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Mindy Smith 
Mindy Smith performing in 2005Background information Birth name Mindy Smith Born June 1, 1972 Origin Long Island, New York Genres folk, country, americana, rock, bluegrass, alternative, pop, indie Instruments Guitar, Piano Years active 2003–present Labels Vanguard Website http://www.mindysmithmusic.com Mindy Smith (born June 1, 1972 on Long Island, New York) is an American singer-songwriter. Her music can be classified as all of the following: folk, country, Americana, bluegrass, pop, rock, and even alternative. Her voice and music have been compared to that of Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, Norah Jones, and Alison Krauss.
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Biography
Smith was adopted at birth by a pastor and his wife. She has a brother and two sisters (Shannon, Kim and Don), and she grew up on Long Island, where she developed a passion for music and began singing at an early age. After her mother's death from cancer in 1991, Smith moved to Cincinnati for two years and then to Knoxville, Tennessee and, in 1998, she moved to Nashville to pursue a career in music.
Rise to fame
Smith gained popularity in 2003 when she was asked to contribute to the Dolly Parton tribute album Just Because I'm a Woman by her label, Vanguard Records. Her contribution to the project was a cover of Parton's classic "Jolene". Dolly Parton followed by adding backing vocals to a new mix of the song, which was then featured on Smith's debut album that was released in January 2004, One Moment More. The pair also performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
"Come to Jesus" was Smith's second single and biggest hit, receiving airplay on country music, Christian, AAA and adult contemporary radio. The song charted at #32 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart. "One Moment More" was the album's final single.
In 2004 Smith appeared at the long-established Cambridge Folk Festival in the United Kingdom, which was broadcast nationally on BBC radio.
During her tour supporting One Moment More, Smith regularly sang a cover of Susan Ashton's song "No One Knows My Heart", which Smith has not yet released on an album.
Back to Long Island Shores
In October 2006, Smith released "Out Loud", the first single from her second album.. The song was well-received by AAA rock radio and CMT. On January 10, 2007, she performed "Please Stay" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Smith included Buddy Miller as a duet vocalist for "What If the World Stops Turning".
My Holiday
In October 2008, Smith released a Christmas album, My Holiday. In addition to several standards, Smith wrote six original Christmas-themed songs. A song Popmatters describes as "standout", "I Know the Reason" includes duet vocals by Thad Cockrell.[1]
Stupid Love
In August 2009, Smith released her fourth studio album, Stupid Love. She appeared on The Early Show on August 15, 2009 to perform the first single, "Highs and Lows". On September 29, 2009, while promoting the album on the syndicated radio show World Cafe, Smith disclosed she had dealt with obsessive compulsive disorder.
Discography
Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions US
[2]US Heat
[3]US Indie
[4]US Rock
[5]One Moment More - Release date: January 27, 2004
- Label: Vanguard Records
- Formats: CD, music download
143 2 6 — Long Island Shores - Release date: October 10, 2006
- Label: Vanguard Records
- Formats: CD, music download
167 6 15 — Stupid Love - Release date: August 11, 2009
- Label: Vanguard Records
- Formats: CD, music download
122 1 — 45 "—" denotes releases that did not chart Holiday albums
Title Album details Peak positions US Heat
[3]My Holiday - Release date: October 9, 2007
- Label: Vanguard Records
- Formats: CD, music download
8 Singles
Year Single Peak positions Album US Adult
[6]2003 "Jolene" (with Dolly Parton) — One Moment More 2004 "Come to Jesus" 32 "One Moment More" — 2006 "Out Loud" — Long Island Shores 2007 "Please Stay" — 2009 "Highs and Lows" — Stupid Love "—" denotes releases that did not chart Music videos
Year Video Director 2003 "Jolene" Trey Fanjoy 2004 "Come to Jesus" Sophie Muller 2005 "One Moment More" 2006 "Out Loud" Traci Goudie 2011 "Taking You with Me" (with Daniel Tashian) Special appearances
- Just Because I'm a Woman: The Songs of Dolly Parton (2003) - Track: "Jolene"
- Sweetheart 2005: Love Songs (2005, Hear Music) - Track: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
- This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul (2005) - Track: "The Word"
- Stronger Than Before - Olivia Newton-John (2005) - Track: "Phenomenal Woman"
- Those Were The Days - Dolly Parton (2005) - Track: "The Cruel War"
Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Result 2004 Americana Music Association Best New/Emerging Artist of the Year Won References
- ^ Gilstrap, Andrew. "Mindy Smith: My Holiday". Popmatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/mindy-smith-my-holiday/. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ "Mindy Smith Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/mindy-smith/chart-history/567003. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ a b "Mindy Smith Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/mindy-smith/chart-history/567003?f=324&g=Albums. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ "Mindy Smith Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/mindy-smith/chart-history/567003?f=326&g=Albums. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ "Mindy Smith Album & Song Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/mindy-smith/chart-history/567003?f=408&g=Albums. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ "Mindy Smith Album & Song Chart History - Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/mindy-smith/chart-history/567003?f=343&g=Singles. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
External links
Awards First
None recognized beforeAMA New/Emerging Artist Of The Year
2004Succeeded by
Mary GauthierRelated articles Vanguard · Just Because I'm a Woman · This Bird Has FlownCategories:- Living people
- American female singers
- American singer-songwriters
- American country singer-songwriters
- Kerrville New Folk Competition finalists
- American country singers
- American folk singers
- American country musicians
- American bluegrass musicians
- American lyricists
- Musicians from New York
- American performers of Christian music
- 1972 births
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