Karen Staley

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Karen Staley
Born Weirton, West Virginia[1]
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres Country
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1984-present
Labels MCA
Warner Bros.
Associated acts Patty Loveless

Karen Staley (born in Weirton, West Virginia) is an American country music singer-songwriter.

Staley was raised in Georgetown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania,[2] and was inspired to write songs after reading through the hymnals at her local church. She continued to do so while at West Virginia Wesleyan College. She took a job at a children's home, before moving to Los Angeles, California to sign with a contemporary Christian music label which went out of business before she could release anything.[3]

After winning a talent competition put on by the Wheeling Jamboree, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she wrote three songs on Patty Loveless's self-titled debut album. She signed to MCA Records in 1989, releasing the album Wildest Dreams, which produced two low-charting singles.[3]

In the mid-late 1990s, Staley wrote "The Keeper of the Stars" for Tracy Byrd, and "Take Me as I Am" and "Let's Go to Vegas" for Faith Hill. She released Fearless in 1998 for Warner Bros. Records.[3]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
Wildest Dreams
Fearless

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
Album
US Country[1]
1988 "So Good to Be in Love" 86 Wildest Dreams
1989 "Now and Then" 87

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 244. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
  2. "Staley to perform at arts festival". Beaver County Times. 11 June 1979. Retrieved 7 August 2013. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Karen Staley biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 May 2013. 

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