Mindy McCready
Encyclopedia
Melinda Gayle "Mindy" McCready (born November 30, 1975) is an American country music
singer. Active since 1996, she has recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's Ten Thousand Angels
, was released on BNA Records
and was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA, while 1997's If I Don't Stay the Night
was certified Gold. 1999's I'm Not So Tough
, her final album for BNA, was less successful, she left the label. A self-titled fourth album
followed in 2002 on Capitol Records
.
Overall, McCready's four studio albums have accounted for 12 singles on the Billboard
country singles charts. This figure includes the Number One hit "Guys Do It All the Time
", as well as the Top Ten hits "Ten Thousand Angels" and "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)." Although she has not charted a single since 2002, McCready has received significant media coverage regarding personal events in her life. McCready's fifth studio album, I'm Still Here, was released in March 2010 on Amazon
& iTunes
. Mindy has sold over 3 million albums according to the RIAA.
, McCready began singing in church at age 3, and got her GED at the age of 16 with the intention of beginning her music career early.
When she was 18, she moved to Nashville
, where she was signed by BNA Records
. Her debut album, Ten Thousand Angels
, was released in 1996 and sold two million copies. The album produced four chart singles on the country charts: the title track at #6, followed by her only Number One hit, "Guys Do It All the Time
." This song, in turn, was succeeded by "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now," a duet with Richie McDonald
, then the lead vocalist of Lonestar
. The fourth and final single, "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)," peaked at #4.
The next year, McCready released the album If I Don't Stay the Night
. The album spawned three singles, "What If I Do", "The Other Side of This Kiss," and "You'll Never Know." The album sold 825,000 copies.
In 1999, McCready released I'm Not So Tough
. The first single, "All I Want Is Everything," failed to break the top 50. The album was a commercial failure, selling 144,000 copies. Soon after, McCready's record company dropped her. McCready was then signed by Capitol Records
. She released a self-titled album
with Capitol in 2002 to disappointing sales, and was dropped by Capitol later that year.
In May 2008, McCready released a song, "I'm Still Here," via her official website. She also announced that she is working on a documentary, a new album and a reality show.
McCready's critically acclaimed fifth album, I'm Still Here, was released in March 2010.
In June 2009, McCready signed on to appear on the reality series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
.
. The couple broke up the following year.
McCready also dated former NHL hockey player Drake Berehowsky
.
In May 2005, McCready's ex-boyfriend, Billy McKnight, was arrested and charged with attempted murder
after beating and choking her. After reporting to People magazine that she had cut ties with her abuser, McCready was found unconscious the following July, in a hotel lobby in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
, after attempting suicide
. She was hospitalized for a drug overdose after washing down a large amount of undisclosed drugs with alcohol. That September, when she was pregnant with McKnight's child, she attempted suicide again by overdosing on antidepressant
s.
On March 25, 2006, McCready gave birth to a son, Zander Ryan McCready.
On December 17, 2008, paramedics were called to McCready's Nashville home after an apparent suicide attempt; they transported her to a hospital after finding wounds on her wrists.
McCready appeared in the third season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
, which aired in January and February 2010 and depicting her struggle with substance addiction. She later discussed her recovery and possible studio work with Todd Gaither on a March 2010 episode of The View.
On May 25, 2010, McCready was hospitalized in Cape Coral, Florida for a possible drug overdose; she may have had a reaction to Darvocet her mother had given her. She was released later that day and returned home.
On November 30, 2011, McCready confirmed to PEOPLE that she is 5 months pregnant with twins, due around March 2012.
reported on a possible long-term relationship between McCready and baseball star Roger Clemens
that began when she was 15.
Clemens' attorney Rusty Hardin
denied the affair, stating that Clemens would bring a defamation suit regarding this false allegation. Clemens' attorney admitted that a relationship existed, but described McCready as a "close family friend." He also stated that McCready had traveled on Clemens' personal jet and that Clemens' wife was aware of the relationship. Clemens issued a statement saying only that "I have made mistakes in my personal life for which I am sorry." McCready described the relationship as being sexual in nature.
On November 17, 2008, McCready spoke in more detail to Inside Edition
about her affair with Clemens. She stated that their relationship lasted for more than a decade, ending when Clemens refused to leave his wife to marry McCready. However, she denied that she was 15 when it began; she said they met when she was 16 and the relationship only became sexual "several years later".
on April 19, 2010. McCready has claimed the video was stolen from her home three years ago.
for using a fake prescription to buy the painkiller OxyContin
. Although she initially denied the charge, she pleaded guilty and was fined $4,000, sentenced to three years probation
, and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service
.
In May 2005, she was stopped by Nashville police for speeding, then arrested and charged with driving under the influence
and driving with a suspended license. A jury later found her not guilty on the charges of DUI, but guilty of driving with a suspended license. That July, she was charged in Arizona
with identity theft
, unlawful use of transportation, unlawful imprisonment, and hindering prosecution.
An arrest warrant
was issued for her the following month for violation of her probation when she left Tennessee without her probation officer's permission. She was also charged with not reporting to her probation officer during the month of July. She was finally arrested in Florida and returned to Tennessee. She faced a hearing later that year on charges of violating her probation on a drug charge by failing to check in with her probation officer and leaving the state without permission to go to Florida
.
In July 2007, McCready was arrested in Ft. Myers, Florida. She was charged with battery and resisting arrest for an apparent scuffle with her mother. The following week, she was taken into custody at the Nashville International Airport for violating probation. In September, McCready was sentenced to a year in jail for violating probation. In addition to the jail time, she was ordered to serve two more years of probation and perform 200 additional hours of community service. She was released from jail in December.
In June 2008, McCready was arrested in Tennessee for violating the terms of her probation set in September 2007. Sentenced to 60 days in jail, McCready turned herself in on September 30, 2008. After serving half of her sentence, she was released early for good behavior on October 31, 2008.
^ CMT Girls' Night Out featured Martina McBride
, Lorrie Morgan
, and Sara Evans
.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer. Active since 1996, she has recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's Ten Thousand Angels
Ten Thousand Angels
-Personnel:*Richard "Spady" Brannan – bass guitar*Kathy Burdick – background vocals*Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar*Paul Franklin – steel guitar*Sonny Garrish – steel guitar*Rob Hajacos – fiddle*Tom Hemby – acoustic guitar*John Hobbs – piano...
, was released on BNA Records
BNA Records
BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, is a label group that shares ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company Sony Music Nashville, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, BNA features country music acts on its roster...
and was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA, while 1997's If I Don't Stay the Night
If I Don't Stay the Night
-Chart performance:...
was certified Gold. 1999's I'm Not So Tough
I'm Not So Tough
-Chart performance:...
, her final album for BNA, was less successful, she left the label. A self-titled fourth album
Mindy McCready (album)
- Chart performance :...
followed in 2002 on Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
.
Overall, McCready's four studio albums have accounted for 12 singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country singles charts. This figure includes the Number One hit "Guys Do It All the Time
Guys Do It All The Time
"Guys Do It All the Time" is a country music song performed by Mindy McCready and written by Bobby Whiteside and Kim Tribble. The song was released on June 15, 1996, and reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on September 14 of that year. It is McCready's only...
", as well as the Top Ten hits "Ten Thousand Angels" and "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)." Although she has not charted a single since 2002, McCready has received significant media coverage regarding personal events in her life. McCready's fifth studio album, I'm Still Here, was released in March 2010 on Amazon
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
& iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
. Mindy has sold over 3 million albums according to the RIAA.
Career
Born Melinda Gayle McCready in Fort Myers, FloridaFort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure....
, McCready began singing in church at age 3, and got her GED at the age of 16 with the intention of beginning her music career early.
When she was 18, she moved to Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, where she was signed by BNA Records
BNA Records
BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, is a label group that shares ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company Sony Music Nashville, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, BNA features country music acts on its roster...
. Her debut album, Ten Thousand Angels
Ten Thousand Angels
-Personnel:*Richard "Spady" Brannan – bass guitar*Kathy Burdick – background vocals*Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar*Paul Franklin – steel guitar*Sonny Garrish – steel guitar*Rob Hajacos – fiddle*Tom Hemby – acoustic guitar*John Hobbs – piano...
, was released in 1996 and sold two million copies. The album produced four chart singles on the country charts: the title track at #6, followed by her only Number One hit, "Guys Do It All the Time
Guys Do It All The Time
"Guys Do It All the Time" is a country music song performed by Mindy McCready and written by Bobby Whiteside and Kim Tribble. The song was released on June 15, 1996, and reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on September 14 of that year. It is McCready's only...
." This song, in turn, was succeeded by "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now," a duet with Richie McDonald
Richie McDonald
Richard Vance "Richie" McDonald is an American country music artist. From 1992 until his departure in 2007, he was the lead singer of the group Lonestar, which recorded seven studio albums on BNA Records during his tenure as lead vocalist. McDonald co-wrote several of the band's singles, and sang...
, then the lead vocalist of Lonestar
Lonestar
Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald , Michael Britt , Keech Rainwater , Dean Sams , and Michael Hill . McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011...
. The fourth and final single, "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)," peaked at #4.
The next year, McCready released the album If I Don't Stay the Night
If I Don't Stay the Night
-Chart performance:...
. The album spawned three singles, "What If I Do", "The Other Side of This Kiss," and "You'll Never Know." The album sold 825,000 copies.
In 1999, McCready released I'm Not So Tough
I'm Not So Tough
-Chart performance:...
. The first single, "All I Want Is Everything," failed to break the top 50. The album was a commercial failure, selling 144,000 copies. Soon after, McCready's record company dropped her. McCready was then signed by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
. She released a self-titled album
Mindy McCready (album)
- Chart performance :...
with Capitol in 2002 to disappointing sales, and was dropped by Capitol later that year.
In May 2008, McCready released a song, "I'm Still Here," via her official website. She also announced that she is working on a documentary, a new album and a reality show.
McCready's critically acclaimed fifth album, I'm Still Here, was released in March 2010.
In June 2009, McCready signed on to appear on the reality series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew is a reality television show airing on the cable network VH1 that chronicles a group of celebrities as they are treated for alcohol and drug addiction by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena, California. The first season premiered...
.
Personal life
In 1997, McCready became engaged to actor Dean CainDean Cain
Dean Cain is an American actor. He is most widely known for his role as Clark Kent/Superman in the popular American television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.-Early life:...
. The couple broke up the following year.
McCready also dated former NHL hockey player Drake Berehowsky
Drake Berehowsky
Drake Berehowsky is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Nashville Predators, Vancouver Canucks and Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League...
.
In May 2005, McCready's ex-boyfriend, Billy McKnight, was arrested and charged with attempted murder
Attempted murder
Attempted murder is a crime in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.-Today:In English criminal law, attempted murder is the crime of more than merely preparing to commit unlawful killing and at the same time having a specific intention to cause the death of human being under the Queen's Peace...
after beating and choking her. After reporting to People magazine that she had cut ties with her abuser, McCready was found unconscious the following July, in a hotel lobby in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
Indian Rocks Beach is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,072 at the 2000 census. As of 2007, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,167.-Geography:...
, after attempting suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
. She was hospitalized for a drug overdose after washing down a large amount of undisclosed drugs with alcohol. That September, when she was pregnant with McKnight's child, she attempted suicide again by overdosing on antidepressant
Antidepressant
An antidepressant is a psychiatric medication used to alleviate mood disorders, such as major depression and dysthymia and anxiety disorders such as social anxiety disorder. According to Gelder, Mayou &*Geddes people with a depressive illness will experience a therapeutic effect to their mood;...
s.
On March 25, 2006, McCready gave birth to a son, Zander Ryan McCready.
On December 17, 2008, paramedics were called to McCready's Nashville home after an apparent suicide attempt; they transported her to a hospital after finding wounds on her wrists.
McCready appeared in the third season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew is a reality television show airing on the cable network VH1 that chronicles a group of celebrities as they are treated for alcohol and drug addiction by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena, California. The first season premiered...
, which aired in January and February 2010 and depicting her struggle with substance addiction. She later discussed her recovery and possible studio work with Todd Gaither on a March 2010 episode of The View.
On May 25, 2010, McCready was hospitalized in Cape Coral, Florida for a possible drug overdose; she may have had a reaction to Darvocet her mother had given her. She was released later that day and returned home.
On November 30, 2011, McCready confirmed to PEOPLE that she is 5 months pregnant with twins, due around March 2012.
Roger Clemens affair
In April 2008, the New York Daily NewsNew York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
reported on a possible long-term relationship between McCready and baseball star Roger Clemens
Roger Clemens
William Roger Clemens , nicknamed "Rocket", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who broke into the league with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he would help anchor for 12 years. Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher. He played for four different teams over...
that began when she was 15.
Clemens' attorney Rusty Hardin
Rusty Hardin
Russell Hardin, Jr. is an American attorney and head of the Houston law firm Rusty Hardin & Associates, P.C. which he established in 1996....
denied the affair, stating that Clemens would bring a defamation suit regarding this false allegation. Clemens' attorney admitted that a relationship existed, but described McCready as a "close family friend." He also stated that McCready had traveled on Clemens' personal jet and that Clemens' wife was aware of the relationship. Clemens issued a statement saying only that "I have made mistakes in my personal life for which I am sorry." McCready described the relationship as being sexual in nature.
On November 17, 2008, McCready spoke in more detail to Inside Edition
Inside Edition
Inside Edition is a thirty-minute American television syndicated news program, first aired on CBS on October 9, 1988. It was originally similar to the programs Hard Copy and A Current Affair, but now more closely resembles a condensed version of breakfast television, exclusively with pre-recorded...
about her affair with Clemens. She stated that their relationship lasted for more than a decade, ending when Clemens refused to leave his wife to marry McCready. However, she denied that she was 15 when it began; she said they met when she was 16 and the relationship only became sexual "several years later".
Sex tape
A pornographic videotape of McCready and an ex-boyfriend referred to as "Peter" went on sale by Vivid EntertainmentVivid Entertainment
Vivid Entertainment Group is an adult video producer, featuring a catalog of VHS and DVD titles and internet content. In 2006 it was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry....
on April 19, 2010. McCready has claimed the video was stolen from her home three years ago.
Legal troubles
In August 2004, McCready was arrested in TennesseeTennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
for using a fake prescription to buy the painkiller OxyContin
Oxycodone
Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication synthesized from opium-derived thebaine. It was developed in 1916 in Germany, as one of several new semi-synthetic opioids in an attempt to improve on the existing opioids: morphine, diacetylmorphine , and codeine.Oxycodone oral medications are generally...
. Although she initially denied the charge, she pleaded guilty and was fined $4,000, sentenced to three years probation
Probation
Probation literally means testing of behaviour or abilities. In a legal sense, an offender on probation is ordered to follow certain conditions set forth by the court, often under the supervision of a probation officer...
, and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service
Community service
Community service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....
.
In May 2005, she was stopped by Nashville police for speeding, then arrested and charged with driving under the influence
Driving under the influence
Driving under the influence is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit...
and driving with a suspended license. A jury later found her not guilty on the charges of DUI, but guilty of driving with a suspended license. That July, she was charged in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
with identity theft
Identity theft
Identity theft is a form of stealing another person's identity in which someone pretends to be someone else by assuming that person's identity, typically in order to access resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person's name...
, unlawful use of transportation, unlawful imprisonment, and hindering prosecution.
An arrest warrant
Warrant (law)
Most often, the term warrant refers to a specific type of authorization; a writ issued by a competent officer, usually a judge or magistrate, which permits an otherwise illegal act that would violate individual rights and affords the person executing the writ protection from damages if the act is...
was issued for her the following month for violation of her probation when she left Tennessee without her probation officer's permission. She was also charged with not reporting to her probation officer during the month of July. She was finally arrested in Florida and returned to Tennessee. She faced a hearing later that year on charges of violating her probation on a drug charge by failing to check in with her probation officer and leaving the state without permission to go to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
.
In July 2007, McCready was arrested in Ft. Myers, Florida. She was charged with battery and resisting arrest for an apparent scuffle with her mother. The following week, she was taken into custody at the Nashville International Airport for violating probation. In September, McCready was sentenced to a year in jail for violating probation. In addition to the jail time, she was ordered to serve two more years of probation and perform 200 additional hours of community service. She was released from jail in December.
In June 2008, McCready was arrested in Tennessee for violating the terms of her probation set in September 2007. Sentenced to 60 days in jail, McCready turned herself in on September 30, 2008. After serving half of her sentence, she was released early for good behavior on October 31, 2008.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... ) |
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| US Country | US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
CAN RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| Ten Thousand Angels Ten Thousand Angels -Personnel:*Richard "Spady" Brannan – bass guitar*Kathy Burdick – background vocals*Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar*Paul Franklin – steel guitar*Sonny Garrish – steel guitar*Rob Hajacos – fiddle*Tom Hemby – acoustic guitar*John Hobbs – piano... |
|
5 | 40 | 1 | 93 |
Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : 2× Platinum |
| If I Don't Stay the Night If I Don't Stay the Night -Chart performance:... |
|
12 | 83 | 12 | — |
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| I'm Not So Tough I'm Not So Tough -Chart performance:... |
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17 | 155 | 13 | — | |
| Mindy McCready Mindy McCready (album) - Chart performance :... |
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29 | — | * | — | |
| I'm Still Here I'm Still Here (album) -Critical reception:Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars, stating "the songs are generally a mixed bag, veering from sweetly melancholy to syrupy, but McCready has never been more sensitive as a vocalist, pulling the album through the rough patches and... |
Linus Entertainment Linus Entertainment is a record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The company was started by Geoff Kulawick, who previously was vice president of A&R at Virgin Records/EMI Music Canada.... |
71 | — | * | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions |
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Compilation and specialty albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| CMT Girls' Night Out[A] |
|
30 | 8 |
| Super Hits |
|
46 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
^ CMT Girls' Night Out featured Martina McBride
Martina McBride
Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....
, Lorrie Morgan
Lorrie Morgan
In 1996 Morgan married Jon Randall, a singer/songwriter now credited with writing the 2004 Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss hit "Whiskey Lullaby"; they divorced three years later in 1999....
, and Sara Evans
Sara Evans
Sara Lynn Evans is an American country singer and songwriter.Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to Allmusic. Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has made five No. 1 Country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums by...
.
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1996 | "Ten Thousand Angels Ten Thousand Angels (song) "Ten Thousand Angels" is the debut single by American country music artist Mindy McCready. Released in 1996, it was the first single and title track from the album Ten Thousand Angels. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... " |
6 | 124 | 13 | — | Ten Thousand Angels |
| "Guys Do It All the Time Guys Do It All The Time "Guys Do It All the Time" is a country music song performed by Mindy McCready and written by Bobby Whiteside and Kim Tribble. The song was released on June 15, 1996, and reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on September 14 of that year. It is McCready's only... " |
1 | 72 | 1 | — | ||
| "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now" (with Richie McDonald Richie McDonald Richard Vance "Richie" McDonald is an American country music artist. From 1992 until his departure in 2007, he was the lead singer of the group Lonestar, which recorded seven studio albums on BNA Records during his tenure as lead vocalist. McDonald co-wrote several of the band's singles, and sang... ) |
18 | 102 | 11 | — | ||
| 1997 | "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do) A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do) "A Girl's Gotta Do " is a single by American country music artist Mindy McCready. Released in 1997, it was the fourth single from the album Ten Thousand Angels. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:... " |
4 | 105 | 4 | — | |
| "What If I Do" | 26 | 102 | 19 | — | If I Don't Stay the Night | |
| 1998 | "You'll Never Know" | 19 | 102 | 12 | — | |
| "The Other Side of This Kiss" | 41 | — | 30 | — | ||
| "Oh Romeo" | — | — | — | 41 | ||
| 1999 | "One in a Million"[A] | 57 | — | — | — | I'm Not So Tough |
| "All I Want Is Everything" | 57 | — | 77 | — | ||
| 2000 | "Scream" | 46 | — | * | — | Mindy McCready |
| 2002 | "Maybe, Maybe Not" | 49 | — | * | — | |
| "Lips Like Yours" | — | — | * | — | ||
| 2008 | "I'm Still Here" | — | — | * | — | I'm Still Here |
| 2010 | "I Want a Man" | — | — | * | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions |
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^ "One in a Million" is only the international version of I'm Not So Tough.
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2009 | "Sweeter" | Billy McKnight | — | Billy McKnight |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 1998 | "Let's Talk About Love" | 68 | Country Cares for Kids |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 1996 | "Ten Thousand Angels" | Jim Hershleder |
| "Guys Do It All the Time" | ||
| "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now" (with Richie McDonald Richie McDonald Richard Vance "Richie" McDonald is an American country music artist. From 1992 until his departure in 2007, he was the lead singer of the group Lonestar, which recorded seven studio albums on BNA Records during his tenure as lead vocalist. McDonald co-wrote several of the band's singles, and sang... ) |
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| 1998 | "You'll Never Know" | Dean Cain Dean Cain Dean Cain is an American actor. He is most widely known for his role as Clark Kent/Superman in the popular American television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.-Early life:... |
| "The Other Side of This Kiss" | ||
| 1999 | "All I Want Is Everything" | Susan Johnson |
| 2000 | "Scream" | Roger Pistole |
| 2001 | "Maybe, Maybe Not" |
External links
- Official site
- [ Mindy McCready] at Allmusic