Shelby Lynne
Biography
By the time Shelby Lynne won her Best New Artist Grammy, she'd already completed six albums and had over a decade of recording experience under her belt. Yet in a way, the award was appropriate, since I Am Shelby Lynne was the album that finally found her taking control of her music, following years of casting about in search of an identity. Lynne's work ranged through country, blues, Southern soul, roots rock, Western swing, jazz, and adult contemporary pop; naturally, that eclecticism made her difficult to market, and it also resulted in pressure to record more commercial, radio-friendly material that didn't really suit her. Once Lynne put all the pieces together, she found herself embraced not by the country mainstream, but by rock critics, British audiences, and the alt-country/Americana crowd.. Lynne was born Shelby Lynne Moorer in Quantico, Virginia, in 1968 and spent most of her childhood in Jackson, Alabama. Her father was a local bandleader and her mother a harmony-singing teacher; as children, she and her younger sister Allison — later a country recording artist in her own right — sometimes joined their parents on-stage to sing along. However, Lynne's father was a violent alcoholic who at one point had her thrown in jail; when Lynne was 17, he shot his wife dead in the family's driveway, then turned the gun on himself while his daughters looked on. Lynne took charge of raising her sister and married her high school sweetheart (albeit briefly) prior to their move to Nashville. There, Lynne recorded some demo songs, which landed her an appearance on TNN's Nashville Now series. That, in turn, led to a duet with George Jones, for 1988's Top 50 hit "If I Could Bottle This Up," and a record deal with Epic, where Lynne teamed up with legendary producer Billy Sherrill for her 1989 debut album, Sunrise. The follow-up, 1990's Tough All Over, took more of a Reba McEntire-esque direction, and 1991's Soft Talk found Lynne moving into slick country-pop.
Top Albums |
1. I Am Shelby ..
| 2. Just a Littl..
| 3. Tears, Lies,..
| 4. Revelation R..
| 5. Merry Christ..
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6. Thanks - EP
| 7. Live Session..
| 8. Live At McCa..
| 9. Restless
| 10. Identity Cri..
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11. Suit Yoursel..
| 12. Revelation R..
| 13. Run Away (wi..
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| 15. Epic Recordi..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | I Only Want to Be With You | Just a Little Lovin' | 3:50 | $1.29 | |
2. | Should Have Been Better | I Am Shelby Lynne (Bonus Tr.. | 2:32 | $1.29 | |
3. | She Knows Where She Goes | I Am Shelby Lynne (Bonus Tr.. | 3:09 | $1.29 | |
4. | Thought It Would Be Easier | I Am Shelby Lynne (Bonus Tr.. | 3:55 | $1.29 | |
5. | Life Is Bad | I Am Shelby Lynne (Bonus Tr.. | 3:18 | $1.29 | |
6. | Revelation Road | Revelation Road - Single | 3:44 | $1.29 | |
7. | Thanks | Thanks - EP | 2:38 | $0.99 | |
8. | This Road I'm On | Thanks - EP | 3:32 | $0.99 | |
9. | Walkin' | Thanks - EP | 3:18 | $0.99 | |
10. | Forevermore | Thanks - EP | 2:06 | $0.99 | |
11. | Call Me Up | Thanks - EP | 4:06 | $0.99 | |
12. | One With the Sun | Identity Crisis | 2:28 | $1.29 | |
13. | Baby | Identity Crisis | 3:43 | $1.29 | |
14. | Buttons and Beaus | Identity Crisis | 2:53 | $1.29 | |
15. | Evil Man | Identity Crisis | 4:32 | $1.29 | |
16. | Lonesome | Identity Crisis | 3:17 | $1.29 | |
17. | I Will Stay | Identity Crisis | 2:57 | $1.29 | |
18. | I'm Alive | Identity Crisis | 3:34 | $1.29 | |
19. | I Don't Think So | Identity Crisis | 3:34 | $1.29 | |
20. | Gotta Be Better | Identity Crisis | 2:50 | $1.29 | |
21. | If I Were Smart | Identity Crisis | 3:35 | $1.29 | |
22. | 10 Rocks | Identity Crisis | 2:45 | $1.29 | |
23. | Telephone | Identity Crisis | 3:50 | $1.29 | |
24. | Bonus Track | Suit Yourself | 7:38 | $1.29 | |
25. | Sleep | Suit Yourself | 3:28 | $1.29 | |
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