The album produced a Top 20 in its lead single and three further singles, two of which were minor Top 40 hits ("You Still Shake Me" and " Angels Working Overtime").Īfter her second album failed to follow up on the success of her debut, she attempted for several years to get new material out. The album peaked at No. 6 and sold just enough to receive a Gold certification, far less than the sales of her debut album. In September 1998, Carter released her sixth single, " Absence of the Heart," as the lead-off single to her second album, Everything's Gonna Be Alright, which was released on October 20, 1998. Second album and departure from Capitol: Everything's Gonna Be Alright
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1 hits in " We Danced Anyway" and " How Do I Get There."Ĭarter was featured on the soundtrack to the 1997 animated movie Anastasia for her version of "Once Upon a December." The track was made into a music video and received rotation on CMT at the time "How Do I Get There" was charting as a radio single (since the single had no music video). Top Country Albums chart and sold well over 5 million copies, and produced two further No. Did I Shave My Legs for This? was released in North America (keeping only three of the original tracks) to great success. In 1996, Carter released her debut country single, " Strawberry Wine," which reached No. However, the label folded shortly after the album's release. In early 1995 she released her debut album, Did I Shave My Legs for This?, in the UK on Patriot Records. That same tape led to a contract with Capitol Records that year. Her first big break came when one of her demo tapes caught the attention of Willie Nelson, who invited her to take part in the 1994 Farm Aid VII concert as the show's only female soloist. Breakthrough success: Did I Shave My Legs for This? Carter also was the author of a book, Songs From the Heart. Ĭarter has been a national spokeswoman for the National Kidney Foundation her late father was a kidney transplant recipient. On July 6, 2018, Carter married Jim McPhail in a ceremony at the Pearl Hotel in Rosemary Beach, Fla. In November 2012, Carter filed for legal separation from Malone, citing irreconcilable differences. On October 3, 2009, Carter married boyfriend Brandon Malone in Malibu.
Ĭarter dated music video director Chris Hicky and had a son during their relationship Gray Hayes Hicky was born in September 2004. Although she found the work rewarding and worthwhile, she eventually realized that her first love was music, and decided to pursue the music career she had left. After she graduated, she worked with recovering stroke and head injury patients.
She was also a local bartender at the Back Door Tavern (BDT) on Kingston Pike. After an initial lack of success at age 17, she entered the University of Tennessee, majoring in rehabilitation therapy and becoming a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, and a Sigma Alpha Epsilon Little Sister, also known as a "Little Sister of Minerva." During college, she sang at various campus locations, performing for the enjoyment of singing, rather than with the intent of pursuing a musical career. Despite her famous father, she did not have a smooth path to a recording deal. 1.5 Return to music and career today: Southern Way of LifeĬarter was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of singer Fred Carter, Jr.1.4 Turning to independent labels: The Story of My Life and The Chain.1.3 Return to the studio: Father Christmas and I'm Just a Girl.