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Influenced By:

Patsy Cline, Toby Keith, Tammy Wynette
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  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Country
  • Instrument: Vocals Representative Album: "Big Love in a Small Town"

Biography

Sarah Johns grew up in Pollard, KY, and spent much of her youth singing in her church choir. Forbidden by her parents to listen to secular music, Johns began sneaking home Patsy Cline and Tammy Wynette cassettes, which later helped inform her songwriting. After her church soundman encouraged her, she began performing shows outside of the church, recorded a demo, and shopped it around Nashville to no avail. While Johns was attending the University of Kentucky, she performed regularly at a local restaurant, which led to a chance meeting with Toby Keith's manager, who advised her to move to Nashville. Within a month she followed up on his advice, quit school, and moved to Nashville, where she secured a job cleaning tour buses. After a year and change, she was offered the chance to tour with Keith, performing two songs with his band as a guest performer. She gained great attention on that tour with her song "The One in the Middle," and as a result was signed to Sony's BNA subsidiary, which released her debut album, Big Love in a Small Town, in August of 2007. ~ Gregory McIntosh, All Music Guide
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Sarah Johns
Origin Pollard, Kentucky, USA
Genres Country
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2006-present
Labels BNA
Associated acts Jason Sellers

Sarah Johns (born in Pollard, Kentucky)[1] is an American country music artist. Signed to the BNA Records label in mid-2006,[2] she released her debut single "The One in the Middle" on April 30, 2007 and made Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts with it.[3] On June 2, 2007, Johns made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry.[4] Johns' debut album, Big Love in a Small Town, was released on August 28, 2007 and peaked at #198 on the Billboard 200. Its second single, "He Hates Me", peaked at #47 on the country charts, and shortly after its release, Johns exited BNA.

Contents

Big Love in a Small Town

Big Love in a Small Town
Studio album by Sarah Johns
Released August 28, 2007 (2007-08-28)
Genre Country
Label BNA
Producer Joe Scaife
Professional reviews

Track listing

  1. "When Do I Get to Be a Woman" (Sarah Johns, Jason Sellers, Lynn Hutton) - 3:01
  2. "If You Could Hold Your Woman (Like You Hold Your Whiskey)" (Johns, Jim Collins, Tony Martin) - 3:32
  3. "A Lot to Let Go Of" (Johns, Sellers, Dale Dodson) - 3:11
  4. "Baby My Heart" (Johns, Sellers, Michael Dulaney) - 4:02
  5. "Big Love in a Small Town" (Johns, Martin, Mark Nesler) - 3:06
  6. "Touch Me" (Johns, Hutton, Jon Henderson) - 3:38
  7. "The One in the Middle" (Johns, Sellers, Hutton) - 3:55
  8. "That's Just Me Getting Over You" (Johns, Dodson, Billy Lawson) - 4:04
  9. "He Hates Me" (Johns, Sellers, Tim Nichols) - 2:59
  10. "Muddy Water" (Johns, Sellers, Nichols) - 3:02
  11. "It's Hard to Be a Girl (In a Young Man's World)" (Johns, Dodson, Dean Dillon) - 3:07

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 31
U.S. Billboard 200 198
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 3

Singles

Year Single US Country
2007 "The One in the Middle" 39
2008 "He Hates Me" 47

References

  1. ^ "Sarah Johns thrilled to be "The One in the Middle"" (html). BNA Records.com. http://www.bnarecords.com/pressreleases/details.cfm?artistid=1000019&pressid=1000250. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
  2. ^ Chris Neal (2007-08-13). "Who's New". Country Weekly 14 (17): 72. ISSN 1074-3235. 
  3. ^ Webb, Jennifer. "Country Music Single Releases - Week of April 30, 2007". about.com. http://countrymusic.about.com/od/countrysingles2007/a/043007_singles.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
  4. ^ "Sarah Johns makes Opry debut" (html). CountryStandardTime.com. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=653&t=Sarah_Johns_makes_Opry_debut. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
  5. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Big Love in a Small Town review". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fnfpxzwgldse. Retrieved 2009-10-01. 

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