Mary Chapin Carpenter

Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey) is a highly successful country singer-songwriter. Carpenter, the daughter of a Life Magazine executive, spent two years in Japan as a child, moving to Washington, D.C. in 1974, and Washington's vibrant music scene gave birth to her first album, "Hometown Girl", in 1987, which was produced by grammy-award-winning guitarist and singer-songwriter John Jennings. The two collaborated on many subsequent albums and performed together.

Selected songs

• "This Shirt"
• "Quittin' Time"
• "Down at the Twist and Shout" — Grammy winner 1992
• "Halley Came To Jackson"
• "What You Didn't Say"
• "The Hard Way"
• "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" — Grammy nominee
• "I Feel Lucky" — Grammy winner 1993
• "The Bug"
• "Not Too Much to Ask"
• "Passionate Kisses" — Grammy winner 1994
• "Only a Dream"
• "I Am a Town"
• "Walking Through the Fire"
• "I Take My Chances"
• "Stones in the Road"
• "Shut Up and Kiss Me" — Grammy winner 1995
• "10,000 Miles"
• "Stones in the Road"
• "Almost Home"
• "The Long Way Home"
• "Late for Your Life"
• "My Heaven"
• "Goodnight America"
• "Grand Central Station"