Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits package released by American country music singer Martina McBride. In addition to chronicling the greatest hits of her career at the time, it also contained the song "Strangers," which Martina decided to put onto the album despite it never being a single; she felt that given the chance, it would have been a hit, and that over the years, it had become a fan favorite. It has been certified triple platinum and as of March 2007 the album has sold 2.9 million copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan becoming her best selling album to date. The album also spawned four new hits, "When God-Fearin' Women Get The Blues," "Where Would You Be," "Concrete Angel," and "Blessed." The album peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200, her highest ranking peak position on the chart at the time. It also became her first album to hit #1 on the country albums chart.

"This One's For The Girls" is the lead single from country singer Martina McBride's Martina album. The song was released to country radio in the summer of 2003 and peaked at #3 on the charts. On the adult contemporary charts, the song was a monster hit and the song became McBride's sixth number one single and first ever on the said chart.

"God's Will" is the fourth and final single released from country singer Martina McBride's Martina album.

The song was released to country radio in October 2004 and peaked at #16. A video for the song was released in the fall of 2004.

"How Far" is the third single released from country singer Martina McBride's Martina album. The song was released to country radio in May 2004 and peaked at #12 in the late summer of the same year.

McBride was upset at the lackluster performance of the song saying in a fan club letter: "I don't understand that. Not much to say about it. It's disappointing, but it just goes to show you can never predict what works and what doesn't."

A video for the song was shot at White Sands National Monument and was released in July 2004.

"Anyway" is a single by country music artist Martina McBride. The song was released in November of 2006, as the first single from her 2007 album Waking Up Laughing.

In 2000, Kasey Chambers emerged as Australia's first successful country-to-rock crossover female singer. It was just the latest chapter in a unique 25-year life journey. In 1976, hoping to earn a living hunting foxes, Bill and Diane Chambers took their two-year-old son Nash and newborn daughter Kasey into the 100,000 square mile (260,000 square km) sparsely vegetated and generally flat plateau called the Nullarbor Plain. The family would spend seven or eight months of the year on the Nullarbor, resupplying themselves from the world's longest stretch of straight railroad track, 330 miles (530 km), running through the Nullarbor. The rest of the year, the hot months, the family spent at a small south Australian fishing village. Each night out on the Nullarbor, after a day's hunting, the family would camp in a different spot on that vast Australian landmark and, grabbing his guitar, Bill Chambers and his wife passed on their love of country music, by the glow of the campfire, under the stars. This is how Kasey spent the first nine years of her life.

"Kerosene" is the title of a song released in late 2005 by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. The third single and title track to her 2005 album Kerosene, the song reached #15 on the Hot Country Songs charts, becoming Lambert's first Top 20 country hit. The working title of the song was "Kerosene (Loves Givin' Up On Me)."

Julie Roberts got her start at home in Lancaster, SC, singing both country favorites and the blues. She moved to Nashville after a stint at the University of South Carolina, to attend Belmont University and maybe find herself a career as a recording artist. After college Roberts worked in the offices of Mercury Nashville but didn't let on about her aspirations, spending nights singing with local combos and laying down demo tracks. That material made its way to producer Brent Rowan, who in turn brought it to Luke Lewis at, of all places, Mercury. The label signed Roberts in 2003 and issued her eponymous debut May 25, 2004.

Joanie Keller got an early start in the music business. Her father formed a band when she was a small child which also featured several other relatives and played across several states near her home of Wayne, NE. Recognizing her burgeoning talent, Keller's father began allowing her to sing an occasional song with the band, paying her a dollar for each one she performed and throwing in a coke at the night's end as a bonus.

"Picture to Burn" is the title of a single co-written and recorded by American country pop artist Taylor Swift. Released in January 2008 as the fourth single from Swift's self-titled debut album, it is also that album's fourth consecutive Top Ten hit, having reached a peak of #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

Jennifer Hanson is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Jennifer Hanson. Released in 2003 on Capitol Records Nashville, it produced three singles for Hanson on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Beautiful Goodbye" at #16, " This Far Gone" at #42, and "Half a Heart Tattoo" at #40. The album itself reached #20 on the Top Country Albums charts.

"It Isn't Just Raining" was originally recorded by Pam Tillis on her 2002 album Thunder and Roses.

Amber Dotson (born in Garland, Texas) is an American country music artist. Initially a songwriter for Sony/Tree Publishing, Dotson soon began singing demos as well. She also made an apperance on Travis Tritt's 2004 album My Honky Tonk History as a background vocalist.George Strait heard some of the singer's demos, and asked her to join him on his 2005 tour, which also included Dierks Bentley. Dotson was signed to Capitol Records Nashville in 2005, and although she released two singles for the label, she did not release an album.

One of the most popular female country singers of the late '80s, Holly Dunn was born in San Antonio in 1957 and was the sister of future country songwriting pro Chris Waters. In high school, she performed with a group called the Freedom Folk, which toured the south and performed at the White House bicentennial celebration. While attending Abilene Christian University, she sang with the school's Hilltop Singers touring choir, and also co-wrote a song with her brother called "Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind."

From the album - Sweet Talk and Good Lies is the fifth album by Heather Myles. Highlights include the title song, "Sweet Talk and Good Lies, " "Nashville's Gone Hollywood," in which she excoriates the current blandness of the country music scene, and "Little Chapel," a duet with fellow honky-tonker Dwight Yoakam. "One and Only Lover" sounds like something straight out of Buddy Holly's catalog, and she does decent covers of old standards "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Cry Me a River," although they are probably the least country-sounding tunes on the album (and the only ones that Myles did not write herself).

She was known as the "First Lady of Country Music" and one of her best-known songs, "Stand by Your Man," was one of the biggest selling hit singles by a woman in the history of the country music genre. Many of Tammy Wynette's hits dealt with classic themes of loneliness, divorce and the difficulties of male-female relationships.

From the album - All Jacked Up is the second album by American country musician, Gretchen Wilson, released in 2005 on Epic Records. The album's title track served as its lead-off single; debuting at #21 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, it set what was then the record for the highest-debuting single by a female country artist.

Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26, 1973 in Pocahontas, Illinois) is an American country music singer-songwriter. She made her debut in 2004 with the Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman"; a Number One hit on the Billboard country charts the song served as the lead-off single to her debut album Here for the Party. Wilson followed this album one year later with All Jacked Up, the title track of which became the highest-debuting single for a female country artist upon its 2005 release. A third album, One of the Boys, was released in 2007.

"No Place That Far" is a song on the No Place That Far album by American country music singer Sara Evans. It was her first Top 40 song on the Hot Country Songs chart, as well as her first #1 country single.

Sara Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to All Music guide. Since emerging from the late-90s, Evans has become one of Country music's most popular female vocalists, acquiring a few No. 1 Country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums by the RIAA, like 2004's Restless and 2005's Real Fine Place. Her 2000 album, Born to Fly was certified Double-Platinum.

"How I Feel" is the second single released from country singer Martina McBride's Waking Up Laughing album. The song is one of three songs from the album co-written by McBride.

It was released to country radio in May 2007 and peaked at #15 in September 2007.

A live video of McBride performing the song at the 2007 CMA Music Fest was released to GAC and CMT in August 2007.

"Born to Fly" is the name of a popular Country song by Sara Evans, released in late 2000, which became a No. 1 Country hit in January 2001. This was Evans' first No. 1 country hit as a solo artist, being "No Place That Far" from the year before featured Vince Gill singing in the background.

Is from the Album Waking Up Laughing - the ninth album from country singer Martina McBride. It marks the first time in her career she has co-written songs and produced an album solo. This album produced three chart singles for McBride on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: "Anyway" at #5, "How I Feel" at #15 and "For These Times" at #35.

From the Album Kerosene it is the major-label debut album of Country music singer Miranda Lambert, released on March 15, 2005 (see 2005 in country music) on Epic Records. The album has been certified Platinum in the United States for shipments of one million copies. It produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Me and Charlie Talking" (#27), "Bring Me Down" (#32), "Kerosene" (#15), and "New Strings" (#25).

"Famous in a Small Town" is the second single from Miranda Lambert's second album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and was released in 2007. On the US Country charts, it peaked at #14 and at #87 on the US Hot 100, becoming Miranda's second single to reach the Top 20.

Miranda Lambert was born November 10, 1983, in Lindale, TX, a small town about 80 miles east of Dallas, the daughter of country guitarist and songwriter Rick Lambert (her mother, Bev, ran a detective agency). Growing up in a house dedicated to country music, she began entering country talent contests when she was 16, and appeared as part of the Johnny High Country Music Review in Arlington, TX. Lambert learned to play guitar and immediately began writing her own songs, continuing to enter talent contests (one led to her appearing in a potato chip ad and a part in the 2001 teen comedy Slap Her She's French).

"Don't Forget to Remember Me" is the fourth single from Carrie Underwood's seventuple-platinum debut album Some Hearts, and is the only country single released by Underwood to not reach number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs only making it to number 2. Underwood performed this single live on American Idol during the fifth season's finale on May 24, 2006. At her concert in Duluth, GA at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on April 24th, 2008 she went into tears in the middle of the second chorus. She apologized and carried on with the song.

"Redneck Woman" is the debut single of American country music artist Gretchen Wilson. Released in 2004, the single served as the lead-off to her multi-platinum debut album Here for the Party. The song was also Gretchen's first (and to date, her only) Number One single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, and also earned her a No. 22 pop hit in the U.S.

"There You'll Be" was a hit single by American country singer Faith Hill. Written by Diane Warren, it was featured on the Pearl Harbor soundtrack. The song was also featured on Hill's Greatest Hits album entitled The Hits.

"There You'll Be" was first offered to Celine Dion, who reportedly turned it down. The song's music video was directed by Michael Bay, who also directed Pearl Harbor.

This high school senior has been entertaining audiences for over 13 years. She first performed with her father's band, and currently fronts her own band which performs across the U.S. and internationally. She holds the distinction of being the youngest person ever to perform the National Anthem at famed University of Kentucky's Rupp Arena. When she's not "gigging," this typical American teenager spends time studying, spending time with friends and shopping.

"Two More Bottles of Wine" is a song written by Delbert McClinton, which was most famously recorded by Emmylou Harris, whose recording topped the U.S. country singles charts in 1978. In the song, the narrator moves with his/her lover to Los Angeles, 1,600 miles away from their home, in search of success, but the lover abruptly leaves. The narrator is then left to fend for him/herself, eventually working in a menial job "sweeping out a warehouse in West L.A.", but eventually concludes it is all right because he/she still has "two more bottles of wine".

Performed by Harris as a honky tonk stomper, the single became her third chart topper in early 1978.

A cover was recorded by Martina McBride on her 1995 album Wild Angels.

Country singer/songwriter Elizabeth Cook made her Grand Ole Opry debut on March 17, 2000, appearing repeatedly thereafter -- a remarkable achievement considering that, at the time, she was an indie artist with no radio airplay. But such was the excitement generated by her clear, beautiful voice, strong songwriting ability, and live performances, all of which have drawn comparisons to younger, critically respected artists like Kelly Willis and legends such as Dolly Parton.

Sisters, Elsa Dyer-Nine and Sonja Dyer-Williams come from a rich family experience in the music business. As all-American as baseball, hotdogs and apple pie, the girls were born and raised in the small northern California town of Pinole Valley. Music diversity has always been a part of their lives. Their father loved country music, while their mother was a classically trained opera singer and pianist. As youngsters it was routine to hear arias by day and Hank Williams by night. “Dad would love to bring home old vinyl albums of country singers and big bands from garage sales”, recalls Elsa. “We used to listen for hours and pick out the harmonies.”

Eagle When She Flies is a Dolly Parton studio album, released on April 6, 1991. Continuing the country sounds of 1989's White Limozeen, the album featured collaborations with Lorrie Morgan and Ricky Van Shelton. Dolly Parton's duet with Shelton, "Rockin' Years" topped the country charts, and the follow-up single, "Silver and Gold" was a #15 country single.

Though she didn't begin her musical career until relatively late, Deana Carter managed to defy conventional expectations and unexpectedly shot to the top of the country charts upon the release of her 1996 debut, Did I Shave My Legs for This? Carter's success was equally unexpected considering that she didn't quite fit into the mold of a standard female contemporary country singer.

After several years of hard touring, Chely Wright broke through to become a chart-topping star on the contemporary country scene. Born Richelle Renee Wright in Kansas City in 1970, she grew up in the small town of Wellsville, KS, and fell in love with country music before she'd even started school. She took piano lessons starting at age four and began singing in groups at 11, also playing trumpet in her school band. At 14, she started performing in local clubs with a backing band called County Line, which featured her father on bass.

"Goodbye Earl", written by Dennis Linde, is a country music song. Initially recorded by the band Sons of the Desert for an unreleased album in the late 1990s, the song gained fame when it was recorded by the Dixie Chicks on their second studio album, featuring Natalie Maines as lead vocalist on Sony's Monument Records label; Fly. After charting from unsolicited airplay in late 1999, the song was released as that album's third single in 2000, peaking at #13 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

"You Were Mine" is a hit song by the Dixie Chicks, from their 1998 album Wide Open Spaces. It was released in December 1998, and hit number one on the U.S. Country singles chart, spending two weeks there in March 1999. It also placed to number 34 on the U.S. Pop singles chart, and reached number three on Canada's country music chart.

"Without You" is a country song from the Dixie Chicks. Appearing on their 1999 album Fly, it was released as a single in August 2000 and in January 2001, hit number one on the Country singles chart. It also appeared to number 31 on the Pop singles chart.

Chalee Tennison (born April 11, 1969) is an American country music artist from the state of Texas. Starting in 1999, Tennison has recorded three studio albums to date, in addition to charting six singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

Catherine Britt (born December 31, 1984 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia) is a country music artist who has had success in both her native Australia and in the United States. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, United States in 2004, and has charted several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in the U.S., in addition to releasing four studio albums in her native Australia.

Carolyn Dawn Johnson (born April 30, 1971 in Grande Prairie, Alberta) is a Canadian Juno award winning country music singer and songwriter. Since the 2001 release of her debut album Room with a View, she has seen success in both her native Canada and in the United States. To date, Carolyn has recorded three studio albums, of which two have been certified gold in Canada. Johnson's first two singles ("Georgia" and "Complicated") were both Number One hits on the Canadian country music charts, and the latter was a Top Ten hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

Carlene Carter (born Rebecca Carlene Smith; September 26, 1955) is an American country singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of June Carter and her first husband, Carl Smith. Between 1978 and the present, Carter has recorded twelve albums, primarily on major labels. In the same timespan, she has released more than twenty singles, including three #3-peaking hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

Brittany Wells is an American country music artist. Born in England as Brittany Wellsfry to Andrea and Captain John Wellsfry, a U.S. Air Force Fighter pilot, Brittany was named in honor of her place of birth, Great Britain. Her family lived in England until she was two years old when her family returned to their roots in Wichita Falls, Texas where Brittany grew up. Encouraged by family and friends, Brittany started studying the piano and singing and imitating songs on the radio. At elementary school she learned to play tennis, eventually playing at competition level, obtaining a national USTA (United States Tennis Association) ranking until the age of fourteen.

More often than not, American roots music is defined and characterized as having emanated from folk, gospel and blues. Country Music seems to embrace all of these musical influences while relating explicitly to life's most basic emotions and experiences. Beverly Ellis is a new, refreshing country singer who represents this to it's fullest.

A talented artist in her own right, scoring a number of adult contemporary radio hits, Beth Nielsen Chapman rose to prominence as a successful songwriter, penning a string of songs that would earn their performers hits on both pop and country radio. Born in Harlington, TX, Chapman spent her youth moving frequently due to her father's Air Force career.

Becky Hobbs, the Beckaroo, puts a new twist on this John D. Loudermilk favorite, in this 1990 release on RCA.

Piano-pounding honky-tonker Becky Hobbs was an Oklahoma native and violinist's daughter who began playing and making up tunes at age nine. When she was 14,

Born into a family obsessed with country music (who named her after one member of the Carter Family, and her brother after Faron Young), Anita Cochran began playing guitar at the age of four. Though she was born and raised in suburban Detroit, her parents were both originally from Kentucky. Her father was a local country performer who encouraged his daughter by bringing her to countless country music festivals.

Maybe you've already seen her before, a few miles away from Music Row and a few years ago, working as a waitress at the Wildhorse Saloon, or coming back to headline at that same venue a while after that. You might have caught her and her band at Toolie's Country in Phoenix, the Hired Hand in Fort Myers, the Cadillac Ranch in Chicago, or other places that hadn't quite heard anything like her before.

For Alison Krauss, musical collaboration has been a way of life. Her own story, of course, has been nothing short of amazing: signed to Rounder Records as a precocious, 14 year-old fiddler from Champaign, Illinois, she has, over two decades, become the most recognized face in contemporary bluegrass and a critically acclaimed artist who has brought modern sophistication to the genre while respecting its traditions.

Sarah Johns is a throwback to the era when women with firm country roots brought passionate vocals and world-class songwriting talent to bear on careers they pursued with laser intensity. The cream of that era—Loretta, Tammy, Dolly—are, as might be expected, the foundation of Sarah’s love of country music. They are also the touchstones for the dream she has pursued so fervently and so well, and they are the names that have come up as critics and reviewers discuss her music.