Mindy Smith

Mindy Smith (born June 1, 1972 on Long Island, New York) is an American singer-songwriter. Her music can be classified as folk, country, Americana, bluegrass, pop, rock, and alternative.

Biography

Born to Sarah Christina Hoffman whom was mentally ill and unable to properly raise Smith and her biological siblings. Smith was adopted at birth by a pastor and his wife. She has a brother and two sisters (Shannon, Kim and Don), and she grew up on Long Island, where she developed a passion for music and began singing at an early age. After her mother's death from cancer in 1991, Smith moved to Cincinnati for two years and then to Knoxville, Tennessee and, in 1998, she moved to Nashville to pursue a career in music.

Rise to fame

Smith gained popularity in 2003 when she was asked to contribute to the Dolly Parton tribute album Just Because I'm a Woman by her label, Vanguard Records. Her contribution to the project was a cover of Parton's classic "Jolene". Dolly Parton followed by adding backing vocals to a new mix of the song, which was then featured on Smith's debut album One Moment More, that was released in January 2004. Parton made a cameo Smith's video for the song, and the pair also performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

"Come to Jesus" was Smith's second single and biggest hit, receiving airplay on country music, Christian, AAA and adult contemporary radio. The song charted at No. 32 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart. "One Moment More" was the album's final single.

In 2004 Smith appeared at the long-established Cambridge Folk Festival in the United Kingdom, which was broadcast nationally on BBC Radio.

During her tour supporting One Moment More, Smith regularly sang a cover of Susan Ashton's song "No One Knows My Heart", which Smith has not yet released on an album.

Charity Work

In March 2013, Mindy Smith worked alongside Anthropologie during an in-store performance to raise money and awareness for the Captain Planet Foundation, a non-profit organization. Anthropologie donated 15% of all the sales made in the first hour after Smith's performance to CPF.^[1]

Back to Long Island Shores

In October 2006, Smith released "Out Loud", the first single from her second album Long Island Shores. The song was well received by AAA rock radio and CMT. On January 10, 2007, she performed "Please Stay" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Smith included Buddy Miller as a duet vocalist for "What If the World Stops Turning".

My Holiday

In October 2007, Smith released a Christmas album, My Holiday. In addition to several standards, Smith wrote six original Christmas-themed songs. A song Popmatters describes as "standout", "I Know the Reason" includes duet vocals by Thad Cockrell.^[2]

Stupid Love

In August 2009, Smith released her fourth studio album, Stupid Love. She appeared on The Early Show on August 15, 2009 to perform the first single, "Highs and Lows". On September 29, 2009, while promoting the album on the syndicated radio show World Cafe, Smith disclosed she had dealt with obsessive–compulsive disorder.

Mindy Smith

In June 2012, Smith released an independent studio album, Mindy Smith, her fifth overall. With a hand-drawn cover and consisting of eleven tracks, the album was led by the single "Closer", which saw its music video aired on CMT.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

Special appearances

• Just Because I'm a Woman: The Songs of Dolly Parton (2003) - Track: "Jolene"
• Sweetheart 2005: Love Songs (2005) - Track: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"
• This Bird Has Flown – A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul (2005) - Track: "The Word"
• Stronger Than Before - Olivia Newton-John (2005) - Track: "Phenomenal Woman"
• Those Were The Days - Dolly Parton (2005) - Track: "The Cruel War"

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Official website
• CMT Profile