Victoria Shaw (singer)
Victoria Shaw | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Victoria Lynn Shaw |
Born | New York City, U.S. | July 13, 1962
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 1983–present |
Labels | MPB, Reprise, Taffeta |
Website | victoriashaw |
Victoria Lynn Shaw (born July 13, 1962) is an American
Biography
Shaw was born in
Eventually, Shaw moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she found a publishing contract and a record deal. A minor single, "Break My Heart", was released in 1984 on the MPB label, peaking at No. 61 on the Hot Country Songs charts. Her first major hit as a songwriter came in 1992, when she co-wrote with Garth Brooks "The River" which Brooks took to No. 1 on the Billboard country singles chart.[6] A year later, Doug Stone reached No. 1 on the country charts with Shaw's "Too Busy Being in Love". Later that same year, another Shaw-penned song — John Michael Montgomery's "I Love the Way You Love Me" — also reached No. 1 the country charts and won an Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year.[6]
In 1994, Shaw signed to Reprise Records, releasing her debut album In Full View that year. Three of this album's singles — "Cry Wolf", "Tears Dry" and "Forgiveness" — all reached the lower regions of the Hot Country Songs charts. That same year, Brooks reached Number One with the song "She's Every Woman" which the two wrote together. In 1995, Shaw received a Top New Female Vocalist nomination from the Academy of Country Music, losing to Chely Wright.[7]
Shaw's second album for Reprise, Victoria Shaw, was released in 1997. However, it produced no chart singles. In 1998, Shaw collaborated with Brooks,
After exiting Reprise in 1998, Shaw released her third album, Old Friends, New Memories, in 2001 on the Taffeta label. This album included her renditions of the songs that she had written for other artists. In the mid-2000s, Shaw returned to songwriting as well. She has won two
As part of the show
Discography
Studio albums
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August 8, 1995 | Reprise Records | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 20, 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July 21, 1999 | Taffeta Records | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September 11, 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November 15, 2011 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country | CAN Country | |||
1983 | "Forever on My Mind" | — | — | — |
1984 | "Break My Heart" | 61 | — | |
"I've Changed My Mind" | — | — | ||
1994 | "Cry Wolf" | 57 | 72 | In Full View |
"Tears Dry" | 74 | — | ||
1995 | "Forgiveness" | 58 | — | |
"(A Day in the Life of a) Single Mother" | — | 82 | ||
1997 | "Don't Move" | — | — | Victoria Shaw |
"Different Drum" | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Guest singles
Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country | US | ||||
1998 | "One Heart at a Time" | Various artists | 69 | 56 | charity single |
Other charted songs
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album |
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US AC | |||
2011 | "Santa's Toyride" (with Robin Meade) | 21 | Fa La La |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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1994 | "Cry Wolf"[10] | Gerry Wenner |
"Tears Dry"[11] | Fritz Feick | |
1995 | "Forgiveness"[12] | Gerry Wenner |
1997 | "Don't Move"[13] | David Abbott |
References
- ^ "Hot Country Songs". billboard.com. Billboard. July 24, 1992. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs". billboard.com. Billboard. May 14, 1993. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Song of the Year – Artist". acmcountry.com. Academy of Country Music. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ a b Bush, John. "allmusic Victoria Shaw Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- ^ ISBN 1-58465-303-5.
- ^ a b "Victoria Shaw Biography". Oldies.com. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- Beacon Journal. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- ^ "Awards for Victoria Shaw (III)". imdb.com. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "HGTV'S Scott Brothers Freshen Up a Family Farm in 'Property Brothers at Home on the Ranch'" (Press release). Scripps Network Interactive. October 28, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.