| Shane Minor | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Shane Allen Minor[1] |
| Born | May 3, 1968 |
| Origin | Modesto, California, USA |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Labels | Mercury Nashville |
| Associated acts | Jeffrey Steele Shania Twain |
Shane Allen Minor (born May 3, 1968 in Modesto, California[2]) is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 1999, Minor released his self-titled album that year, and it produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Although he was dropped from Mercury's roster in 2000, he has continued to write songs for other artists, including two Number One singles in Diamond Rio's "Beautiful Mess" (2002) and Steve Holy's "Brand New Girlfriend" (2006).
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Before his recording career began, Minor was a police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department, as well as a rodeo bull rider.[2][3] After leaving the police force in 1994, Minor became a singer, working small gigs throughout California, eventually recording a demo tape which was sent to producer Dann Huff.[2][4]
Shane was signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 1999. His debut single, "Slave to the Habit" (co-written by Kostas, Toby Keith, and Chuck Cannon), reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts that same year. In addition, he was signed as an opening act for country pop singer Shania Twain.[5][6] The album also produced the top 30 hit "Ordinary Love" and "I Think You're Beautiful". Despite the success of its first two singles, however, the album did not chart on Top Country Albums at all.
Minor left Mercury Nashville in 2000,[3] and has not recorded any albums since. In the 2000s, he found success as a songwriter when Diamond Rio reached Number One in 2002 with "Beautiful Mess", a song he co-wrote.[4] Minor also co-wrote several hits for other artists. Among the other hits that Minor co-wrote are "You're in My Head" by Brian McComas, "She Thinks She Needs Me" by Andy Griggs, "Brand New Girlfriend" by Steve Holy (also a Number One), "International Harvester" by Craig Morgan, "Fall" by Clay Walker (which was also released by Kimberley Locke), "His Kind of Money (My Kind of Love)" by Eric Church and "Live a Little" by Kenny Chesney.
| Title | Album details |
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| US Country | US | CAN Country | |||
| 1999 | "Slave to the Habit" | 20 | 82 | 8 | Shane Minor |
| "Ordinary Love" | 24 | 111 | 8 | ||
| 2000 | "I Think You're Beautiful" | 44 | — | 43 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Slave to the Habit" | Steven Goldmann |
| "Ordinary Love" |