Mary Chapin Carpenter

Mary Chapin Carpenter (2015)

Mary Chapin Carpenter (* 21st February 1958 in Princeton , New Jersey ) is an American country- and folk music - singer-songwriter .

Life

Mary Chapin Carpenter was born in Princeton, New Jersey in 1958 to a manager and spent part of her childhood in Japan. In 1974 her family moved to Washington, DC , where Carpenter appeared on the local folk music scene. She graduated from Brown University and spent a year in Europe.

Mary Chapin Carpenter during a concert in New York, 2006

Carpenter formed a folk duo with guitarist John Jennings. They performed in Washington clubs and produced some demo tapes. In 1987 Mary Chapin signed a record deal with Columbia Records . Her debut album, Hometown Girl , was released in the same year . The folk-oriented album initially made very little impression on the country scene. But already from the second album, State of the Heart , some singles were released, which reached middle hit parade positions.

She finally gained acceptance as a country singer in 1990 with Shooting Straight in the Dark . The album went gold, and the single Down at the Twist and Shout reached number two on the country charts and earned it a Grammy . In the same year she received the coveted CMA Award Female Vocalist of the Year .

In 1992 came the album Come On, Come On , which reached number 6 on the country charts, went platinum and was voted "Album of the Year" by the CMA. The follow-up album Stones in the Road reached number 1 in the country charts , as did the single Shut Up and Kiss Me .

Mary Chapin Carpenter has won a total of five Grammys so far, including the top ten hit I Feel Lucky , and several CMA and ACM awards. In 2004 she produced her first album in Nashville : Between Here and Gone was recorded with proven session musicians and contains classic country elements. The 2007 album The Calling was released - like the 2010 and 2012 albums - on the indie label Zoe Records and reached number 10 on the US country charts.

Mary Chapin Carpenter was married from 2002 to 2010 and lives on a farm near Charlottesville , Virginia .

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	Country
1987	Hometown Girl	-	-	-
1989	State of the Heart	-	US183 gold (10 weeks)US	Country28 (67 weeks) Country
1990	Shooting straight in the dark	-	US70 platinum (52 weeks)US	Country11 (150 weeks) Country
1992	Come on, come on	UK- silver UK	US31 × 4 Quadruple platinum (134 weeks)US	Country6 (201 weeks) Country
1994	Stones in the Road	UK26th silver (5 weeks)UK	US10 × 2 Double platinum (40 weeks)US	Country1 (56 weeks) Country	Grammy Award 1994: Best Country Album
1996	Place in the World	UK36 (2 weeks) UK	US20th gold (19 weeks)US	Country3 (38 weeks) Country
2001	Time * Sex * Love	UK57 (1 week) UK	US52 (10 weeks) US	Country6 (44 weeks) Country
2004	Between Here and Gone	-	US50 (5 weeks) US	Country5 (16 weeks) Country
2007	The calling	-	US59 (5 weeks) US	Country10 (17 weeks) Country
2008	Come Darkness, Come Light: 12 Songs of Christmas	-	US155 (2 weeks) US	Country30 (28 weeks) Country	Christmas album
2010	The Age of Miracles	-	US28 (5 weeks) US	Country6 (18 weeks) Country
2012	Ashes and Roses	UK26 (2 weeks) UK	US72 (2 weeks) US	Country16 (1 week) Country
2014	Songs from the Movie	-	US75 (1 week) US	-
2016	The Things That We Are Made Of	-	US102 (1 week) US	Country8 (11 weeks) Country
2018	Sometimes just the sky	UK74 (1 week) UK	-	Country29 (1 week) Country

Live albums

• 1997: Jubilee: Live at Wolf Trap

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	Country
1999	Party Doll and Other Favorites	-	US43 gold (17 weeks)US	Country4 (64 weeks) Country
2003	The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter	-	-	Country60 (5 weeks) Country

More compilations

• 2007: great hits
• 2008: Playlist: The Very Best of Mary Chapin Carpenter
• 2008: Triple Feature

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	UK	US	Country
1989	How Do State of the Heart	-	-	-	Country19 (17 weeks) Country
	Never Had It So Good State of the Heart	-	-	-	Country8 (25 weeks) Country
1990	Quittin 'Time State of the Heart	-	-	-	Country7 (27 weeks) Country
	Something of a Dream State of the Heart	-	-	-	Country14 (21 weeks) Country
	You Win Again Shooting Straight in the Dark	-	-	-	Country16 (20 weeks) Country
1991	Down at the Twist and Shout Shooting Straight in the Dark	-	-	-	Country2 (20 weeks) Country	Grammy Award 1991: Best Female Country Vocal Performance
	Going Out Tonight Shooting Straight in the Dark	-	-	-	Country14 (19 weeks) Country
	Right Now Shooting Straight in the Dark	-	-	-	Country15 (20 weeks) Country
1992	I Feel Lucky Come On Come On	DE69 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	Country4 (20 weeks) Country	Grammy Award 1992: Best Female Country Vocal Performance Don Schlitz feat. Mary Chapin Carpenter
	Not Too Much to Ask Come On Come On	-	-	-	Country15 (20 weeks) Country
1993	Passionate Kisses Come On Come On	DE58 (11 weeks) DE	-	US57 (11 weeks) US	Country4 (20 weeks) Country	Grammy Award 1993: Best Female Country Vocal Performance
	He Thinks He'll Keep Her Come On Come On	-	UK71 (1 week) UK	-	Country2 (18 weeks) Country
	The Bug Come On Come On	-	-	-	Country16 (18 weeks) Country
	The Hard Way Come On Come On	-	-	-	Country11 (20 weeks) Country
1994	I Take My Chances Come On Come On	-	-	-	Country2 (20 weeks) Country
	Shut Up & Kiss Me Stones in the Road	-	UK35 (2 weeks) UK	US90 (6 weeks) US	Country1 (20 weeks) Country	Grammy Award 1994: Best Female Country Vocal Performance
	Tender When I Want to Be Stones in the Road	-	-	-	Country6 (20 weeks) Country
1995	House of Cards Stones in the Road	-	-	-	Country21 (10 weeks) Country
	Why Walk When You Can Fly Stones in the Road	-	-	-	Country45 (6 weeks) Country
1996	Let Me into Your Heart A Place in the World	-	-	-	Country11 (19 weeks) Country
1997	I Want to Be Your Girlfriend A Place in the World	-	-	-	Country35 (11 weeks) Country
	Keeping the Faith A Place in the World	-	-	-	Country58 (5 weeks) Country
1999	Almost Home Party Doll and Other Favorites	-	-	US85 (7 weeks) US	Country22 (21 weeks) Country
	Wherever You Are Party Doll and Other Favorites	-	-	-	Country55 (7 weeks) Country
2001	Simple Life Time * Sex * Love *	-	-	-	Country53 (6 weeks) Country

More singles

• 1987: A Road Is Just a Road
• 1987: A Lot Like Me
• 1988: Just Because
• 1996: Grow Old With Me
• 2001: This Is Me Leaving You
• 2004: Beautiful Racket
• 2004: What Would You Say to Me
• 2007: On with the Song
• 2007: It Must Have Happened
• 2008: Christmas Time in the City
• 2010: I Put My Ring Back On
• 2010: The Way I Feel
• 2012: Soul Companion (feat. James Taylor )
• 2014: Ideas Are Like Stars
• 2016: Something Tamed Something Wild

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	UK	US	Country
1993	Romeo Come On Come On	-	-	US50 (14 weeks) US	Country27 (20 weeks) Country	Dolly Parton feat. Mary Chapin Carpenter, Billy Ray Cyrus, Pam Davis, Kathy Mattea, Tanya Tucker
1996	One Cool Remove Cover Girl	-	UK40 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	with Shawn Colvin
1998	It's Only Love Crown of Jewels	-	-	-	Country67 (9 weeks) Country	with Randy Scruggs

The most important awards

year	Org.	Award
1989	ACM	Top New Female Vocalist
1991	grammy	Best Female Country Vocal Performance
1992	ACM	Top female vocalist
1992	CMA	Female Vocalist of the Year
1992	grammy	Best Female Country Vocal Performance
1993	CMA	Female Vocalist of the Year
1993	grammy	Best Female Country Vocal Performance
1994	grammy	Best Country Album
1994	grammy	Best Female Country Vocal Performance

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1. ↑ Review of Mary Chapin Carpenter "The Age Of Miracles"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , August 28, 2010, accessed July 5, 2012  
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Chart sources Singles: DE UK US
3. ↑ ^{a b} Music Sales Awards: UK US
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e} List of Grammys at allmusic.com
5. ↑ Dolly Parton in the US country charts (Billboard)

Web links

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• Mary Chapin Carpenter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• official website (English)
• Mary Chapin Carpenter artist page: interviews, features and / or performances archived at NPR Music
• Mary Chapin Carpenter at Allmusic (English)
• Mary Chapin Carpenter at Discogs (English)