Trisha Yearwood
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Patricia Lynn Yearwood, professionally known as Trisha Yearwood (born September 19, 1964), is an American country music
artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."
Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA Records
in 1990. She came to prominence with her debut single, "She's in Love with the Boy
" which became a #1 hit on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1991. Her second album release, Hearts in Armor
(1992) reflected Yearwood's own personal issues, which won her widespread critical acclaim among music critics and further success in country music. Her later album releases such as The Song Remembers When
(1993), Thinkin' About You
(1995) and Everybody Knows
(1996) also demonstrated her creative control, featuring collaborations from Rodney Crowell
, Willie Nelson
and Garth Brooks.
Yearwood also found major success in country radio during much of the 1990s, including with the 1997 song "How Do I Live
." Initially released on the soundtrack of the film, Con Air
, the song was also issued on her "greatest hits" compilation entitled (Songbook) A Collection of Hits
(1997) and would eventually win Best Female Country Vocal Performance from the Grammy Awards. In addition she would also win accolades from the Academy of Country Music
and Country Music Association Awards
in 1997 and 1998. Aside from her success in country music, she has also donated her time as a philanthropist
, working with Habitat for Humanity and the Make a Wish Foundation. In addition she also set aside a project to release her first cookbook in April 2008 titled Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen, which consisted of southern cooking recipes from Yearwood, her mother and sister.
, United States
to Gwen Yearwood, a schoolteacher and Jack Yearwood, a local banker. As a child, she grew accustomed to listening to country artists Patsy Cline
, Kitty Wells
and Hank Williams. In elementary school, Yearwood sang in musicals, choir groups and talent shows. In high school, Yearwood and her sister Beth were A students, and Yearwood took a strong interest in becoming an accountant
. After graduating, she enrolled at Young Harris College
where she received her associates degree . She then attended The University of Georgia, however grew unhappy with the school's large campus, and transferred in 1985 to Belmont University
in Nashville, Tennessee
. At Belmont, Yearwood majored in the school's music business program, and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree
in business administration in 1987.
While in school at Belmont, Yearwood gained an internship with MTM Records, and was eventually hired as a full time employee following her graduation. With the help of the record label's resources, she recorded a series of demo tapes and also sang background vocals for new artists. One of the new artists Yearwood recorded with was Garth Brooks
in 1989. The pair developed a friendship and Brooks promised to help Yearwood sign a recording contract, if his career succeeded. Brooks brought her to his producer, Allen Reynolds
, who then brought her to Garth Fundis
. Fundis and Yearwood soon began working together, and together they created a demo tape. In 1990, she sang background vocals on Brooks' second album, No Fences
, and performed live at a label showcase. MCA record producer, Tony Brown
was impressed by her vocal ability at the concert, and helped her sign a recording contract with MCA Nashville Records shortly afterwards. Following her signing with the label, she served as a the opening act on Brooks' 1991 nationwide tour.
in 1991. Its lead single titled "She's in Love with the Boy
" peaked at #1 on the Billboard Country Chart
in late 1991, bringing her national success. With "She's in Love with the Boy," Yearwood became the first female country artist in almost 20 years to reach #1 on the country charts with a debut single. The previous record had been held by Marie Osmond
in 1973 with her single, "Paper Roses
." Three other singles from her debut album also reached the Top 10 on the country chart — "Like We Never Had a Broken Heart" (co-written by Garth Brooks), "The Woman Before Me," and "That's What I Like About You." Her album eventually sold a million copies and was certified "Platinum" (and later on, "2× Multi-Platinum"), with Yearwood therefore also becoming the first female artist to sell a million copies of her first album. Allmusic reviewed the album and called the effort, "a very classy debut that stands the test of time," giving it four and a half out of five stars. It also received another positive review from Entertainment Weekly
, who said that Yearwood's voice, "demonstrates technical and emotional authority at every turn." With success, Yearwood performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, as well as The Late Show with David Letterman. She was also the subject of the book, Get Hot or Go Home, a full length biography of Yearwood's life and career written by Lisa Gubernick.
Her debut album's popularity helped Yearwood win a series of major industry awards. In 1991, she was named "Top New Female Vocalist" by the Academy of Country Music Awards, and was also voted by the American Music Awards
in 1992, "Favorite New Country Artist."
, which was critically acclaimed. With her second album, Yearwood chose songs that came from her own emotional conflicts following her divorce from her first husband, Chris Latham. The album was a departure from her previous album, as it contained almost all ballads and some collaborations with other music artists, including Don Henley
, Emmylou Harris
and Raul Malo
of the country music band, The Mavericks
. Harris is featured singing background vocals on a song she previously recorded, "Woman Walk the Line." Music critics gave the album praise and some of the highest reviews of her career. Allmusic called Hearts in Armor "stunning" and "one of the best heartbreak records country music delivered in the '80s and '90s." About.com
gave it five stars, and called Hearts in Armor, "possibly Trisha’s best album ever." The album would spawn four singles. The first two reached the Top 10 — "Wrong Side of Memphis
", which peaked at #5 and "Walkaway Joe" (a collaboration with Don Henley
), which peaked at #2 — and the third and fourth singles ("You Say You Will" and "Down on My Knees") peaked within the Top 20, reaching #12 and #19 respectively. Like her previous effort, it certified "Platinum".
Yearwood released her third album in 1993 entitled, The Song Remembers When
, with the title track
reaching #2 on the Billboard Country Chart that year. The Song Remembers When contained a variety of different musical themes, including the Folk
-styled "Hard Promises to Keep," Rock
-inspired "If I Ain't Got You," and the Pop
-themed "Lying to the Moon." The album was recorded in the same format as Hearts in Armor, with a more contemporary-styled music style. Like her second album, it included collaborations with artists Rodney Crowell
and Willie Nelson
. The album was later accompanied by a cable television
concert special in 1993, where the title track's music video is derived from. Yearwood followed the studio album with her first Holiday compilation in 1994 titled, The Sweetest Gift
, which included cover versions of Christmas standards, such as "Away in a Manger
," "Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!," and "The Christmas Song
."
In February 1995, Yearwood issued her fourth studio album, Thinkin' About You
, which was aimed more towards Adult Contemporary and Country pop
music.
The album was given a positive review by Rolling Stone Magazine, who compared Thinkin' About You to many of Linda Ronstadt
's albums in the 1970s. The disc included a version of Melissa Etheridge
's "You Can Sleep While I Drive" and Tammy Wynette
's "Till I Get it Right." The album found widespread popularity, with its first two singles becoming Yearwood's first #1 singles since 1991: "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)
" and the title track
. Its third single, "I Wanna Go too Far" would reach the Top 10 after its release at the end of 1995. Like its predecessors, Thinkin' About You eventually sold one million copies in the United States and certified "Platinum."
At the 1995 Grammy awards, Yearwood's duet with R&B artist, Aaron Neville
titled, "I Fall to Pieces
" (a cover of the 1961 song by Patsy Cline) won in the category of Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. The award became Yearwood's first accolade from the Grammys.
In August 1996, she released her fifth studio album, Everybody Knows
, which also was aimed in a country pop direction. The album mainly consisted of ballads and each song also contained larger melodies. The album was given mixed reviews. Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars, calling the songs "a little uneven." However, Entertainment Weekly praised the album, calling the title track an "emotional release of a pounding piano." Everybody Knows spawned the single, "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)
," which became Yearwood's fourth #1 single on the Billboard Country Chart. The title track
was released as the second single in 1996 and peaked within the Top 5 that year. In addition, Yearwood performed in the closing ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics
, which were held in Atlanta, Georgia
.
. The album overviews her Top 10 singles between 1991 and 1996, including "She's in Love with the Boy," "Walkaway Joe," and "Thinkin' About You." Unlike her previous album, Songbook was praised by most music critics, including Allmusic who called it, "a near-definitive collection." The compilation became Yearwood's first album to peak at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and also reach the Top 10 on the Billboard 200
, reaching #4. The album included three new tracks that were eventually released as singles. The first single released was the Diane Warren
-penned, "How Do I Live
," which was included on the soundtrack of the film, Con Air
, and was also nominated for Best Song at the Academy Awards
. "How Do I Live" was originally recorded by teenage country music artist LeAnn Rimes
for the film. Yearwood's manager at the time criticized Rimes's version as "too pop", and Rimes's version received little country airplay (only peaking at #43) and was not included in the film's soundtrack. Rimes's version became a major hit on the Billboard Hot 100
, peaking at #2, while Yearwood's version peaked at #2 on the Hot Country Songs, and nearly made the Top 20 on Hot 100 as well, peaking at #23. Two of the other singles spawned from the album also became major hits on the Billboard Country Chart. The second single, "In Another's Eyes" (a duet with Garth Brooks) peaked at #2 on the country chart, and the third single, "Perfect Love
" reached #1 in early 1998. In 1997 and 1998, she also won a series of accolades from the Grammy Awards, and also won "Female Vocalist of the Year" from the Country Music Association Awards
and the Academy of Country Music
. The album would become Yearwood's biggest selling album, selling four million copies in the United States, eventually certifying "4× Multi-Platinum."
In 1998 she released her first studio album in two years entitled, Where Your Road Leads
. It was Yearwood's first album to be produced by Tony Brown
, as her five previous albums were produced by Garth Fundis. The singles, "There Goes My Baby
," "Powerful Thing
," and "I'll Still Love You More" became Top 10 hits on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart between 1998 and 1999. The title track, a duet with Brooks reached the Top 20. The album also gained positive reviews. About.com reviewed the album, giving it four stars, calling it, "one of her best albums." It was also reviewed by Allmusic, which also gave the release four out of five stars. In the summer of 1998, she performed with singer, Luciano Pavarotti
to benefit Liberia
n children. In 1999, she was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry
by Porter Wagoner
, performing a cover Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" the night of her induction. She is still a member.
Following a second divorce in 1999, Yearwood released her seventh studio album in March 2000 entitled, Real Live Woman
. Like her second album, it contained her emotional conflicts following the separation, and therefore it gained critical praise. The album contained twelve tracks, and included covers of Bruce Springsteen
's "Sad Eyes" and Linda Ronstadt
's "Try Me Again." It was given high critical acclaim from Allmusic, quoting Real Live Woman as a "measured, deliberate record in the best possible sense." The album sold 500,000 copies in the United States and only spawned two singles.
In 2001, she released her next studio album, Inside Out
. It was produced by Mark Wright
and unlike her past albums, Inside Out contained love themes. The album included collaborations from Don Henley
on the title track
, Rosanne Cash
and Vince Gill
. Allmusic called the release, "bound to inspire fans and fellow artists alike," calling Yearwood's voice "timeless." Rolling Stone gave the album four out of five stars calling, "Love Alone" and "Melancholy Blue" the best songs on the record. The album spawned the single, "I Would've Loved You Anyway
," which reached #4 on the Billboard Country Chart. Its two additional singles, the title track and "I Don't Paint Myself in Corners" only became minor hit singles between 2001 and 2002.
. Between 2002 and 2004, Yearwood took creative time out to record music as well as wed to Garth Brooks. Jasper County was produced by Garth Fundis and was named after the county Yearwood was raised in as a child. The album consisted of mainly upbeat Soul
-styled songs, including "Sweet Love," and "Who Invented the Wheel." The album received many positive reviews by music critics, including Allmusic writer, Stephen Thomas Erlewine
, who called Jasper Country, "an album that stretches further musically than most of her albums while being more cohesive than most of her records as well." It received five stars from about.com, who also gave the album a positive review, praising the songs, "Georgia Rain," "Who Invented the Wheel," and "Standing Out in a Crowd." The album became her third album to peak at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart, while it also peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 117,000 copies within its first week. Its first week sales eclipsed those of Paul McCartney
's Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
, which was also released within that same week. The first single released was the song, "Georgia Rain
," which was about Yearwood's upbringing in Georgia, and peaked at #15 on the Billboard Country Chart, becoming her first major hit since 2002. The second single, "Trying to Love You" was released to radio October 31, however the single only reached #52. Within a month of the album's release, Jasper County certified "Gold" from the Recording Industry Association of America
, becoming Yearwood's eleventh Gold certification of her career.
In October 2005, Yearwood participated in the "Broadway Goes Country" concert, a show that featured country artists performing songs from Broadway Musicals and Broadway performers singing country songs. During the concert, Yearwood performed the song, "For Good
" from the musical, Wicked
, along with original Wicked star, Idina Menzel
. Other country artists that performed that night included Billy Currington
, Jamie O'Neal
and Carrie Underwood
.
. Yearwood and Big Machine CEO, Scott Borchetta met when she originally worked for MTM Records in the late 1980s, and then worked together when Borchetta worked at MCA during the 1990s. Yearwood left the label after over sixteen years with them, and selling over ten million records. Following her separation, MCA released a Greatest Hits
compilation in September, which included all of her Top 10 singles up until 2001.
After signing with Big Machine, Yearwood announced plans for the recording of her tenth studio album, which was originally planned for release in 2008.
In November 2007, Yearwood released her tenth studio album titled, Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love
. The album peaked at #10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart while also reaching #30 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album was given some of the highest reviews of her musical career, gaining even more praise then her 1992 effort, Hearts in Armor. Allmusic gave the album four and a half out five stars, and called it their "album pick." Reviewer, Thom Jurek praised the album highly, stating, "It's better than good, it's beyond expectation -- and it was high after Jasper County -- it's the best example of what a popular record -- not just a country one -- should aspire to be, period." Slant Magazine
also reviewed the album, also giving it four and a half stars, calling it, "a testament to the vitality, intelligence, and soulfulness of modern country's best music." The title track
was released as the first single July 16, 2007. where it debuted at #49 shortly afterward and peaked at #19 on Hot Country Songs chart at the end of the year. The second single, "This Is Me You're Talking To
" was released to radio in January 2008, and was given high critical acclaim, including from The 9513, who called the song, "one of the best singles of the year." It eventually reached a peak of #25 in June 2008. In early 2009 Yearwood joined Chris Isaak
on his show, The Chris Isaak Hour, to promote a song they recorded on his latest album, Mr. Lucky
called "Breaking Apart."
bands, which include The Allman Brothers, Eagles, as well as Country rock
artists such as Emmylou Harris
, Elvis Presley
and James Taylor
. Yearwood stated that her primary musical influence is Linda Ronstadt
, whom Yearwood had often been identified and compared with in her albums. Yearwood says, "She had a power and an emotion in her voice that made you believe every word she sang. My favorite song was probably "Love Has No Pride," but I listened to everything over and over. I knew the albums so well I knew which song it was from the first note." She had recorded some of Ronstadt's compositions, including, "Try Me Again" for her 2000 album, Real Live Woman. Yearwood said that she has never considered herself as a songwriter, but is precise about choosing songs that she can relate to. She stated, ""I always select music based on emotion, how it makes me feel, even before I made records. "My producer, Garth Fundis, and I have to catch ourselves if we begin to think about recording a song we don't believe in just because we think it might be a hit." She also stated that even though she does not record any of her own material, she has written music that still has yet to be recorded.
" for the Sears
"Heroes at Home" program. The song was available for download via the Sears website. Yearwood has been an active member of the charity homebuilding group, Habitat for Humanity. Yearwood first joined along with husband, Garth Brooks in 2006 and partook in the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief
by building flood walls in New Orleans and protective structures in Mississippi
. Between May 2 to May 10, 2009, Yearwood participated in "National Women Build Week" near her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma
. The project saw two hundred crews of women learn to build houses in Atlanta, Georgia and Oklahoma. For the project Yearwood learned to construct and build simple and affordable houses for Habitat for Humanity construction sites nationwide. On Mother's Day
, Yearwood, her sister, mother and niece joined the project as well.
On April 6, 2010, Yearwood, again with her mother and sister, released a second cookbook entitled Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood. The book consists of recipes passed down through her mother, aunts, cousins and longtime friends. Yearwood stated that she dedicated many of the cookbook's recipes to relatives, such as husband Garth Brooks
, who also provided the foreword for the book. Yearwood's cookbook was the cover article for the April 2010 issue of Redbook Magazine, where she explained that many of the recipes featured in the cookbook were "some of the best memories of her childhood." Later that year, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
included Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood on their list of the "The Five Worst Cookbooks of 2010", noting its recipes are "loaded with fat
and cholesterol
" and specifically citing one called "Garth’s Breakfast Bowl" which "includes eight large eggs, a pound each of bacon and sausage, cheese tortellini, cheddar cheese, tater tots, and butter."
military drama, JAG
, where she played Lieutenant Commander Teresa Coulter, a Navy coroner
and forensic specialist, who develops feelings for one of the main characters. She remained on the show sporadically until 2002. In addition, Yearwood also guest-starred in the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
in 1994 as a choir director. Yearwood has also stated she is interested in performing in a Broadway musical, but not "anytime soon."
. She divorced a second time in 1999. Yearwood and her current husband Garth Brooks
had remained close friends over the years, even when they became nationally known in the 1990s. In 2000, after Brooks filed for divorce from estranged wife Sandy Mahl, they began dating. This led Yearwood to take a four-year hiatus from music. On May 25, 2005, Brooks proposed marriage in front of 7000 fans in Bakersfield, CA and Yearwood accepted without hesitation. On December 10, 2005, they were married in a private ceremony at the couple's home in Owasso
, Oklahoma
. Brooks has three daughters from his first marriage — Taylor, August and Allie.
In late August 2008, the plane Yearwood was aboard from Boston, Massachusetts to Oklahoma
, made an emergency landing after one of its windows cracked and nearly broke open at 30,000 feet. The pilots safely landed in Baltimore, Maryland, before the window cracked even more.
Trisha Yearwood's mother, Gwen Yearwood, died on October 1, 2011 from cancer. She was 73.
Country music
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artist. She is best known for her ballads about vulnerable young women from a female perspective that have been described by some music critics as "strong" and "confident."
Trisha Yearwood signed with MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
in 1990. She came to prominence with her debut single, "She's in Love with the Boy
She's in Love with the Boy
"She's in Love with the Boy" is the 1991 debut single of American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. "She's in Love with the Boy" reached number one on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and was the first of five number ones on the country chart for Trisha...
" which became a #1 hit on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1991. Her second album release, Hearts in Armor
Hearts in Armor
Hearts in Armor is the second studio album by country singer Trisha Yearwood.Four of its tracks found spots in the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1992 and 1993: "Wrong Side of Memphis" rose to #5, "Walkaway Joe" to #2, "You Say You Will" to #12, and "Down on My Knees" to #19...
(1992) reflected Yearwood's own personal issues, which won her widespread critical acclaim among music critics and further success in country music. Her later album releases such as The Song Remembers When
The Song Remembers When
-Personnel:Technical personnel* Ken Hutton – assisting engineer, mixing assistant* Buddy Jackson – art direction, design* Jim Kemp – art direction* Garey Laney – engineer, mixing assistant* Susan Schelling – photography...
(1993), Thinkin' About You
Thinkin' About You
Thinkin' About You is the fourth country studio album by country singer Trisha Yearwood. The album reached #3 on the Billboard country albums chart....
(1995) and Everybody Knows
Everybody Knows (Trisha Yearwood album)
Everybody Knows is the sixth studio album by country music artist, Trisha Yearwood.Everybody Knows is an album containing country pop-styled ballads. It was given 3 out of 5 stars by Allmusic....
(1996) also demonstrated her creative control, featuring collaborations from Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
, Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
and Garth Brooks.
Yearwood also found major success in country radio during much of the 1990s, including with the 1997 song "How Do I Live
How Do I Live
"How Do I Live" is the title of a song written by Diane Warren. It was originally recorded by LeAnn Rimes in 1997 and shortly afterward by Trisha Yearwood...
." Initially released on the soundtrack of the film, Con Air
Con Air
Con Air is an Academy Award–nominated 1997 American action-thriller film directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich...
, the song was also issued on her "greatest hits" compilation entitled (Songbook) A Collection of Hits
(Songbook) A Collection of Hits
-Australian and Japanese track listing:-Chart performance:-Certifications:...
(1997) and would eventually win Best Female Country Vocal Performance from the Grammy Awards. In addition she would also win accolades from the Academy of Country Music
Academy of Country Music
The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Whereas the Country Music Association, founded in 1958, was based in Nashville, the Academy sought to promote country music in the western states. Among those involved in the...
and Country Music Association Awards
Country Music Association Awards
The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards, or the CMAs, and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. The first CMA awards were presented at an untelevised ceremony in Nashville's Municipal Auditorium in 1967...
in 1997 and 1998. Aside from her success in country music, she has also donated her time as a philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
, working with Habitat for Humanity and the Make a Wish Foundation. In addition she also set aside a project to release her first cookbook in April 2008 titled Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen, which consisted of southern cooking recipes from Yearwood, her mother and sister.
Early life
Yearwood was born in Monticello, GeorgiaMonticello, Georgia
Monticello is the largest city and the county seat of Jasper County, Georgia , United States. The population was 2,428 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Monticello is located at ....
, United States
United States
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to Gwen Yearwood, a schoolteacher and Jack Yearwood, a local banker. As a child, she grew accustomed to listening to country artists Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s...
, Kitty Wells
Kitty Wells
Ellen Muriel Deason , known professionally as Kitty Wells, is an American country music singer. Her 1952 hit recording, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts, and turned her into the first female country star...
and Hank Williams. In elementary school, Yearwood sang in musicals, choir groups and talent shows. In high school, Yearwood and her sister Beth were A students, and Yearwood took a strong interest in becoming an accountant
Accountant
An accountant is a practitioner of accountancy or accounting , which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and others make decisions about allocating resources.The Big Four auditors are the largest...
. After graduating, she enrolled at Young Harris College
Young Harris College
Young Harris College is a private, Methodist-affiliated liberal arts college located in the mountains of northeast Georgia. The current president is Cathy Cox, former Georgia Secretary of State.-Origins:...
where she received her associates degree . She then attended The University of Georgia, however grew unhappy with the school's large campus, and transferred in 1985 to Belmont University
Belmont University
Belmont University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is the largest Christian university in Tennessee and the second largest private university in the state, behind nearby Vanderbilt University.-Belmont Mansion:Belmont Mansion...
in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, 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...
. At Belmont, Yearwood majored in the school's music business program, and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in business administration in 1987.
While in school at Belmont, Yearwood gained an internship with MTM Records, and was eventually hired as a full time employee following her graduation. With the help of the record label's resources, she recorded a series of demo tapes and also sang background vocals for new artists. One of the new artists Yearwood recorded with was Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
in 1989. The pair developed a friendship and Brooks promised to help Yearwood sign a recording contract, if his career succeeded. Brooks brought her to his producer, Allen Reynolds
Allen Reynolds
Allen Reynolds is an American record producer and songwriter who works primarily in the country music field.Reynolds was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas and started writing songs during his college years...
, who then brought her to Garth Fundis
Garth Fundis
Garth Fundis is an American country music record producer. Active since the 1970s, Fundis has produced albums for several country artists, including Alabama, Don Williams, Trisha Yearwood, Sugarland, and Keith Whitley. Fundis has also served as a judge on the Colgate Country Showdown.-References:...
. Fundis and Yearwood soon began working together, and together they created a demo tape. In 1990, she sang background vocals on Brooks' second album, No Fences
No Fences
No Fences is the second studio album by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released on August 27, 1990 and reached #3 on the Billboard 200, and #1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart...
, and performed live at a label showcase. MCA record producer, Tony Brown
Tony Brown (record producer)
Tony Brown is an American country music record producer.He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.Brown played piano for Elvis Presley. He toured with the TCB Band for much of Presley's final two years and was a part of the 1976 "Jungle Room" recording sessions at Graceland...
was impressed by her vocal ability at the concert, and helped her sign a recording contract with MCA Nashville Records shortly afterwards. Following her signing with the label, she served as a the opening act on Brooks' 1991 nationwide tour.
1991: Debut album
Under MCA Nashville, Yearwood released her self-titled debut albumTrisha Yearwood (album)
Trisha Yearwood is the eponymous debut album by future country music superstar Trisha Yearwood. It features her first Billboard Hot Country Songs hit "She's in Love with the Boy", which reached the top of the country charts in June of 1991...
in 1991. Its lead single titled "She's in Love with the Boy
She's in Love with the Boy
"She's in Love with the Boy" is the 1991 debut single of American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. "She's in Love with the Boy" reached number one on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and was the first of five number ones on the country chart for Trisha...
" peaked at #1 on the Billboard Country Chart
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...
in late 1991, bringing her national success. With "She's in Love with the Boy," Yearwood became the first female country artist in almost 20 years to reach #1 on the country charts with a debut single. The previous record had been held by Marie Osmond
Marie Osmond
Olive Marie Osmond is an American singer, actress, doll designer, and a member of the show business family The Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s...
in 1973 with her single, "Paper Roses
Paper Roses
"Paper Roses" is a popular song written by Fred Spielman and Janice Torre which was a hit in 1960 for Anita Bryant with Monty Kelly's Orchestra and Chorus and later for Marie Osmond in 1973....
." Three other singles from her debut album also reached the Top 10 on the country chart — "Like We Never Had a Broken Heart" (co-written by Garth Brooks), "The Woman Before Me," and "That's What I Like About You." Her album eventually sold a million copies and was certified "Platinum" (and later on, "2× Multi-Platinum"), with Yearwood therefore also becoming the first female artist to sell a million copies of her first album. Allmusic reviewed the album and called the effort, "a very classy debut that stands the test of time," giving it four and a half out of five stars. It also received another positive review from Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
, who said that Yearwood's voice, "demonstrates technical and emotional authority at every turn." With success, Yearwood performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, as well as The Late Show with David Letterman. She was also the subject of the book, Get Hot or Go Home, a full length biography of Yearwood's life and career written by Lisa Gubernick.
Her debut album's popularity helped Yearwood win a series of major industry awards. In 1991, she was named "Top New Female Vocalist" by the Academy of Country Music Awards, and was also voted by the American Music Awards
American Music Awards
-Conception:The AMAs were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammys after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee led to CBS picking up the Grammy telecasts after its first two in 1971 and 1972 were broadcast on ABC...
in 1992, "Favorite New Country Artist."
1992—1996: Career diversification
In 1992, Yearwood released her second studio album, Hearts in ArmorHearts in Armor
Hearts in Armor is the second studio album by country singer Trisha Yearwood.Four of its tracks found spots in the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1992 and 1993: "Wrong Side of Memphis" rose to #5, "Walkaway Joe" to #2, "You Say You Will" to #12, and "Down on My Knees" to #19...
, which was critically acclaimed. With her second album, Yearwood chose songs that came from her own emotional conflicts following her divorce from her first husband, Chris Latham. The album was a departure from her previous album, as it contained almost all ballads and some collaborations with other music artists, including Don Henley
Don Henley
Donald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career. Henley was the drummer and lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up...
, Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
and Raul Malo
Raul Malo
Raúl Francisco Martínez-Malo Jr. , known professionally as Raúl Malo, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He was the lead singer of country music band The Mavericks and the co-writer of many of their singles, as well as Rick Trevino's 2003 single "In My Dreams"...
of the country music band, The Mavericks
The Mavericks
The Mavericks is a country music band founded in 1989 in Miami, Florida, United States. Between 1991 and 2003 they recorded six studio albums, in addition to charting 14 singles on the Billboard country charts...
. Harris is featured singing background vocals on a song she previously recorded, "Woman Walk the Line." Music critics gave the album praise and some of the highest reviews of her career. Allmusic called Hearts in Armor "stunning" and "one of the best heartbreak records country music delivered in the '80s and '90s." About.com
About.com
About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
gave it five stars, and called Hearts in Armor, "possibly Trisha’s best album ever." The album would spawn four singles. The first two reached the Top 10 — "Wrong Side of Memphis
Wrong Side of Memphis
"Wrong Side of Memphis" is the title of a country music song written by Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison. First recorded by John Berry on his 1990 independent album Saddle the Wind, it was later released by American country music singer, Trisha Yearwood in 1992...
", which peaked at #5 and "Walkaway Joe" (a collaboration with Don Henley
Don Henley
Donald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career. Henley was the drummer and lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up...
), which peaked at #2 — and the third and fourth singles ("You Say You Will" and "Down on My Knees") peaked within the Top 20, reaching #12 and #19 respectively. Like her previous effort, it certified "Platinum".
Yearwood released her third album in 1993 entitled, The Song Remembers When
The Song Remembers When
-Personnel:Technical personnel* Ken Hutton – assisting engineer, mixing assistant* Buddy Jackson – art direction, design* Jim Kemp – art direction* Garey Laney – engineer, mixing assistant* Susan Schelling – photography...
, with the title track
The Song Remembers When (song)
"The Song Remembers When" is a song released by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood. It was the title track and lead single off her third studio album, released in 1993. The song was later covered by Kristin Chenoweth for her 2005 album As I Am....
reaching #2 on the Billboard Country Chart that year. The Song Remembers When contained a variety of different musical themes, including the Folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
-styled "Hard Promises to Keep," Rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
-inspired "If I Ain't Got You," and the Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
-themed "Lying to the Moon." The album was recorded in the same format as Hearts in Armor, with a more contemporary-styled music style. Like her second album, it included collaborations with artists Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
and Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
. The album was later accompanied by a cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
concert special in 1993, where the title track's music video is derived from. Yearwood followed the studio album with her first Holiday compilation in 1994 titled, The Sweetest Gift
The Sweetest Gift (Trisha Yearwood album)
The Sweetest Gift is a Christmas album by country singer Trisha Yearwood and is her fourth album overall. Yearwood sings a mixture of familiar traditional and popular material, along with more recent compositions such as "It Wasn't His Child" and "There's a New Kid in Town"...
, which included cover versions of Christmas standards, such as "Away in a Manger
Away in a Manger
"Away in a Manger" is a Christmas carol first published in 1885 in Philadelphia and used widely throughout the English-speaking world. In Britain it is one of the most popular carols, a 1996 Gallup Poll ranking it joint second.-History of the lyrics:...
," "Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!," and "The Christmas Song
The Christmas Song
"The Christmas Song" is a classic Christmas song written in 1944 by musician, composer, and vocalist Mel Tormé and Bob Wells. According to Tormé, the song was written during a blistering hot summer...
."
In February 1995, Yearwood issued her fourth studio album, Thinkin' About You
Thinkin' About You
Thinkin' About You is the fourth country studio album by country singer Trisha Yearwood. The album reached #3 on the Billboard country albums chart....
, which was aimed more towards Adult Contemporary and Country pop
Country pop
Country pop, with roots in both the countrypolitan sound and in soft rock, is a subgenre of country music that first emerged in the 1970s. Although the term first referred to country music songs and artists that crossed over to Top 40 radio, country pop acts are now more likely to cross over to...
music.
The album was given a positive review by Rolling Stone Magazine, who compared Thinkin' About You to many of Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...
's albums in the 1970s. The disc included a version of Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Lou Etheridge is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician.Etheridge is known for her mixture of confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, smoky vocals...
's "You Can Sleep While I Drive" and Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette
Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
's "Till I Get it Right." The album found widespread popularity, with its first two singles becoming Yearwood's first #1 singles since 1991: "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)
XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)
"XXX's and OOO's " is the title of a song written by Matraca Berg and Alice Randall, and recorded by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood...
" and the title track
Thinkin' About You (song)
"Thinkin' About You" is the title of a country music song co-written by Tom Shapiro and Bob Regan. It was recorded by Trisha Yearwood, who released it in early 1995 as the second single from her 1994 album Thinkin' About You. The song became Yearwood's third Number One country hit in April...
. Its third single, "I Wanna Go too Far" would reach the Top 10 after its release at the end of 1995. Like its predecessors, Thinkin' About You eventually sold one million copies in the United States and certified "Platinum."
At the 1995 Grammy awards, Yearwood's duet with R&B artist, Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville is an American soul and R&B singer and musician. He has had four top-20 hits in the United States along with four platinum-certified albums...
titled, "I Fall to Pieces
I Fall to Pieces
"I Fall to Pieces" is a single released by Patsy Cline in 1961, and was featured on her 1961 studio album, Patsy Cline Showcase. "I Fall to Pieces" was Cline's first #1 hit on the Country charts, and her second hit single to cross over onto the Pop charts...
" (a cover of the 1961 song by Patsy Cline) won in the category of Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. The award became Yearwood's first accolade from the Grammys.
In August 1996, she released her fifth studio album, Everybody Knows
Everybody Knows (Trisha Yearwood album)
Everybody Knows is the sixth studio album by country music artist, Trisha Yearwood.Everybody Knows is an album containing country pop-styled ballads. It was given 3 out of 5 stars by Allmusic....
, which also was aimed in a country pop direction. The album mainly consisted of ballads and each song also contained larger melodies. The album was given mixed reviews. Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars, calling the songs "a little uneven." However, Entertainment Weekly praised the album, calling the title track an "emotional release of a pounding piano." Everybody Knows spawned the single, "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)
Believe Me Baby (I Lied)
"Believe Me Baby " is a 1996 single released by American country artist Trisha Yearwood. It was Yearwood's fourth #1 hit out of the five #1 hits during the course of her career.-Content:...
," which became Yearwood's fourth #1 single on the Billboard Country Chart. The title track
Everybody Knows (Trisha Yearwood song)
"Everybody Knows" is a single by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. Released in October 1996, it was the second single from her album Everybody Knows. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in February 1997 and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in...
was released as the second single in 1996 and peaked within the Top 5 that year. In addition, Yearwood performed in the closing ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony
The Closing Ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on August 4, 1996 at the Centennial Olympic Stadium in Atlanta, United States at approximately 8:00 PM EDT...
, which were held in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.
1997—2001: Late '90s success
Yearwood released her first "greatest hits" compilation in August 1997 titled, (Songbook) A Collection of Hits(Songbook) A Collection of Hits
-Australian and Japanese track listing:-Chart performance:-Certifications:...
. The album overviews her Top 10 singles between 1991 and 1996, including "She's in Love with the Boy," "Walkaway Joe," and "Thinkin' About You." Unlike her previous album, Songbook was praised by most music critics, including Allmusic who called it, "a near-definitive collection." The compilation became Yearwood's first album to peak at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and also reach the Top 10 on the Billboard 200
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...
, reaching #4. The album included three new tracks that were eventually released as singles. The first single released was the Diane Warren
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
-penned, "How Do I Live
How Do I Live
"How Do I Live" is the title of a song written by Diane Warren. It was originally recorded by LeAnn Rimes in 1997 and shortly afterward by Trisha Yearwood...
," which was included on the soundtrack of the film, Con Air
Con Air
Con Air is an Academy Award–nominated 1997 American action-thriller film directed by Simon West and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It stars Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich...
, and was also nominated for Best Song at the Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
. "How Do I Live" was originally recorded by teenage country music artist LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes is an American country/pop singer. She is known for her rich vocals and her rise to fame as an eight-year-old champion on the original Ed McMahon version of Star Search, followed by the release of the Patsy Cline-intended single "Blue" when Rimes was only age 13, resulting in her...
for the film. Yearwood's manager at the time criticized Rimes's version as "too pop", and Rimes's version received little country airplay (only peaking at #43) and was not included in the film's soundtrack. Rimes's version became a major hit on the Billboard Hot 100
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...
, peaking at #2, while Yearwood's version peaked at #2 on the Hot Country Songs, and nearly made the Top 20 on Hot 100 as well, peaking at #23. Two of the other singles spawned from the album also became major hits on the Billboard Country Chart. The second single, "In Another's Eyes" (a duet with Garth Brooks) peaked at #2 on the country chart, and the third single, "Perfect Love
Perfect Love
"Perfect Love" is a single by country music artist Trisha Yearwood that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart....
" reached #1 in early 1998. In 1997 and 1998, she also won a series of accolades from the Grammy Awards, and also won "Female Vocalist of the Year" from the Country Music Association Awards
Country Music Association Awards
The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards, or the CMAs, and not to be confused with the ACM Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. The first CMA awards were presented at an untelevised ceremony in Nashville's Municipal Auditorium in 1967...
and the Academy of Country Music
Academy of Country Music
The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Whereas the Country Music Association, founded in 1958, was based in Nashville, the Academy sought to promote country music in the western states. Among those involved in the...
. The album would become Yearwood's biggest selling album, selling four million copies in the United States, eventually certifying "4× Multi-Platinum."
In 1998 she released her first studio album in two years entitled, Where Your Road Leads
Where Your Road Leads
Where Your Road Leads is the eighth studio album by country music singer Trisha Yearwood. It was released in 1998 by MCA Nashville.The album reached #3 on the Billboard country albums chart...
. It was Yearwood's first album to be produced by Tony Brown
Tony Brown (record producer)
Tony Brown is an American country music record producer.He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.Brown played piano for Elvis Presley. He toured with the TCB Band for much of Presley's final two years and was a part of the 1976 "Jungle Room" recording sessions at Graceland...
, as her five previous albums were produced by Garth Fundis. The singles, "There Goes My Baby
There Goes My Baby (Trisha Yearwood song)
"There Goes My Baby" is a single by American country music singer, Trisha Yearwood in 1998. It was the lead single off of her 1998 studio album, Where Your Road Leads.-Song information:...
," "Powerful Thing
Powerful Thing
"Powerful Thing" is a single by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. Released in November 1998, it was the third single from her album Where Your Road Leads. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in March 1999 and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in...
," and "I'll Still Love You More" became Top 10 hits on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart between 1998 and 1999. The title track, a duet with Brooks reached the Top 20. The album also gained positive reviews. About.com reviewed the album, giving it four stars, calling it, "one of her best albums." It was also reviewed by Allmusic, which also gave the release four out of five stars. In the summer of 1998, she performed with singer, Luciano Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti
right|thumb|Luciano Pavarotti performing at the opening of the Constantine Palace in [[Strelna]], 31 May 2003. The concert was part of the celebrations for the 300th anniversary of [[St...
to benefit Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
n children. In 1999, she was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
by Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner
Porter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and...
, performing a cover Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" the night of her induction. She is still a member.
Following a second divorce in 1999, Yearwood released her seventh studio album in March 2000 entitled, Real Live Woman
Real Live Woman
Real Live Woman is the eighth album by country singer Trisha Yearwood.The album reached #4 on the Billboard country albums chart. It produced a #16 hit on the Billboard country music charts in "Real Live Woman" and a #45 hit in "Where Are You Now"...
. Like her second album, it contained her emotional conflicts following the separation, and therefore it gained critical praise. The album contained twelve tracks, and included covers of Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
's "Sad Eyes" and Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...
's "Try Me Again." It was given high critical acclaim from Allmusic, quoting Real Live Woman as a "measured, deliberate record in the best possible sense." The album sold 500,000 copies in the United States and only spawned two singles.
In 2001, she released her next studio album, Inside Out
Inside Out (Trisha Yearwood album)
Inside Out is the eighth studio album by country music singer Trisha Yearwood. It was her second studio album of the new millennium.The album reached #1 on the Billboard country albums chart. The album also contained the bonus track, "You're Where I Belong", on UK, Asian and Australian releases...
. It was produced by Mark Wright
Mark Wright
Mark Wright may refer to:*Mark Wright , English footballer and manager*Mark Wright , English footballer...
and unlike her past albums, Inside Out contained love themes. The album included collaborations from Don Henley
Don Henley
Donald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career. Henley was the drummer and lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up...
on the title track
Inside Out (Bryan Adams song)
"Inside Out" is a song by Canadian singer Bryan Adams from his 1998 album On a Day Like Today. It is also featured on his greatest hits album The Best of Me. It was released as a single in 2000...
, Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin....
and Vince Gill
Vince Gill
Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
. Allmusic called the release, "bound to inspire fans and fellow artists alike," calling Yearwood's voice "timeless." Rolling Stone gave the album four out of five stars calling, "Love Alone" and "Melancholy Blue" the best songs on the record. The album spawned the single, "I Would've Loved You Anyway
I Would've Loved You Anyway
"I Would've Loved You Anyway" is the title of a song written by Mary Danna and Troy Verges, and recorded by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood. It was the lead single from her 2001 studio album, Inside Out. The song became a Top 5 hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Country Chart...
," which reached #4 on the Billboard Country Chart. Its two additional singles, the title track and "I Don't Paint Myself in Corners" only became minor hit singles between 2001 and 2002.
2005—2006: Return to music
In September 2005, Yearwood released her first album of new recordings in four years titled, Jasper CountyJasper County (album)
Jasper County is the ninth studio album by country singer Trisha Yearwood. It was Yearwood's first studio album in four years since 2001's Inside Out....
. Between 2002 and 2004, Yearwood took creative time out to record music as well as wed to Garth Brooks. Jasper County was produced by Garth Fundis and was named after the county Yearwood was raised in as a child. The album consisted of mainly upbeat Soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
-styled songs, including "Sweet Love," and "Who Invented the Wheel." The album received many positive reviews by music critics, including Allmusic writer, Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...
, who called Jasper Country, "an album that stretches further musically than most of her albums while being more cohesive than most of her records as well." It received five stars from about.com, who also gave the album a positive review, praising the songs, "Georgia Rain," "Who Invented the Wheel," and "Standing Out in a Crowd." The album became her third album to peak at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart, while it also peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, selling 117,000 copies within its first week. Its first week sales eclipsed those of Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
's Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard is the thirteenth solo studio album by Paul McCartney released in 2005. A long time in the making, the set was produced by Radiohead and Beck collaborator Nigel Godrich at George Martin's suggestion....
, which was also released within that same week. The first single released was the song, "Georgia Rain
Georgia Rain
"Georgia Rain" is the title of a song written by Ed Hill and Karyn Rochelle, and recorded by American country artist Trisha Yearwood. It was released in April 2005 as the lead-off single for her ninth studio album Jasper County. The song, her first Top 40 country hit since "Inside Out" in 2001,...
," which was about Yearwood's upbringing in Georgia, and peaked at #15 on the Billboard Country Chart, becoming her first major hit since 2002. The second single, "Trying to Love You" was released to radio October 31, however the single only reached #52. Within a month of the album's release, Jasper County certified "Gold" from the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
, becoming Yearwood's eleventh Gold certification of her career.
In October 2005, Yearwood participated in the "Broadway Goes Country" concert, a show that featured country artists performing songs from Broadway Musicals and Broadway performers singing country songs. During the concert, Yearwood performed the song, "For Good
For Good
"For Good" is a musical number from the hit musical Wicked. It is sung as a duet between Elphaba and Glinda, as a farewell to each other. The song's music and lyrics were written by composer Stephen Schwartz.-Context:...
" from the musical, Wicked
Wicked (musical)
Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West , a parallel novel of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard...
, along with original Wicked star, Idina Menzel
Idina Menzel
Idina Kim Menzel is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is widely known for originating the roles of Maureen in Rent and Elphaba in Wicked.-Early life:...
. Other country artists that performed that night included Billy Currington
Billy Currington
William Matthew "Billy" Currington is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, he has released four studio albums for the label: 2003's Billy Currington, 2005's Doin' Somethin' Right, 2008's Little Bit of Everything, and 2010's Enjoy Yourself...
, Jamie O'Neal
Jamie O'Neal
Jamie O'Neal is a contemporary country singer and songwriter who has had success in the United States. She was born Jamie Murphy in Sydney, Australia, to parents Jimmy and Julie Murphy, who were also professional musicians...
and Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005...
.
2007—present: Move to Big Machine records
In May 2007, Yearwood announced her departure from MCA Nashville Records, and signing with the independent label, Big Machine RecordsBig Machine Records
Big Machine Records is an Independent American record label specializing in country music artists. It was launched in 2005 by former DreamWorks Records executive Scott Borchetta. The label was part of a joint venture between Borchetta and country singer Toby Keith, although Keith dropped his...
. Yearwood and Big Machine CEO, Scott Borchetta met when she originally worked for MTM Records in the late 1980s, and then worked together when Borchetta worked at MCA during the 1990s. Yearwood left the label after over sixteen years with them, and selling over ten million records. Following her separation, MCA released a Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (Trisha Yearwood album)
Greatest Hits is the twelfth album by country singer Trisha Yearwood. The album is the final album released during Yearwood's association with the record company MCA, after she signed to Big Machine Records in early 2007...
compilation in September, which included all of her Top 10 singles up until 2001.
After signing with Big Machine, Yearwood announced plans for the recording of her tenth studio album, which was originally planned for release in 2008.
In November 2007, Yearwood released her tenth studio album titled, Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love
Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love
Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine gave Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love four and a half out of five stars, noticing that she has "never sounded better" with the release of the album...
. The album peaked at #10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart while also reaching #30 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album was given some of the highest reviews of her musical career, gaining even more praise then her 1992 effort, Hearts in Armor. Allmusic gave the album four and a half out five stars, and called it their "album pick." Reviewer, Thom Jurek praised the album highly, stating, "It's better than good, it's beyond expectation -- and it was high after Jasper County -- it's the best example of what a popular record -- not just a country one -- should aspire to be, period." Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
also reviewed the album, also giving it four and a half stars, calling it, "a testament to the vitality, intelligence, and soulfulness of modern country's best music." The title track
Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love (song)
"Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love" is a single by American country singer, Trisha Yearwood in 2007. It was the first single off her 2007 album also titled, Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love. The song reached its peak positions at the end of the year in 2007...
was released as the first single July 16, 2007. where it debuted at #49 shortly afterward and peaked at #19 on Hot Country Songs chart at the end of the year. The second single, "This Is Me You're Talking To
This Is Me You're Talking To
"This Is Me You're Talking To" is the title of a song written by Tommy Lee James and Karyn Rochelle, and recorded by American country artist Trisha Yearwood. It was released in January 2008 as the second single from her tenth studio album, Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love.-Background:The...
" was released to radio in January 2008, and was given high critical acclaim, including from The 9513, who called the song, "one of the best singles of the year." It eventually reached a peak of #25 in June 2008. In early 2009 Yearwood joined Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak
Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak is an American rock musician and occasional actor.-Early life:Isaak was born in Stockton, California, the son of Dorothy , a potato chip factory worker, and Joe Isaak, a forklift driver. Isaak's mother is Italian American, originating from Genoa...
on his show, The Chris Isaak Hour, to promote a song they recorded on his latest album, Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky (Chris Isaak album)
Mr. Lucky is a 2009 album by American rock musician Chris Isaak.-Track listing:All Songs written by Chris Isaak; except where indicated.#Cheater's Town - 3:37#We Let Her Down - 3:21#You Don't Cry Like I Do - 4:11#We've Got Tomorrow - 2:22...
called "Breaking Apart."
Musicianship
Yearwood has found major influences in a variety of musical artists. She grew accustomed to influence from Southern RockSouthern rock
Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music, and genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues, and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals...
bands, which include The Allman Brothers, Eagles, as well as Country rock
Country rock
Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...
artists such as Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
, Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
and James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
. Yearwood stated that her primary musical influence is Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...
, whom Yearwood had often been identified and compared with in her albums. Yearwood says, "She had a power and an emotion in her voice that made you believe every word she sang. My favorite song was probably "Love Has No Pride," but I listened to everything over and over. I knew the albums so well I knew which song it was from the first note." She had recorded some of Ronstadt's compositions, including, "Try Me Again" for her 2000 album, Real Live Woman. Yearwood said that she has never considered herself as a songwriter, but is precise about choosing songs that she can relate to. She stated, ""I always select music based on emotion, how it makes me feel, even before I made records. "My producer, Garth Fundis, and I have to catch ourselves if we begin to think about recording a song we don't believe in just because we think it might be a hit." She also stated that even though she does not record any of her own material, she has written music that still has yet to be recorded.
Philanthropic activities
In 2001, in conjunction with the movie, The Tangerine Bear, Yearwood joined with the Children's Foundation and donated a mobile electronic fun center to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. In November 2008, Yearwood recorded a version of "My Favorite ThingsMy Favorite Things (song)
"My Favorite Things" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music.-The Sound of Music version:The song was first introduced by Mary Martin in the original Broadway production, and sung by Julie Andrews in the 1965 film.In the musical, the lyrics to the song are a...
" for the Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Sears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
"Heroes at Home" program. The song was available for download via the Sears website. Yearwood has been an active member of the charity homebuilding group, Habitat for Humanity. Yearwood first joined along with husband, Garth Brooks in 2006 and partook in the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief
Hurricane Katrina disaster relief
The disaster recovery response to Hurricane Katrina included federal government agencies suchas the Federal Emergency Management Agency , state and local-level agencies, federal and National Guard soldiers, non-governmental organizations, charities, and private individuals...
by building flood walls in New Orleans and protective structures in Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
. Between May 2 to May 10, 2009, Yearwood participated in "National Women Build Week" near her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
. The project saw two hundred crews of women learn to build houses in Atlanta, Georgia and Oklahoma. For the project Yearwood learned to construct and build simple and affordable houses for Habitat for Humanity construction sites nationwide. On Mother's Day
Mother's Day
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, yet most commonly in March, April, or May...
, Yearwood, her sister, mother and niece joined the project as well.
Cooking
In April 2008, Yearwood released her first cookbook co-written with her mother, Gwen and sister, Beth entitled, Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen. The cookbook consists of southern recipes from Yearwood, her mother and sister. The cookbook includes other recipes passed down from her family and liner notes describing each recipe. It includes recipes for such food as fried chicken, ribs, meatloaf and cheesecake. Brooks wrote the book's foreword and has stated how he was always fond of her cooking style. Overall, 120 recipes were compiled from the family to create the cookbook, according to Yearwood. Yearwood stated that she planned to publish another cookbook, which would be expected near Mother's Day of 2010.On April 6, 2010, Yearwood, again with her mother and sister, released a second cookbook entitled Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood. The book consists of recipes passed down through her mother, aunts, cousins and longtime friends. Yearwood stated that she dedicated many of the cookbook's recipes to relatives, such as husband Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
, who also provided the foreword for the book. Yearwood's cookbook was the cover article for the April 2010 issue of Redbook Magazine, where she explained that many of the recipes featured in the cookbook were "some of the best memories of her childhood." Later that year, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., which promotes a vegan diet, preventive medicine, alternatives to animal research, and encourages what it describes as "higher standards of ethics and effectiveness in research." Its primary...
included Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood on their list of the "The Five Worst Cookbooks of 2010", noting its recipes are "loaded with fat
Fat
Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and generally insoluble in water. Chemically, fats are triglycerides, triesters of glycerol and any of several fatty acids. Fats may be either solid or liquid at room temperature, depending on their structure...
and cholesterol
Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a complex isoprenoid. Specifically, it is a waxy steroid of fat that is produced in the liver or intestines. It is used to produce hormones and cell membranes and is transported in the blood plasma of all mammals. It is an essential structural component of mammalian cell membranes...
" and specifically citing one called "Garth’s Breakfast Bowl" which "includes eight large eggs, a pound each of bacon and sausage, cheese tortellini, cheddar cheese, tater tots, and butter."
Film and television
In 1997, Yearwood began playing a recurring role on the CBSCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
military drama, JAG
JAG (TV series)
JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions...
, where she played Lieutenant Commander Teresa Coulter, a Navy coroner
Coroner
A coroner is a government official who* Investigates human deaths* Determines cause of death* Issues death certificates* Maintains death records* Responds to deaths in mass disasters* Identifies unknown dead* Other functions depending on local laws...
and forensic specialist, who develops feelings for one of the main characters. She remained on the show sporadically until 2002. In addition, Yearwood also guest-starred in the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman is an American post-Civil War western/drama series created by Beth Sullivan. Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn, played by Jane Seymour, left Boston in search of adventure. She goes to Colorado Springs, Colorado where she establishes herself as doctor/adviser.The show ran on CBS...
in 1994 as a choir director. Yearwood has also stated she is interested in performing in a Broadway musical, but not "anytime soon."
Personal life
Yearwood has been married three times. She married her first husband, musician Chris Latham, in 1987. They divorced in 1991. On May 21, 1994 she married Robert "Bobby" Reynolds, a bass player for the country music group The MavericksThe Mavericks
The Mavericks is a country music band founded in 1989 in Miami, Florida, United States. Between 1991 and 2003 they recorded six studio albums, in addition to charting 14 singles on the Billboard country charts...
. She divorced a second time in 1999. Yearwood and her current husband Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
had remained close friends over the years, even when they became nationally known in the 1990s. In 2000, after Brooks filed for divorce from estranged wife Sandy Mahl, they began dating. This led Yearwood to take a four-year hiatus from music. On May 25, 2005, Brooks proposed marriage in front of 7000 fans in Bakersfield, CA and Yearwood accepted without hesitation. On December 10, 2005, they were married in a private ceremony at the couple's home in Owasso
Owasso, Oklahoma
Owasso is a city in Rogers and Tulsa counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and a northern suburb of Tulsa. The population was 28,915 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Owasso is located at...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. Brooks has three daughters from his first marriage — Taylor, August and Allie.
In late August 2008, the plane Yearwood was aboard from Boston, Massachusetts to Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, made an emergency landing after one of its windows cracked and nearly broke open at 30,000 feet. The pilots safely landed in Baltimore, Maryland, before the window cracked even more.
Trisha Yearwood's mother, Gwen Yearwood, died on October 1, 2011 from cancer. She was 73.
Discography
Albums- 1991: Trisha YearwoodTrisha Yearwood (album)Trisha Yearwood is the eponymous debut album by future country music superstar Trisha Yearwood. It features her first Billboard Hot Country Songs hit "She's in Love with the Boy", which reached the top of the country charts in June of 1991...
- 1992: Hearts in ArmorHearts in ArmorHearts in Armor is the second studio album by country singer Trisha Yearwood.Four of its tracks found spots in the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1992 and 1993: "Wrong Side of Memphis" rose to #5, "Walkaway Joe" to #2, "You Say You Will" to #12, and "Down on My Knees" to #19...
- 1993: The Song Remembers WhenThe Song Remembers When-Personnel:Technical personnel* Ken Hutton – assisting engineer, mixing assistant* Buddy Jackson – art direction, design* Jim Kemp – art direction* Garey Laney – engineer, mixing assistant* Susan Schelling – photography...
- 1994: The Sweetest GiftThe Sweetest Gift (Trisha Yearwood album)The Sweetest Gift is a Christmas album by country singer Trisha Yearwood and is her fourth album overall. Yearwood sings a mixture of familiar traditional and popular material, along with more recent compositions such as "It Wasn't His Child" and "There's a New Kid in Town"...
- 1995: Thinkin' About YouThinkin' About YouThinkin' About You is the fourth country studio album by country singer Trisha Yearwood. The album reached #3 on the Billboard country albums chart....
- 1996: Everybody KnowsEverybody Knows (Trisha Yearwood album)Everybody Knows is the sixth studio album by country music artist, Trisha Yearwood.Everybody Knows is an album containing country pop-styled ballads. It was given 3 out of 5 stars by Allmusic....
- 1997: (Songbook) A Collection of Hits(Songbook) A Collection of Hits-Australian and Japanese track listing:-Chart performance:-Certifications:...
- 1998: Where Your Road LeadsWhere Your Road LeadsWhere Your Road Leads is the eighth studio album by country music singer Trisha Yearwood. It was released in 1998 by MCA Nashville.The album reached #3 on the Billboard country albums chart...
- 2000: Real Live WomanReal Live WomanReal Live Woman is the eighth album by country singer Trisha Yearwood.The album reached #4 on the Billboard country albums chart. It produced a #16 hit on the Billboard country music charts in "Real Live Woman" and a #45 hit in "Where Are You Now"...
- 2001: Inside OutInside Out (Trisha Yearwood album)Inside Out is the eighth studio album by country music singer Trisha Yearwood. It was her second studio album of the new millennium.The album reached #1 on the Billboard country albums chart. The album also contained the bonus track, "You're Where I Belong", on UK, Asian and Australian releases...
- 2005: Jasper CountyJasper County (album)Jasper County is the ninth studio album by country singer Trisha Yearwood. It was Yearwood's first studio album in four years since 2001's Inside Out....
- 2007: Greatest HitsGreatest Hits (Trisha Yearwood album)Greatest Hits is the twelfth album by country singer Trisha Yearwood. The album is the final album released during Yearwood's association with the record company MCA, after she signed to Big Machine Records in early 2007...
- 2007: Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love
- 2008: Love SongsLove Songs (Trisha Yearwood album)Love Songs is a compilation album by Trisha Yearwood, and was released by Universal Distribution in January 2008. It features 14 love songs from her career...
Filmography
| Year | Name | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Thing Called Love The Thing Called Love The Thing Called Love is an American comedy-drama film released in 1993. It was directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The film's tagline is: "Stand by your dream."... |
Herself | cameo appearance |
| 1996 | Ellen | Herself | singer in a country bar |
| 2000 | The Tangerine Bear | The Narrator | voice |
| 1994 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman is an American post-Civil War western/drama series created by Beth Sullivan. Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn, played by Jane Seymour, left Boston in search of adventure. She goes to Colorado Springs, Colorado where she establishes herself as doctor/adviser.The show ran on CBS... |
Choir director | one episode: "A First Christmas" |
| 1995 | Kenny Rogers: Keep Christmas with You | Herself | |
| 1997–2002 | JAG JAG (TV series) JAG is an American adventure/legal drama television show that was produced by Belisarius Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television and, for the first season only, NBC Productions... |
Lt. Cmdr. Teresa Coulter | seven episodes recurring role |
Academy of Country Music awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Top New Female Vocalist |
| 1997 | Top Female Vocalist |
Country Music Association awards
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Album of the Year for Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles Common Thread: The Songs of The Eagles - "Take It Easy" :During the music video shoot for his rendition of "Take It Easy", Travis Tritt requested that the 1980 lineup of the Eagles - "Take It Easy" :During the music video shoot for his rendition of "Take It Easy", Travis Tritt requested that the 1980 lineup of the Eagles - "Take It... |
Collaboration with various artists |
| 1997 | Female Vocalist of the Year | |
| 1998 | ||
American Music awards
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Favorite New Country Music Artist | only American Music Award to date |
Grammy awards
| Year | Award | Recording |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals (with Aaron Neville Aaron Neville Aaron Neville is an American soul and R&B singer and musician. He has had four top-20 hits in the United States along with four platinum-certified albums... ) |
"I Fall to Pieces I Fall to Pieces "I Fall to Pieces" is a single released by Patsy Cline in 1961, and was featured on her 1961 studio album, Patsy Cline Showcase. "I Fall to Pieces" was Cline's first #1 hit on the Country charts, and her second hit single to cross over onto the Pop charts... " |
| 1998 | Best Female Country Vocal Performance | "How Do I Live How Do I Live "How Do I Live" is the title of a song written by Diane Warren. It was originally recorded by LeAnn Rimes in 1997 and shortly afterward by Trisha Yearwood... " |
| Best Country Collaboration with Vocals (with Garth Brooks Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart... ) |
"In Another's Eyes" | |