Linda Davis
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| Linda Davis | |
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| Birth name | Linda Kaye Davis |
| Born | November 26, 1962 |
| Origin | Dodson, Texas, USA |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | MDJ, Epic, Liberty, Arista Nashville, DreamWorks Nashville |
| Associated acts | Skip & Linda, Lady Antebellum, Reba McEntire, Lang Scott |
| Website | Official website |
Linda Kaye Davis (born November 26, 1962 in Dotson, Texas) is an American country music singer. Before beginning a career as a solo artist, she charted three minor country singles as one half of the duo Skip & Linda. In her solo career, Davis has recorded five major-label studio albums and more than 15 singles. Her highest chart entry is "Does He Love You", her 1993 duet with Reba McEntire, which reached Number One on the Billboard country charts and won both singers the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Collaboration, while her highest solo chart peak is 1996's "Some Things Are Meant to Be" at #13. Davis is also the wife of country singer Lang Scott and the mother of Lady Antebellum co-lead singer Hillary Scott.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] In a Different Light and Linda Davis
After Skip & Linda parted ways, Davis found work as a jingle singer, and subsequently as a backing vocalist for Reba McEntire. Davis's first solo chart entry came in 1988 on Epic Records, although it was not until 1991 that she released her debut album In a Different Light on Liberty Records. This album produced two chart singles, but no Top 40 hits. It was followed by a self-titled second album in 1992, which did not produce any chart singles at all.
[edit] "Does He Love You" and Shoot for the Moon
Davis saw her biggest chart success in 1993 when she and McEntire recorded their duet "Does He Love You". Davis's only Number One country hit, it also won her and McEntire a Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration that year.[1] Soon afterward, Davis signed to Arista Nashville and recorded her third album, Shoot for the Moon. This album's lead-off single, the Mac McAnally composition "Company Time", fell short of the Top 40. It was followed by "Love Didn't Do It" at #58. Davis, along with Trisha Yearwood and Martina McBride, sang guest vocals on McEntire's mid-1995 cover of the Patti LaBelle/Michael McDonald song "On My Own", although only McEntire received chart credit for it.
[edit] Some Things Are Meant to Be
Davis did not enter Top 40 on the country charts again until 1996 with the title track of her 1996 album Some Things Are Meant to Be, her second album for Arista. This song peaked at #13 on the country charts, becoming her highest solo chart peak. Following it were "A Love Story in the Making" (co-written by former NRBQ member Al Anderson) at #33, and "Walk Away", which failed to chart. Also included on this album was the song "What Do I Know", released by Ricochet that same year as its debut single.
[edit] I'm Yours
Davis's fifth album, I'm Yours, was released in 1998 on DreamWorks Records, then a newly-established record label. Its lead-off single, "I Wanna Remember This", was also featured on the soundtrack to the film Black Dog. This song peaked at #20 in 1998, followed by the title track at #38 and "From the Inside Out" at #60. After this latter song, Davis exited DreamWorks.
[edit] 2003-present
In 2003, Davis self-released a Christmas album with her husband, Lang Scott, and their daughter, Hillary (b. April 1, 1986). Two more self-released albums, I Have Arrived and Young at Heart, followed in 2004 and 2007, respectively. Hillary founded the country music group Lady Antebellum in 2006.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US Heat | ||
| In a Different Light |
|
— | — | — |
| Linda Davis |
|
— | — | — |
| Shoot for the Moon |
|
28 | 124 | 2 |
| Some Things Are Meant to Be |
|
26 | 164 | 7 |
| I'm Yours |
|
61 | — | — |
| Family Christmas (with Lang and Hillary Scott) |
|
— | — | — |
| I Have Arrived |
|
— | — | — |
| Young at Heart |
|
— | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
[edit] Singles
[edit] As Skip & Linda
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 1982 | "If You Could See You Through My Eyes" | 63 | single only |
| "I Just Can't Turn Temptation Down" | 73 | ||
| "This Time" | 89 |
[edit] Solo
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] |
CAN Country | |||
| 1980 | "Steppin'" | — | — | singles only |
| 1988 | "All the Good Ones Are Taken" | 50 | — | |
| 1989 | "Back in the Swing Again" | 51 | — | |
| "Weak Nights" | 67 | — | ||
| 1991 | "In a Different Light" | 61 | — | In a Different Light |
| "Some Kinda Woman" | 68 | — | ||
| "Three Way Tie" | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "He Isn't My Affair Anymore" | — | — | Linda Davis |
| 1994 | "Company Time" | 43 | 73 | Shoot for the Moon |
| "Love Didn't Do It" | 58 | — | ||
| 1995 | "Some Things Are Meant to Be" | 13 | 13 | Some Things Are Meant to Be |
| 1996 | "A Love Story in the Making" | 33 | 22 | |
| "Walk Away" | — | 80 | ||
| 1998 | "I Wanna Remember This" | 20 | 31 | Black Dog soundtrack |
| 1999 | "I'm Yours" | 38 | 52 | I'm Yours |
| "From the Inside Out" | 60 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
[edit] Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | UK | ||||
| 1993 | "Does He Love You" | Reba McEntire | 1 | 1 | — | Greatest Hits Volume Two |
| 1999 | "Does He Love You" (re-release) | — | — | 62 | Moments and Memories: The Best of Reba | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "In a Different Light" | Greg Crutcher |
| 1992 | "He Isn't My Affair Anymore" | |
| 1993 | "Does He Love You" (with Reba McEntire) | Jon Small |
| 1994 | "Company Time" | |
| "Love Didn't Do It" | ||
| 1995 | "Some Things Are Meant to Be" | Steven Goldmann |
| "On My Own" (with Reba McEntire, Martina McBride and Trisha Yearwood) |
Dominic Orlando | |
| 1998 | "I Wanna Remember This" | Miller Murano |
| "I'm Yours" | Morgan Lawley | |
| 1999 | "From the Inside Out" | Tara Johns |
[edit] References
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Linda Davis biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p1578/biography. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 117. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
