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Sarah Buxton

Influenced By:

Patty Loveless, Sammi Smith, Stevie Nicks, Melissa Etheridge, Dolly Parton, Faith Hill, Shania Twain
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  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Country
  • Instrument: Vocals

Biography

Country singer Sarah Buxton spent several years working in Nashville as a songwriter (Keith Urban's version of her song "Stupid Boy" hit the Top Ten on Billboard's country singles chart in the fall of 2006) and backing vocalist for the likes of Kenny Rogers, John Corbett, and Cowboy Troy before embarking on her solo career. A native of Lawrence, KS, who moved to Nashville in her late teens to attend Belmont University, Buxton had the usual travails, including bad gigs and a brief failed marriage, before her mentor, John Rich, of the country duo Big & Rich, convinced her to focus on a solo career. Possessing an appealingly hoarse singing voice akin to Melissa Etheridge and a no-nonsense lyrical persona somewhat along the lines of Gretchen Wilson, Buxton soon signed to Lyric Street Records, the country imprint of Disney's Hollywood Records division. Buxton's debut single, "Innocence," was released in September 2006, reaching the low thirties on the Billboard country singles chart. After several delays, Buxton's first album was scheduled for release in early 2007. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
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Sarah Buxton
Born July 3, 1980 (1980-07-03) (age 29)
Origin Lawrence, Kansas, USA[1]
Genres Country
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2005-present
Labels Lyric Street
Associated acts Dierks Bentley, Cowboy Troy, Keith Urban

Sarah Buxton (born July 3, 1980, in Lawrence, Kansas) is an American country music artist, signed to the independent Lyric Street Records. She has charted four singles on the Billboard country charts: "Innocence" at #31, "That Kind of Day" at #26 and "Space" at #38, as well as "Outside My Window." In addition, she co-wrote Keith Urban's 2007 single "Stupid Boy," and released an EP in 2007 entitled Almost My Record.

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Biography

Sarah Buxton was born July 3, 1980 in Lawrence, Kansas. She became actively involved in music as a child by learning piano, playing flute and joining a children's choir. She sang Patty Loveless' "Blame It On Your Heart" at a talent show as a junior in high school. [2] 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[1] 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,[1] in addition to singing duet vocals on Cowboy Troy's "If You Don't Wanna Love Me."[3]

2006-present: Lyric Street Records

Buxton signed to Lyric Street Records in 2006.[1] Her first solo single, "Innocence", was released to country radio that same year, peaking at #31 on the U.S. country charts. It was followed by "That Kind of Day" at #26. Both were included on a five-song digital EP entitled Almost My Record, released only to digital retailers in mid-2007. One of the album's tracks, "Love Is a Trip", was used by ABC to promote its Men in Trees drama series.

Keith Urban recorded "Stupid Boy," which Buxton co-wrote, on his 2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing,[4] taking his version to #3 on the country charts in 2007. In 2008, Buxton recorded a duet with Dierks Bentley called "Sweet & Wild" on his greatest hits album Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003-2008. Buxton then released "Space," which she wrote with Lari White and Chuck Cannon, in October 2008.[5] It peaked at #38 in early 2009 and was added to Almost My Record. A fourth single, "Outside My Window," was released in June 2009, and has since become her second Top 30 hit on country radio. Buxton wrote this song with Victoria Shaw, Gary Burr and Mark Hudson. Her studio album is slated for a February 23, 2010 release date.

Musical styles

Stewart Mason of Allmusic wrote that Buxton has "an appealingly hoarse singing voice akin to Melissa Etheridge and a no-nonsense lyrical persona somewhat along the lines of Gretchen Wilson."[1] Almost My Record received a positive review from Country Standard Time critic Michael Sudhalter, saying 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'."[6]

Discography

Albums

Year Album
2010 Sarah Buxton

EPs

Almost My Record (2007)

Almost My Record
EP by Sarah Buxton
Released 2007
Genre Country
Label Lyric Street
Producer ?
Professional reviews
Track listing
  1. "Space" (Sarah Buxton, Chuck Cannon, Lari White) – 3:15
  2. "American Daughters" (Buxton, Bob DiPiero) – 3:47
  3. "That Kind of Day" (Buxton, Greg Barnhill, Jeremy Stover) – 3:25
  4. "Innocence" (Buxton, Stover, Dave Berg, Georgia Middleman) – 3:42
  5. "Love Is a Trip" (Lee Thomas Miller, Craig Wiseman) – 3:46
  6. "Stupid Boy" (Berg, Bryant, Buxton) – 5:32

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country CAN Country
2006 "Innocence" 31 — Almost My Record
2007 "That Kind of Day" 26 —
2008 "Space" 38 —
2009 "Outside My Window"A 25 48 Sarah Buxton
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
  • A Current single.

Guest singles

Year Single Artist US Country Album
2005 "If You Don't Wanna Love Me" Cowboy Troy — Loco Motive

Music videos

Year Video Director
2006 "Innocence" Deaton Flanigen
2009 "Outside My Window" Mark Hudson

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Mason, Stewart. "Sarah Buxton biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dbfoxqwald6e~T1. Retrieved 2009-10-11. 
  2. ^ Lawrence High School Choral Department (1997-04-25) Program for Showtime
  3. ^ (2005) Album notes for Loco Motive by Cowboy Troy. Warner Bros. Records Nashville (49316).
  4. ^ (2006) Album notes for Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing by Keith Urban. Capitol Nashville (09463-77087-0-5).
  5. ^ "Sarah Buxton offers new single". Country Standard Time. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=2177. Retrieved 2008-12-03. 
  6. ^ a b Sudhalter, Michael. "Almost My Record review". Country Standard Time. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=3682. Retrieved 2009-10-11. 

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