Tammy Cochran
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Tammy Cochran is an American country music
artist. Signed to Epic Records
Nashville in 2000, she released her self titled debut album
that year, followed a year later by Life Happened
. These two albums produced a total of six chart singles for her on the Billboard
country charts between 2000 and 2003, of which the highest-charting was "Angels in Waiting
" at #9. A third album, Where I Am, followed in 2007.
, which according to Tammy was a perfect place to write a country song. There was also enough tragedy in Cochran's life to write a country song.
She was born in 1972 to Mabel and Delmar Cochran and was the third of three children. Tammy's two older brothers, Shawn and Alan were both born with the disease Cystic Fibrosis
. Shawn died from the disease in 1980, at 14 and Alan died in 1991 at age 23. She soon became accustomed to listening to and singing the songs of Loretta Lynn
and Barbara Mandrell
. Encouraged and inspired by her brothers, Tammy realized that she preferred singing in front of an audience. For the next few years, Tammy sang at her family's local church, and then she entered a talent show
contest and won. The next step for Tammy was to join a band. She joined a couple before making her own band called "TC Country" that played at fairs and weddings.
Cochran finished high school
and took vocational training to become a secretary
. She then moved to Nashville, Tennessee
in 1991. She married in 1996 but divorced soon afterward.
. He offered his help on making demos to send to record companies after seeing Cochran. He also helped her get a job as a songwriter for Warner Chappell. Her demo tapes were sent to Epic Records
. She released her first single that same year called "If You Can", followed by "So What". Although neither single made Top 40 on the country charts, the third single ("Angels in Waiting
", written about her brothers) peaked at #9, and its success led to the release of her self-titled debut album
. The video for "Angels in Waiting" won a CCMA Award for 'Video of the Year'. This album's fourth single, "I Cry", reached Top 20 as well.
Cochran's second album for Epic, Life Happened
, was released a year later. The lead-off single reached Top 20, while "Love Won't Let Me", the follow-up, peaked at #31 and Cochran was dropped from Epic in 2003. Her third album, Where I Am, was issued on the independent Shanachie Records
in 2007.
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. Signed to Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
Nashville in 2000, she released her self titled debut album
Tammy Cochran (album)
Tammy Cochran is the debut album by American country music artist Tammy Cochran. It was released in 2001 by Epic Records and peaked at #27 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart...
that year, followed a year later by Life Happened
Life Happened
Life Happened is the second studio album by American country music artist Tammy Cochran. It was released in 2002 by Epic Records and peaked at #11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart...
. These two albums produced a total of six chart singles for her 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 charts between 2000 and 2003, of which the highest-charting was "Angels in Waiting
Angels in Waiting
"Angels in Waiting" is a single by American country music singer Tammy Cochran. The third single from her 2000 self-titled album, the song peaked at #9 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at #73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 making it a minor crossover hit. It was her most...
" at #9. A third album, Where I Am, followed in 2007.
Biography
Tammy was born and raised in a small rural town called Austinburg, OhioAustinburg, Ohio
Austinburg is a census-designated place in northern Austinburg Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44010. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 45 and 307....
, which according to Tammy was a perfect place to write a country song. There was also enough tragedy in Cochran's life to write a country song.
She was born in 1972 to Mabel and Delmar Cochran and was the third of three children. Tammy's two older brothers, Shawn and Alan were both born with the disease Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is a recessive genetic disease affecting most critically the lungs, and also the pancreas, liver, and intestine...
. Shawn died from the disease in 1980, at 14 and Alan died in 1991 at age 23. She soon became accustomed to listening to and singing the songs of Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
and Barbara Mandrell
Barbara Mandrell
Barbara Ann Mandrell is an American country music singer best known for a 1970s–1980s series of Top 10 hits and TV shows that helped her become one of country's most successful female vocalists of the 1970s and 1980s...
. Encouraged and inspired by her brothers, Tammy realized that she preferred singing in front of an audience. For the next few years, Tammy sang at her family's local church, and then she entered a talent show
Talent show
A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...
contest and won. The next step for Tammy was to join a band. She joined a couple before making her own band called "TC Country" that played at fairs and weddings.
Cochran finished high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
and took vocational training to become a secretary
Secretary
A secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication & organizational skills. These functions may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or may be for the benefit...
. She then moved 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...
in 1991. She married in 1996 but divorced soon afterward.
Musical career
In 1998, Cochran met Shane Decker, a songwriter for Warner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
. He offered his help on making demos to send to record companies after seeing Cochran. He also helped her get a job as a songwriter for Warner Chappell. Her demo tapes were sent to Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. She released her first single that same year called "If You Can", followed by "So What". Although neither single made Top 40 on the country charts, the third single ("Angels in Waiting
Angels in Waiting
"Angels in Waiting" is a single by American country music singer Tammy Cochran. The third single from her 2000 self-titled album, the song peaked at #9 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at #73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 making it a minor crossover hit. It was her most...
", written about her brothers) peaked at #9, and its success led to the release of her self-titled debut album
Tammy Cochran (album)
Tammy Cochran is the debut album by American country music artist Tammy Cochran. It was released in 2001 by Epic Records and peaked at #27 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart...
. The video for "Angels in Waiting" won a CCMA Award for 'Video of the Year'. This album's fourth single, "I Cry", reached Top 20 as well.
Cochran's second album for Epic, Life Happened
Life Happened
Life Happened is the second studio album by American country music artist Tammy Cochran. It was released in 2002 by Epic Records and peaked at #11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart...
, was released a year later. The lead-off single reached Top 20, while "Love Won't Let Me", the follow-up, peaked at #31 and Cochran was dropped from Epic in 2003. Her third album, Where I Am, was issued on the independent Shanachie Records
Shanachie Records
Shanachie Records was founded in 1976 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins. According to Harvey Pekar , it is one of the largest independent record labels in the world, and is currently distributed by E1 Music. Starting as a label that specialized in fiddle music, they began releasing work by Celtic...
in 2007.
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... |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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| Tammy Cochran Tammy Cochran (album) Tammy Cochran is the debut album by American country music artist Tammy Cochran. It was released in 2001 by Epic Records and peaked at #27 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart... |
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27 | — | 13 |
| Life Happened Life Happened Life Happened is the second studio album by American country music artist Tammy Cochran. It was released in 2002 by Epic Records and peaked at #11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart... |
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11 | 95 | — |
| Where I Am |
Shanachie Records Shanachie Records was founded in 1976 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins. According to Harvey Pekar , it is one of the largest independent record labels in the world, and is currently distributed by E1 Music. Starting as a label that specialized in fiddle music, they began releasing work by Celtic... |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
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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| 2000 | "If You Can" | 41 | — | Tammy Cochran |
| "So What" | 51 | — | ||
| 2001 | "Angels in Waiting Angels in Waiting "Angels in Waiting" is a single by American country music singer Tammy Cochran. The third single from her 2000 self-titled album, the song peaked at #9 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at #73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 making it a minor crossover hit. It was her most... " |
9 | 73 | |
| "I Cry" | 18 | 107 | ||
| 2002 | "Life Happened" | 20 | 117 | Life Happened |
| "Love Won't Let Me" | 31 | — | ||
| 2003 | "What Kind of Woman Would I Be" | — | — | |
| 2007 | "The Ride of Your Life" | — | — | Where I Am |
| "Where I Am" | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "He Really Thinks He's Got It" | — | — | 30 Something and Single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "If You Can" | Adolfo Doring |
| "So What" | Trey Fanjoy Trey Fanjoy Trey Fanjoy is a country music and pop music video director. Fanjoy has directed over 150 major label music videos. Her videos have appeared on CMT, VH-1, GAC, The Nashville Network, CMT Canada, and MTV.-Music videos:... |
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| 2001 | "Angels in Waiting" | Deb Haus/Tammy Cochran |
| "I Cry" | Trey Fanjoy | |
| 2002 | "Life Happened" | Peter Zavadil Peter Zavadil Peter Zavadil is a music video director who works primarily in the field of country music. He has directed many music videos since the late 1990s.-Music videos directed:109 music videos are currently listed here.-References:... |
External links
- [ Tammy Cochran Discography At Allmusic]
- CMT.com: Tammy Cochran