Mary Chapin Carpenter in New York City; 2006. |
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Releases | ||
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↙Studio albums | 10 | |
↙Compilation albums | 5 | |
↙Singles | 35 | |
↙Video albums | 3 | |
↙Music videos | 15 | |
↙Other appearances | 22 | |
↙No. 1 Singles | 1 |
The discography of Mary Chapin Carpenter, an American folk, country, and soft rock artist, consists of ten studio albums, five compilation albums, two video albums, and thirty five singles. After recording a demo tape, she was signed to Columbia Records in 1987, where she released her debut album Hometown Girl the same year, which was composed of folk music.[1]
In June 1989, Carpenter released her second album State of the Heart, which transitioned more towards country music[2] and spawned the singles "Never Had It So Good" and "Quittin' Time", both of which reached the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] Her third album Shooting Straight in the Dark was released in October 1990 and certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America.[3] Come On, Come On was issued June 30, 1992 and became her highest-selling studio album, certifying quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and producing seven singles between 1992 and 1994. Of the seven singles spawned the Top Ten hits, "I Feel Lucky", "Passionate Kisses", "He Thinks He'll Keep Her", and "I Take My Chances".[1] Stones in the Road (1994) debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and remained at the position for five weeks, while also peaking at number 10 on the Billboard 200. A Place in the World was released in 1996 and certified gold in sales in the United States. Its lead single "Let Me Into Your Heart" reached number 11 on the Billboard country chart in 1997.[3][4]
After the release of the compilation Party Doll and Other Favorites (1999), Carpenter released her seventh studio album Time* Sex* Love* in 2001, which debuted at number 6 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 52 on the Billboard 200.[5] Its lead single "Simple Life" became Carpenter's last charting single to date, reaching number 53 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2001.[6] Carpenter produced her next album Between Here and Gone with pianist Matt Rollings in 2004 and spawned two singles. Her ninth studio release The Calling was released on the Zoë independent label and debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and number 59 on the Billboard 200.[7] After issuing her first holiday album in 2008, Carpenter released her tenth studio album in April 2010 entitled The Age of Miracles, which was also released via Zoë.[1] Mary Chapin Carpenter has sold about 8.5 million records according to the Recording Industry Association of America.[8]
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) |
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US Country [9] |
US [10] |
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Hometown Girl |
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State of the Heart |
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28 | 183 | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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US Country [9] |
US [10] |
CAN Country [12] |
CAN [13] |
UK [14] |
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Shooting Straight in the Dark |
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11 | 70 | — | — | — | |||
Come On Come On |
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6 | 31 | 4 | — | — | |||
Stones in the Road |
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1 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 26 | |||
A Place in the World |
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3 | 20 | 13 | — | 36 | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Country [9] |
US [10] |
UK [14] |
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Time* Sex* Love* |
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6 | 52 | 57 |
Between Here and Gone |
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5 | 50 | 92 |
The Calling |
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10 | 59 | 95 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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US Country [9] |
US [10] |
US Folk [17] |
US Rock [18] |
UK [14] |
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The Age of Miracles |
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6 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 101 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) |
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US Country [9] |
US [10] |
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Party Doll and Other Favorites |
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4 | 43 |
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The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter |
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60 | — | ||||||
Super Hits |
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Playlist: The Best of Mary Chapin Carpenter |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Country [9] |
US [10] |
US Holiday [19] |
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Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas |
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30 | 155 | 7 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country [20] |
CAN Country [21] |
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1989 | "How Do" | 19 | 44 | State of the Heart |
"Never Had It So Good" | 8 | 6 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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US Country [20] |
US [22] |
US AC [23] |
CAN Country [21] |
CAN [24] |
CAN AC [25] |
UK [14] |
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1990 | "Quittin' Time" | 7 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | State of the Heart | |||||
"Something of a Dreamer" | 14 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |||||||
1991 | "You Win Again" | 16 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | Shooting Straight in the Dark | |||||
"Right Now" | 15 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | |||||||
"Down at the Twist and Shout" | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | |||||||
1992 | "Going Out Tonight" | 14 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | ||||||
"I Feel Lucky" | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 16 | — | Come On Come On | ||||||
"Not Too Much to Ask" (featuring Joe Diffie) | 15 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | |||||||
1993 | "Passionate Kisses" | 4 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 17 | — | ||||||
"The Hard Way" | 11 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | |||||||
"The Bug" | 16 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | |||||||
1994 | "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 71 | ||||||
"I Take My Chances" | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |||||||
"Shut Up and Kiss Me" | 1 | 90 | — | 5 | — | — | 35 | Stones in the Road | ||||||
1995 | "Tender When I Want to Be" | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||||||
"House of Cards" | 21 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | |||||||
"Why Walk When You Can Fly" | 45 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | |||||||
1996 | "Grow Old with Me" | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | Working Class Hero | |||||
"Let Me into Your Heart" | 11 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | A Place in the World | ||||||
1997 | "I Want to Be Your Girlfriend" | 35 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | ||||||
"The Better to Dream of You" | 64 | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | |||||||
"Keeping the Faith" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1999 | "Almost Home" | 22 | 85 | — | 45 | — | — | — | Party Doll and Other Favorites | |||||
"Wherever You Are" | 55 | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | |||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||
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US Country [20] |
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2001 | "Simple Life" | 53 | Time* Sex* Love* | ||||||
"This Is Me Leaving You" | — | ||||||||
2004 | "What Would You Say to Me" | — | Between Here and Gone | ||||||
"Beautiful Racket" | — | ||||||||
2007 | "On with the Song" | — | The Calling | ||||||
"It Must Have Happened" | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Single | Album |
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2010 | "I Put My Ring Back On" | The Age of Miracles |
"The Way I Feel" |
Year | Single | Artist(s) | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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US Country [26] |
US [26] |
CAN Country [21] |
UK [14] |
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1993 | "Romeo" | Dolly Parton (with Billy Ray Cyrus, Kathy Mattea, Pam Tillis, and Tanya Tucker) |
27 | 50 | 33 | — | Slow Dancing with the Moon | ||
1995 | "One Cool Remove" | Shawn Colvin | — | — | — | 40 | Cover Girl | ||
1998 | "It's Only Love" | Randy Scruggs | 67 | — | — | — | Crown of Jewels | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Title | Album details |
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My Record Company Made Me Do This |
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Jubilee: Live at Wolf Trap |
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Musical Tribute to the Red Cross (with Kevin Pollak and Sawyer Brown) |
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Year | Video | Director |
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1989 | "Never Had It So Good"[27] | Ken Ross |
1990 | "This Shirt"[28] | Bill Pope |
1991 | "You Win Again"[29] | |
"Down at the Twist and Shout"[30] | Jack Cole | |
1992 | "I Feel Lucky"[31] | |
1993 | "Passionate Kisses"[32] | Markus Blunder |
1994 | "He Thinks He'll Keep Her"[33] | Bud Schaetzle |
"Shut Up and Kiss Me"[34] | Michael Salomon | |
1995 | "Tender When I Want to Be"[35] | |
"House of Cards"[36] | ||
1996 | "Let Me Into Your Heart"[37] | Steven Goldmann |
1997 | "The Better to Dream of You"[38] | |
1999 | "Almost Home" | Randy Spear |
"Wherever You Are"[39] | Steven Goldmann |
Year | Video | Director |
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1993 | "Romeo" (with Dolly Parton, Billy Ray Cyrus, Kathy Mattea and Tanya Tucker) |
Randee St. Nicholas |
1994 | "One Cool Remove" (with Shawn Colvin) | David Hogan |
Year | Song | Album appearance |
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1992 | "Jenny Dreamed of Trains" | Disney's Country Kids[40] |
1993 | "You Ain't Going Nowhere" (with Rosanne Cash and Shawn Colvin) | The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration[41] |
"Romeo" (Dolly Parton featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, Kathy Mattea, Pam Tillis, and Kathy Mattea) | Slow Dancing with the Moon[42] | |
1994 | "The Moon and St. Christopher" | 1992 Telluride Bluegrass Festival: Incredibly Live[43] |
"One Cool Remove" (with Shawn Colvin) | Cover Girl[44] | |
"It Don't Bring You" | Shelter: Best of Contemporary Singer-Songwriters[45] | |
1995 | "Diamonds & Rust" (with Joan Baez) | Ring Them Bells[46] |
"Grow Old with Me" | Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon[47] | |
1996 | "Wishing" | Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly)[48] |
1997 | "Dead Man Walking (A Dream Like This)" | Dead Man Walking (soundtrack)[49] |
"I'll Never Fall In Love Again" | My Best Friend's Wedding (soundtrack)[50] | |
"Somewhere Down Below the Mason Dixon Line" | Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute[51] | |
1998 | "It's Only Love" (with Randy Scruggs) | Crown of Jewels[52] |
"I Belong to You" (with John Jennings) | I Belong to You[53] | |
"Oh Lonesome Me" | A Tribute to Tradition[54] | |
1999 | "Deserted Soldier" (with The Chieftains) | Tears of Stone[55] |
2000 | "Blue Night" | Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe[56] |
2001 | "This Shirt" (live) | Concerts for a Landmine-Free World[57] |
2002 | "Spring and All" | Going Driftless: An Artist's Tribute to Greg Brown[58] |
"Flesh and Blood" (with Sheryl Crow and Emmylou Harris) | Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Songs of Johnny Cash[59] | |
2004 | "Peace Call" (Eliza Gilkyson featuring Patty Griffin and Iris Dement) | Land of Milk and Honey[60] |
2007 | "The Weeping Willow" (with Devin Sproule) | Keep Your Silver Shined[61] |
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