Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter ( b. February 21, 1958 ) is an Grammy Awards winning American folk and country singer - songwriter. Her first album was released in 1987. She has won five Grammy Awards. Carpenter has had many hit songs and albums.
Early life
Carpenter was born February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey.
Discography
- Single
- "Down at the Twist and Shout" (1991)
- Studio albums
- Hometown Girl (1987)
- State of the Heart (1989)
- Shooting Straight in the Dark (1990)
- Come On Come On (1992)
- Stones in the Road (1994)
- A Place in the World (1996)
- Time*Sex*Love (2001)
- Between Here and Gone (2004)
- The Calling (2007)
- Come Darkness Come Light : Twelve Songs of Christmas (2008)
- The Age of Miracles (2010)
- Ashes and Roses (2012)
Mary Chapin Carpenter Media
Cajun band BeauSoleil accompanied Carpenter on her 1991 hit "Down at the Twist and Shout".
Carpenter had a hit in 1993 with a cover of Lucinda Williams' "Passionate Kisses".
Carpenter's 2012 album Ashes and Roses included a duet with James Taylor.
Carpenter has collaborated with Shawn Colvin on a number of occasions.