Rebecca Lynn Howard
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| Rebecca Lynn Howard | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 24, 1979 |
| Origin | Salyersville, Kentucky, USA |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1997-present |
| Label(s) | MCA Nashville Arista Nashville Show Dog Nashville |
| Website | http://www.rebeccalynnhoward.com/ |
Rebecca Lynn Howard (born April 24, 1979 in Salyersville, Kentucky, USA) is an American country music singer-songwriter. To date, she has charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and has released two studio albums. Her biggest hit to date, "Forgive", peaked at #12 on the country music charts in 2002.
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[edit] Biography
Howard's song, "Softly and Tenderly" appeared on the soundtrack of the 1997 movie, The Apostle. Nominated for the Academy of Country Music's 2003 Top New Female Vocalist award, as well as for Song of the Year for her hit, "Forgive". In addition to "Forgive", Rebecca wrote Trisha Yearwood's "I Don't Paint Myself Into Corners", which was previously cut by Rebecca herself. She has also landed album cuts by John Michael Montgomery, Jessica Andrews, Lila McCann and others.
Howard's accolades also include winning two Grammy Awards - the first in 1998 for her recording of "Softly & Tenderly" for the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack to the Robert Duvall film, The Apostle. Howard earned her second Grammy in 2003 for "If I Could Only Win Your Love," a duet with Ronnie Dunn featured on the Grammy-winning album, Livin', Lovin' Losin' - Songs of the Louvin Brothers.
In 2005, she was signed by Show Dog Nashville, the record label founded in that year by superstar country singer Toby Keith. Howard joined label-mates including Scotty Emerick on tour with Toby Keith in 2005.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | Label | |
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| US Country | US 200 | |||
| 2000 | Rebecca Lynn Howard | 54 | MCA Nashville | |
| 2002 | Forgive | 5 | 29 | |
| 2005 | Alive and Well | Unreleased | Arista Nashville | |
| 2008 | No Rules | TBR | Saguaro Road | |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||
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| US Country | US Hot 100 | US AC | |||
| 1999 | "When My Dreams Come True" | 65 | Rebecca Lynn Howard | ||
| 2000 | "Out Here in the Water" | 54 | |||
| "I Don't Paint Myself Into Corners" | 71 | ||||
| 2002 | "Simple Things" (w/ Jim Brickman) | 13 | Simple Things (Jim Brickman album) | ||
| "Forgive" | 12 | 101 | Forgive | ||
| 2003 | "What a Shame" | 43 | unreleased album | ||
| 2004 | "I Need a Vacation" | 49 | |||
| 2005 | "No One'll Ever Love Me" | 48 | Alive and Well | ||
| "That's Why I Hate Pontiacs" | |||||
| 2006 | "Soon" | unreleased album | |||
| 2008 | "Sing 'Cause I Love To"A | No Rules | |||
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