Sarah Buxton (Singer)
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Sarah Buxton is an American country music
artist, formerly signed to the independent Lyric Street Records
. Between 2006 and 2008, she issued three singles from an extended play
titled Almost My Record
, in addition to co-writing Keith Urban
's song "Stupid Boy
." She released her self-titled
debut album in early 2010, led off by the Top 25 single "Outside My Window
," shortly before Lyric Street Records closed. Shortly afterward, she began performing with Jedd Hughes
as the short-lived duo Buxton Hughes before returning to her solo career.
. She became actively involved in music as a child by learning piano
, playing flute
and joining a children's choir. As she learned more about music, she became interested in songwriters and began writing poetry. After graduation, she met one of her musical idols, Stevie Nicks
, who encouraged her to pursue music and move to Nashville, Tennessee
.
Buxton enrolled at Nashville's Belmont University
and started a Southern rock band called Stoik Oak, which toured the region for three years. After an 18-month engagement, she married Christopher Robin of the Christopher Robin Band when she was 22. However, they divorced shortly afterwards. She also felt discouraged about finding a place for her voice in the music business but found further encouragement from one of her friends, John Rich
of Big & Rich
. She asked her publisher to set up some co-writing sessions, and she became more confident in her approach to singing and songwriting. In the meantime, she sang background vocals for Kenny Rogers
and John Corbett, in addition to singing duet vocals on Cowboy Troy
's "If You Don't Wanna Love Me."
recorded one of Buxton's songs, "Stupid Boy
," on his mid-2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
, taking his version to #3 on the country charts in 2007. Buxton sang backing vocals on the song "Tu Compañía" from the same album.
Buxton signed to Lyric Street Records
that same year and released her debut single "Innocence," which peaked at number 31 on the country music charts. It was followed by "That Kind of Day," which reached number 26 in 2007. Both were included on a five-song digital extended play
entitled Almost My Record, released only to digital retailers in mid-2007. Among the tracks on this EP were "Love Is a Trip," which was used by ABC
to promote its Men in Trees drama series, and Buxton's own rendition of "Stupid Boy."
In mid-2008, Buxton recorded a duet with Dierks Bentley
, titled "Sweet & Wild," on his greatest hits
album Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003-2008
. This song reached number 51 on the country music charts as an album cut, although only Bentley received chart credit for it.
Buxton released "Space," which she wrote with Lari White
and Chuck Cannon
, in October 2008. It peaked at number 38 in early 2009 and was added to Almost My Record. A fourth single, "Outside My Window
," was issued in June 2009 and remained on the charts until February 2010, peaking at number 23. Buxton wrote this song with Victoria Shaw
, Gary Burr
and Mark Hudson, who also directed the music video
for it. She released her self-titled
debut studio album on February 23, 2010. Produced by Buxton along with Craig Wiseman
, Dann Huff
, Bob DiPiero
and Blair Daly, the album includes all of her charting singles as well as her version of "Stupid Boy" and three duets with Jedd Hughes
. Lyric Street Records closed in April 2010 and Buxton was dropped from the label. Following the label's closure, she and Hughes formed a duo called Buxton Hughes. Less than a year after forming the duo, Buxton and Hughes parted ways. Urban recorded another one of Buxton's songs, "Put You in a Song
", for the 2010 album Get Closer
.
and a no-nonsense lyrical persona somewhat along the lines of Gretchen Wilson
." Almost My Record received a positive review from Country Standard Time
critic Michael Sudhalter, who said that "Stupid Boy" worked better from a female's perspective, and that "Innocence" was "one of the best songs about reminiscing of young love since Deana Carter
's 'Strawberry Wine
'." Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly
magazine wrote in her review of the album that Buxton's lyrics cast her as "a typical 20-something-year-old girl in America."
on December 20, 2009. They married on November 20, 2010.
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...
artist, formerly signed to the independent Lyric Street Records
Lyric Street Records
Lyric Street Records was an American record label specializing in country music. The label was part of the Disney Music Group, owned by the The Walt Disney Company. President Randy Goodman, formerly a general manager for RCA Records, founded the label in 1997...
. Between 2006 and 2008, she issued three singles from an extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
titled Almost My Record
Almost My Record
Almost My Record is an extended play released by American country music singer Sarah Buxton. It was released in 2007 via Lyric Street Records. The album includes the singles "Innocence," "That Kind of Day" and "Space," all of which charted in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts...
, in addition to co-writing Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
's song "Stupid Boy
Stupid Boy
"Stupid Boy" is a song by Keith Urban from Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing.Stupid Boy may also refer to:* "Stupid Boy", a song by the Gear Daddies from Billy's Live Bait...
." She released her self-titled
Sarah Buxton (album)
Sarah Buxton is the self-titled debut album by American country artist Sarah Buxton. It was released on February 23, 2010 via Lyric Street Records. The album's only single, "Outside My Window," was released in June 2009 and was a Top 25 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, reaching a...
debut album in early 2010, led off by the Top 25 single "Outside My Window
Outside My Window
"Outside My Window" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Sarah Buxton. The song was released in June 2009 as the lead-off single to her self-titled debut album, which was released in February 2010. It has since become Buxton's second Top 30 hit on the U.S...
," shortly before Lyric Street Records closed. Shortly afterward, she began performing with Jedd Hughes
Jedd Hughes
Jedd Hughes is a country musician born in Australia. Hughes grew up in Quorn, where he grew up listening to his father's country records. He won a local country music contest at the age of eight and began playing guitar from age nine, taking lessons from his father...
as the short-lived duo Buxton Hughes before returning to her solo career.
Biography
Sarah Buxton was born July 3, 1980 in Lawrence, KansasLawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
. She became actively involved in music as a child by learning piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, playing flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
and joining a children's choir. As she learned more about music, she became interested in songwriters and began writing poetry. After graduation, she met one of her musical idols, Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks
Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums...
, who encouraged her to pursue music and move to Nashville, Tennessee
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...
.
Buxton enrolled at Nashville's Belmont University
Belmont University
Belmont University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is the largest Christian university in Tennessee and the second largest private university in the state, behind nearby Vanderbilt University.-Belmont Mansion:Belmont Mansion...
and started a Southern rock band called Stoik Oak, which toured the region for three years. After an 18-month engagement, she married Christopher Robin of the Christopher Robin Band when she was 22. However, they divorced shortly afterwards. She also felt discouraged about finding a place for her voice in the music business but found further encouragement from one of her friends, John Rich
John Rich (musician)
John Rich is an American country music singer-songwriter. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country music band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist...
of Big & Rich
Big & Rich
Big & Rich is an American country music duo composed of Big Kenny and John Rich. Both members alternate as lead vocalists and play rhythm guitar...
. She asked her publisher to set up some co-writing sessions, and she became more confident in her approach to singing and songwriting. In the meantime, she sang background vocals for Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
and John Corbett, in addition to singing duet vocals on Cowboy Troy
Cowboy Troy
Troy Lee Coleman III is an American musician, better known by his stage name Cowboy Troy, who performs country rap. He is a member of the MuzikMafia, an aggregation of country music singer-songwriters whose membership also includes Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson and James Otto...
's "If You Don't Wanna Love Me."
2006–2010: Lyric Street Records
Keith UrbanKeith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
recorded one of Buxton's songs, "Stupid Boy
Stupid Boy
"Stupid Boy" is a song by Keith Urban from Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing.Stupid Boy may also refer to:* "Stupid Boy", a song by the Gear Daddies from Billy's Live Bait...
," on his mid-2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing
Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing, or Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing as typeset on the cover art, is the fifth solo album by Australian country singer Keith Urban. It is his fourth album release in the United States, and his fifth for Capitol Records. The album was issued on November 7, 2006...
, taking his version to #3 on the country charts in 2007. Buxton sang backing vocals on the song "Tu Compañía" from the same album.
Buxton signed to Lyric Street Records
Lyric Street Records
Lyric Street Records was an American record label specializing in country music. The label was part of the Disney Music Group, owned by the The Walt Disney Company. President Randy Goodman, formerly a general manager for RCA Records, founded the label in 1997...
that same year and released her debut single "Innocence," which peaked at number 31 on the country music charts. It was followed by "That Kind of Day," which reached number 26 in 2007. Both were included on a five-song digital extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
entitled Almost My Record, released only to digital retailers in mid-2007. Among the tracks on this EP were "Love Is a Trip," which was used by ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
to promote its Men in Trees drama series, and Buxton's own rendition of "Stupid Boy."
In mid-2008, Buxton recorded a duet with Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley is an American country music artist who has been signed to Capitol Records Nashville since 2003. That year, he released his self-titled debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's Modern Day Drifter, are certified platinum in the United States. A third album, 2006's Long Trip...
, titled "Sweet & Wild," on his greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003-2008
Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003-2008
Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008 is the first greatest hits album of country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released May 6, 2008 on Capitol Records Nashville. His fourth album for Capitol Records Nashville, it includes his ten singles from his first three albums: 2003's Dierks...
. This song reached number 51 on the country music charts as an album cut, although only Bentley received chart credit for it.
Buxton released "Space," which she wrote with Lari White
Lari White
Lari Michele White is an American country music artist and actress. She first gained national attention in 1992 as a winner on You Can Be a Star, a talent competition which aired on The Nashville Network...
and Chuck Cannon
Chuck Cannon
Charles Marion "Chuck" Cannon, Jr. is an American country music songwriter. His compositions include hit singles for Toby Keith and John Michael Montgomery. Cannon has also received awards for Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as an Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year...
, in October 2008. It peaked at number 38 in early 2009 and was added to Almost My Record. A fourth single, "Outside My Window
Outside My Window
"Outside My Window" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Sarah Buxton. The song was released in June 2009 as the lead-off single to her self-titled debut album, which was released in February 2010. It has since become Buxton's second Top 30 hit on the U.S...
," was issued in June 2009 and remained on the charts until February 2010, peaking at number 23. Buxton wrote this song with Victoria Shaw
Victoria Shaw (singer)
Victoria Lynn Shaw is an American country music artist. She has recorded four studio albums, and has charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
, Gary Burr
Gary Burr
Gary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician and songwriter and producer, mostly known for his stable of hits recorded by country music performers. Burr began his career as a member of the group Pure Prairie League from 1982 to 1985, taking over after Vince Gill departed the group...
and Mark Hudson, who also directed the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for it. She released her self-titled
Sarah Buxton (album)
Sarah Buxton is the self-titled debut album by American country artist Sarah Buxton. It was released on February 23, 2010 via Lyric Street Records. The album's only single, "Outside My Window," was released in June 2009 and was a Top 25 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, reaching a...
debut studio album on February 23, 2010. Produced by Buxton along with Craig Wiseman
Craig Wiseman
Craig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....
, Dann Huff
Dann Huff
Dann Huff is an American musician, session musician, singer-songwriter and producer. For his work as a producer in the Country music genre he has won several awards including the Musician of the Year award in 2001 and 2004 at the Country Music Association Awards and the Producer of the Year award...
, Bob DiPiero
Bob DiPiero
Bob DiPiero is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15. U.S. Number 1 hits and countless top 20 hits for the likes of Tim McGraw, The Oak Ridge Boys, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Shenandoah, Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Restless Heart, Ricochet, John Anderson, Montgomery...
and Blair Daly, the album includes all of her charting singles as well as her version of "Stupid Boy" and three duets with Jedd Hughes
Jedd Hughes
Jedd Hughes is a country musician born in Australia. Hughes grew up in Quorn, where he grew up listening to his father's country records. He won a local country music contest at the age of eight and began playing guitar from age nine, taking lessons from his father...
. Lyric Street Records closed in April 2010 and Buxton was dropped from the label. Following the label's closure, she and Hughes formed a duo called Buxton Hughes. Less than a year after forming the duo, Buxton and Hughes parted ways. Urban recorded another one of Buxton's songs, "Put You in a Song
Put You in a Song
"Put You in a Song" is a song written by Keith Urban, Jedd Hughes, and Sarah Buxton, and recorded by Urban and released September 13, 2010. It serves as the lead-off single from his sixth American studio album, Get Closer, released on November 16, 2010....
", for the 2010 album Get Closer
Get Closer (Keith Urban album)
Upon its release, Get Closer received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable...
.
Musical styles
Stewart Mason of Allmusic wrote that Buxton has "an appealingly hoarse singing voice akin to Melissa EtheridgeMelissa Etheridge
Melissa Lou Etheridge is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician.Etheridge is known for her mixture of confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, smoky vocals...
and a no-nonsense lyrical persona somewhat along the lines of Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Frances Wilson is an American country music artist. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman," a number-one hit on the Billboard country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, Here for the Party...
." Almost My Record received a positive review from Country Standard Time
Country Standard Time
Country Standard Time is a website dedicated to country music and related genres such as Bluegrass and Rockabilly. It provides news and musical reviews pertaining to the genre. It was established in 1992 by Jeffrey B. Remz as a print magazine, which was first published only in New England but went...
critic Michael Sudhalter, who said that "Stupid Boy" worked better from a female's perspective, and that "Innocence" was "one of the best songs about reminiscing of young love since Deana Carter
Deana Carter
Deana Carter is a country music artist who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million...
's 'Strawberry Wine
Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter song)
"Strawberry Wine" is the title of a song written by Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison, and recorded by American country artist Deana Carter. It was released in August 1996 as Carter's debut single and served as the lead-off to her debut album, Did I Shave My Legs for This?. The song went on to peak at...
'." Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly
Country Weekly
Country Weekly is an American tabloid style weekly magazine established in 1994. The magazine focuses on country music stars and events, and regularly features exclusive interviews with recording artists and country music news...
magazine wrote in her review of the album that Buxton's lyrics cast her as "a typical 20-something-year-old girl in America."
Personal life
Buxton became engaged to session guitarist Tom BukovacTom Bukovac
Tom Bukovac is an American session musician.Bukovac began playing guitar at age ten, and started playing his first shows at age thirteen. He grew up in Willowick, Ohio and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1992, where he found work playing for Tanya Tucker, Lionel Cartwright and others...
on December 20, 2009. They married on November 20, 2010.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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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... |
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| Sarah Buxton Sarah Buxton (album) Sarah Buxton is the self-titled debut album by American country artist Sarah Buxton. It was released on February 23, 2010 via Lyric Street Records. The album's only single, "Outside My Window," was released in June 2009 and was a Top 25 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, reaching a... |
|
12 | 68 |
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Almost My Record Almost My Record Almost My Record is an extended play released by American country music singer Sarah Buxton. It was released in 2007 via Lyric Street Records. The album includes the singles "Innocence," "That Kind of Day" and "Space," all of which charted in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts... |
|
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... |
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| 2006 | "Innocence" | 31 | — | Almost My Record |
| 2007 | "That Kind of Day" | 26 | — | |
| 2008 | "Space" | 38 | — | |
| 2009 | "Outside My Window Outside My Window "Outside My Window" is the title of a song recorded by American country music artist Sarah Buxton. The song was released in June 2009 as the lead-off single to her self-titled debut album, which was released in February 2010. It has since become Buxton's second Top 30 hit on the U.S... " |
23 | 107 | Sarah Buxton |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "If You Don't Wanna Love Me" | Cowboy Troy Cowboy Troy Troy Lee Coleman III is an American musician, better known by his stage name Cowboy Troy, who performs country rap. He is a member of the MuzikMafia, an aggregation of country music singer-songwriters whose membership also includes Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson and James Otto... |
Loco Motive Loco Motive Loco Motive is an album by American country rap artist Cowboy Troy. Released in 2005 as his first album for Warner Bros. Records, it features the single "I Play Chicken with the Train", a #48 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2005... |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Innocence" | Deaton-Flanigen Productions Deaton-Flanigen Productions Deaton-Flanigen Productions is a music video directing duo composed of Robert Deaton III and George Flanigen IV. The two have directed multiple music videos, primarily in the field of country music... |
| 2009 | "Outside My Window" | Mark Hudson |