Dawn Sears
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Dawn Sears is an American country music
artist. In addition to her work as a backing vocalist in Vince Gill
's band, Dawn has recorded three solo studio albums, of which two were released on major labels. She has also charted one single on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
charts.
.
Sears began her career in 1991 with the album What a Woman Wants to Hear on Warner Bros. Records
. The album produced three minor singles. Because of her debut album's poor performance, Sears had decided to leave the country music scene. However, she later received a call from Vince Gill
, who had asked her to join his road band as a harmony vocalist. In addition to singing harmony on Gill's 1993 album I Still Believe in You, Sears provided duet vocals on the track "An Out of Control Raging Fire" on Tracy Byrd's 1994 debut album
.
In 1994, Sears was signed as the first act on Decca Records
' newly-revived country music branch. Her second album, 1994's Nothin' But Good, was issued on Decca, and its lead-off single, "Runaway Train", entered the country music charts. Other singles from the album were unsuccessful, and Dawn exited Decca's roster not long afterward. A self-titled album was released independently in 2002.
Sears returned to her work as a backup vocalist for Gill. She has made appearances on several of Gill's albums, including his 2003 compilation Next Big Thing
.
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. In addition to her work as a backing vocalist in Vince Gill
Vince Gill
Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
's band, Dawn has recorded three solo studio albums, of which two were released on major labels. She has also charted one single 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...
Hot Country Songs
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...
charts.
Biography
Sears was born in East Grand Forks, MinnesotaEast Grand Forks, Minnesota
-K-12:The East Grand Forks School District enrolls over 1,000 students and operates two elementary schools , Central Middle School, and East Grand Forks Senior High School. There are also two private Christian schools. Sacred Heart School is a Roman Catholic elementary, middle, and high school...
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Sears began her career in 1991 with the album What a Woman Wants to Hear on Warner Bros. Records
Warner 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...
. The album produced three minor singles. Because of her debut album's poor performance, Sears had decided to leave the country music scene. However, she later received a call from Vince Gill
Vince Gill
Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
, who had asked her to join his road band as a harmony vocalist. In addition to singing harmony on Gill's 1993 album I Still Believe in You, Sears provided duet vocals on the track "An Out of Control Raging Fire" on Tracy Byrd's 1994 debut album
Tracy Byrd (album)
Tracy Byrd is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Tracy Byrd. In order of release, the singles from this album were "That's the Thing About a Memory", "Someone to Give My Love To" , "Holdin' Heaven", and "Why Don't That Telephone Ring"...
.
In 1994, Sears was signed as the first act on Decca Records
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
' newly-revived country music branch. Her second album, 1994's Nothin' But Good, was issued on Decca, and its lead-off single, "Runaway Train", entered the country music charts. Other singles from the album were unsuccessful, and Dawn exited Decca's roster not long afterward. A self-titled album was released independently in 2002.
Sears returned to her work as a backup vocalist for Gill. She has made appearances on several of Gill's albums, including his 2003 compilation Next Big Thing
Next Big Thing
Next Big Thing is a studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 2003 on MCA Nashville Records, and it features four singles: the title track, "Someday", "Young Man's Town", and "In These Last Few Days"...
.
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| What a Woman Wants to Hear |
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| Nothin' but Good |
Decca Records Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades.... |
| Dawn Sears |
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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... |
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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| 1990 | "San Antone" | — | — | What a Woman Wants to Hear |
| "'Til You Come Back to Me" | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Good Goodbye" | — | 77 | |
| 1994 | "Runaway Train" | 62 | 71 | Nothin' but Good |
| "Nothin' but Good" | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Good Goodbye" | Jim May |
| 1994 | "Runaway Train" | Steven Goldmann Steven Goldmann Steven Goldmann is a Canadian music video and film director. He has directed over 200 music videos. Goldmann also directed the movies Broken Bridges and Trailer Park of Terror, and has additionally directed several television programs.-1990-1999:... |
| "Nothin' but Good" | Michael Salomon Michael Salomon Michael Salomon is a music video/film director, who has directed many music videos, including many of Toby Keith's music videos... |