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Infobox musical artist|image = Mindysmith1.jpg|image_size = 200|caption = Mindy Smith performing in 2005|name = Mindy Smith|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Mindy Smith|alias =|birth_date = Birth date and age|1972|6|1|mf=y|death_date =|origin = Long Island, New York |instrument = Guitar , Piano |genre = folk music|folk , country music|country , americana (music)|americana , rock music|rock , bluegrass music|bluegrass , alternative music|alternative , pop music|pop , indie music|indie |occupation =|years_active = 2003 –present|label = Vanguard Records|Vanguard |associated_acts =|website = http://www.mindysmithmusic.com|current_members =|past_members = Mindy Smith (born June 1, 1972 on Long Island, New York ) is an United States|American singer-songwriter . Her music can be classified as all of the following: folk music|folk , country music|country , americana (music)|Americana , bluegrass music|bluegrass , popular music|pop , rock music|rock , and even alternative music|alternative . Her voice and music have been compared to that of Shawn Colvin , Patty Griffin , Norah Jones , and Alison Krauss .
Biography
Smith was adopted at birth by a pastor and his wife. She has a brother and two sisters (Shannon, Kim and Don), and she grew up on Long Island, New York|Long Island , where she developed a passion for music and began singing at an early age. After her mother's death from cancer in 1991 , Smith moved to Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati for two years and then to Knoxville, Tennessee and, in 1998 , she moved to Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville to pursue a career in music.
Rise to fame
Smith gained popularity in 2003 in music|2003 when she was asked to contribute to the Dolly Parton tribute album '' Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton|Just Because I'm a Woman '' by her label, Vanguard Records . Her contribution to the project was a cover of Parton's classic " Jolene (song)|Jolene ". Dolly Parton followed by adding backing vocals to a new mix of the song, which was then featured on Smith's debut album that was released in January 2004 in music|2004 , One Moment More . The pair also performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992 TV series)|The Tonight Show with Jay Leno .
" Come to Jesus " was Smith's second single and biggest hit, receiving airplay on country music , Christian , Adult album alternative|AAA and adult contemporary radio. The song charted at #32 on Billboard (magazine)|Billboard 's Adult Top 40 chart. "One Moment More" was the album's final single.
In 2004 Smith appeared at the long-established Cambridge Folk Festival in the United Kingdom , which was broadcast nationally on BBC radio .
During her tour supporting One Moment More , Smith regularly sang a cover of Susan Ashton 's song "No One Knows My Heart", which Smith has not yet released on an album.
Back to Long Island Shores
In October 2006, Smith released "Out Loud", the first single from her second album.. The song was well-received by AAA rock radio and Country Music Television|CMT . On January 10, 2007, she performed "Please Stay" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992 TV series)|The Tonight Show with Jay Leno .
Smith included Buddy Miller as a duet vocalist for "What If the World Stops Turning".
My Holiday
In October 2008, Smith released a Christmas music|Christmas album, My Holiday . In addition to several standards, Smith wrote six original Christmas-themed songs. A song Popmatters describes as "standout", "I Know the Reason" includes duet vocals by Thad Cockrell .cite web|url= http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/mindy-smith-my-holiday/|title=Mindy Smith: My Holiday|last=Gilstrap|first=Andrew|work= Popmatters |accessdate=2009-10-24
Stupid Love
In August 2009, Smith released her fourth studio album, Stupid Love . She appeared on The Early Show on August 15, 2009 to perform the first single, "Highs and Lows". On September 29, 2009, while promoting the album on the syndicated radio show World Cafe , Smith disclosed she had dealt with obsessive compulsive disorder .
Discography
Studio albums
Title
Album details
Peak chart positions
US cite web
US Heat cite web
US Indie cite web
US Rock cite web
One Moment More
Release date: January 27, 2004
Label: Vanguard Records
Formats: Compact disc|CD , music download
Long Island Shores
Release date: October 10, 2006
Label: Vanguard Records
Formats: CD, music download
Stupid Love
Release date: August 11, 2009
Label: Vanguard Records
Formats: CD, music download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Holiday albums
Title
Album details
Peak positions
US Heat
My Holiday
Release date: October 9, 2007
Label: Vanguard Records
Formats: CD, music download
Singles
Year
Single
Peak positions
Album
US Adult cite web
2003
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One Moment More
2004
32
"One Moment More"
2006
—
Long Island Shores
2007
—
2009
—
Stupid Love
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videos
Year
Video
Director
2003
Trey Fanjoy
2004
Sophie Muller
2005
2006
Traci Goudie
2011
Special appearances
'' Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton|Just Because I'm a Woman: The Songs of Dolly Parton (2003) - Track: "Jolene"
Sweetheart 2005: Love Songs (2005, Hear Music ) - Track: " A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (song)|A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square "
'' This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul (2005) - Track: "The Word"
Stronger Than Before - Olivia Newton-John (2005) - Track: "Phenomenal Woman"
Those Were the Days (Dolly Parton album)|Those Were The Days - Dolly Parton (2005) - Track: "The Cruel War"
Awards and nominations
Year
Association
Category
Result
2004
Americana Music Association
Best New/ Emerging Artist of the Year
won
References
reflist
External links
http://www.MindySmithMusic.com/ Official web site:MindySmithMusic.com
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