 65 | — | 84 | Rebecca Lynn Howard |
| 2000 | "Out Here in the Water" | 54 | — | 73 | |
| "I Don't Paint Myself into Corners" | 71 | — | 58 | ||
| 2002 | "Forgive Forgive (song) "Forgive" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Rebecca Lynn Howard. It was released in May 2002 as the only single from Howard's 2002 studio album Forgive, and the only Top 40 country hit of her career. The song peaked at #12 on Billboard Hot... " |
12 | 71 | * | Forgive |
| 2003 | "What a Shame" | 43 | — | * | Non-album songs |
| "I Need a Vacation" | 49 | — | * | ||
| 2005 | "No One'll Ever Love Me" | 48 | — | * | Alive and Well (unreleased) |
| "That's Why I Hate Pontiacs" | — | — | * | ||
| 2006 | "Soon" | — | — | * | Non-album song |
| 2008 | "Sing 'Cause I Love To" | — | — | * | No Rules |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions |
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Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak Positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US AC Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
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| 2002 | "Simple Things Simple Things (Jim Brickman song) "Simple Things" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Jim Brickman. It was released in August 2001 as the lead single from the album of the same name. Brickman performed the song with Rebecca Lynn Howard and was also written by Brickman along with Darrell... " |
Jim Brickman Jim Brickman Jim Brickman is an American songwriter and pianist. He has been named the most charted male Adult Contemporary artist to date, with six of his albums receiving Gold and Platinum status. He is known for his solo piano compositions, pop-style instrumentals, and vocal collaborations with artists... |
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Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 1999 | "When My Dreams Come True" | Deaton Flanigen Deaton-Flanigen Productions Deaton-Flanigen Productions is a music video directing duo composed of Robert Deaton III and George Flanigen IV. The two have directed multiple music videos, primarily in the field of country music... |
| 2000 | "Out Here in the Water" | Guy Guillet |
| 2002 | "Forgive" | Morgan Lawley |
| 2005 | "No One'll Ever Love Me" | Peter Zavadil Peter Zavadil Peter Zavadil is a music video director who works primarily in the field of country music. He has directed many music videos since the late 1990s.-Music videos directed:109 music videos are currently listed here.-References:... |
| "That's Why I Hate Pontiacs" |