Tracy Johnson

"For the football player of the same name see Tracy Johnson (football player)."

Tracy Johnson is an American singer-songwriter. Her music fits into the pop rock genre, and she is signed to Snowfire Records, an indie label. Johnson grew up in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and began songwriting when she was a child as her singing made her baby sister stop crying [http://www.myspace.com/tracyjohnson] . She now lives in San Diego. Her debut EP, "Oceans Under Jupiter", was well-received locally and contributed to Johnson's considerable success on the internet, via websites such as Myspace and Bebo. Her song, "The Good Life" was popular on the charts in Turkey, after it was included on a compilation album sent to radio stations all over Europe [http://www.myspace.com/tracyjohnson] .

Johnson released a full-length album, "Dreams in Cold Weather", in the US in May 2007. The same album was released in Japan in March 2008 [http://www.myspace.com/tracyjohnson] . Johnson's songs have been featured on MTV's "The Real World Denver", and the song "December" from the new album was recently selected for placement in the feature film "Winter of Frozen Dreams", starring Thora Birch and set for release in 2008 [http://www.tracyjohnsonmusic.com] . She has also been nominated for the LA Music Awards in the past [http://www.tracyjohnsonmusic.com/news.htm] , and "Dreams in Cold Weather" was nominated for Best Pop Album in the San Diego Music Awards 2007 [http://www.myspace.com/tracyjohnson] .

In March 2008, Johnson released the single "The Art of Dreaming" [http://www.myspace.com/tracyjohnson] .

Johnson cites her influences as "Mazzy Star, Avril Lavigne, Jimmy Eat World and all the songwriters of the 80’s” [http://www.tracyjohnsonmusic.com] .