Karen Brooks
Encyclopedia
Karen Brooks is an American country
music singer who is best known for a series of Top 40 hits on the Billboard
Country Chart
in the early 1980s, including "Faking Love
," a duet with T.G. Sheppard which topped the country chart in February 1983.
Brooks was born in Dallas, Texas
in 1954. Attended Bryan Adams High School (Class of '72). Formerly married to Gary P. Nunn
(1 child - Son) Mother Lynn Brooks was a make-up artist in the Motion picture industry. During the latter half of the 1970s and the early half of the 1980s, she lent her vocals to recordings by Jerry Jeff Walker
, David Allan Coe
, Steven Fromholz
, Gary P. Nunn
, and Townes Van Zandt
.
She remained a popular background singer for much of the late 1970s. She then headed to California to work alongside Rodney Crowell
, where she eventually picked up a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records
. Both "New Way Out" and "Faking Love" hit the Top 20 of Billboards country singles chart, with the latter — a duet with T.G. Sheppard — reaching the top position.
United States
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music singer who is best known for a series of Top 40 hits 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 Chart
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...
in the early 1980s, including "Faking Love
Faking Love
"Faking Love" is a 1982 duet by T.G. Sheppard and Karen Brooks. "Faking Love" was written by Matraca Berg and Bobby Braddock and was the only single T.G. Sheppard and Karen Brooks released as a duo. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks within the Top...
," a duet with T.G. Sheppard which topped the country chart in February 1983.
Brooks was born in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
in 1954. Attended Bryan Adams High School (Class of '72). Formerly married to Gary P. Nunn
Gary P. Nunn
Gary P. Nunn is a Texas Country singer/songwriter. Nunn was born in Oklahoma and moved to Brownfield, Texas as a sixth grader. He was a member of Lubbock, Texas rock band The Sparkles during the 1960s. In 1995, Nunn was inducted into the West Texas Walk of Fame, and in 2004, into the Texas Hall of...
(1 child - Son) Mother Lynn Brooks was a make-up artist in the Motion picture industry. During the latter half of the 1970s and the early half of the 1980s, she lent her vocals to recordings by Jerry Jeff Walker
Jerry Jeff Walker
Jerry Jeff Walker is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is probably most famous for writing the song "Mr. Bojangles.-Biography:...
, David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe
David Allan Coe is an American outlaw country music singer who achieved popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his career...
, Steven Fromholz
Steven Fromholz
Steven Fromholz is an entertainer, a singer and songwriter who was Poet Laureate of Texas in 2007.-Biography:Born in Temple, Texas, Fromholz began performing while he was serving in the United States Navy during the 1960s. After leaving the Navy, he teamed with Dan McCrimmon to create the group...
, Gary P. Nunn
Gary P. Nunn
Gary P. Nunn is a Texas Country singer/songwriter. Nunn was born in Oklahoma and moved to Brownfield, Texas as a sixth grader. He was a member of Lubbock, Texas rock band The Sparkles during the 1960s. In 1995, Nunn was inducted into the West Texas Walk of Fame, and in 2004, into the Texas Hall of...
, and Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt
John Townes Van Zandt , best known as Townes Van Zandt, was an American Texas Country-folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet...
.
She remained a popular background singer for much of the late 1970s. She then headed to California to work alongside Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
, where she eventually picked up a recording contract with 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...
. Both "New Way Out" and "Faking Love" hit the Top 20 of Billboards country singles chart, with the latter — a duet with T.G. Sheppard — reaching the top position.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1982 | Walk On | 38 | — | Warner Bros. |
| 1984 | Hearts on Fire | 40 | 21 | |
| 1985 | I Will Dance with You | — | — | |
| 1992 | That's Another Story (with Randy Sharp Randy Sharp Randy Sharp is a country songwriter who has written songs for Clay Walker, Patty Loveless, Reba McEntire, and the Dixie Chicks. He is also the father of Country singer-songwriter Maia Sharp. In 2002, Sharp released an album titled The Connection.... ) |
— | — | Mercury |
Singles
| Year | Title | 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 | |||
| 1982 | "New Way Out" | 17 | — | Walk On |
| 1983 | "If That's What You're Thinking" | 21 | — | |
| "Walk On" | 30 | — | ||
| 1984 | "Born to Love You" | 40 | — | Hearts on Fire |
| "Tonight I'm Here with Someone Else" | 19 | 14 | ||
| 1985 | "A Simple I Love You" | 63 | — | |
| "I Will Dance with You" (with Johnny Cash Johnny Cash John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century... ) |
45 | — | I Will Dance with You | |
| 1992 | "Baby I'm the One" | — | — | That's Another Story (with Randy Sharp Randy Sharp Randy Sharp is a country songwriter who has written songs for Clay Walker, Patty Loveless, Reba McEntire, and the Dixie Chicks. He is also the father of Country singer-songwriter Maia Sharp. In 2002, Sharp released an album titled The Connection.... ) |
Guest Singles
| Year | Title | Artist | 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 | ||||
| 1982 | "Faking Love Faking Love "Faking Love" is a 1982 duet by T.G. Sheppard and Karen Brooks. "Faking Love" was written by Matraca Berg and Bobby Braddock and was the only single T.G. Sheppard and Karen Brooks released as a duo. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks within the Top... " |
T.G. Sheppard | 1 | 1 | Perfect Stranger |