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Portrait of Deana Carter

Deana Carter

(1966) Singer-songwriter United States

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Deana Carter is a singer-songwriter from the United States, best known for What to Do If You Boot Him or Bury Him.

Quick Facts About Deana Carter

Born: January 4, 1966
Nationality: United States
Profession: Singer-songwriter
Notable works: What to Do If You Boot Him or Bury Him

About Deana Carter

Deana Kay Carter is an American country music singer-songwriter who broke through in 1996 with the release of her debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over 5 million. It was followed by 1998's Everything's Gonna Be Alright, 2003's I'm Just a Girl, 2005's The Story of My Life, and 2007's The Chain. Overall, Carter's albums have accounted for 14 singles, including three which reached Number One on the Billboard country charts: "Strawberry Wine", "We Danced Anyway", and "How Do I Get There".

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Deana Carter

There's a lot of freedom for me living in L.A.

Freedom

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I wanted this album to sound like a big crocheted blanket - to be warm yet to have a lot of space.

Album

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I'm so honored to be on this recording with Ann & Nancy Wilson. They are iconic and I've truly been one of…

Adore

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My relationship with Music Row has always been, from my end, optimistic and hopeful that there is more than one way to…

Albums

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I never listened to country music growing up.

Country

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I think the themes in my songs are very similar from the first album to the newest one. It's all about the…

Albums

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No matter what you do for a living all we have is music to get through certain situations.

Certain

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But once you become successful, everyone has an idea of what you should do.

Becoming successful

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How do I tell you what my heart's been telling me?

Heart

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Once you get away from where you're from, you look at it in a different way.

Different

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The songs come from a vulnerable place, but expressing that part of yourself can also make you feel fearless.

Fearless

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If heartaches and tears and shadows of doubt are part of the deal you can count me out but if your talking…

Country

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I was in relationship with a guy who was much older than me - either he was past his prime and I…

Attention

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I also love real estate and decorating.

Decorating

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Yes, we do mimic our parents in a lot of ways.

Parent

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My father, Fred Carter, Jr., is definitely an extraordinaire.

Carter

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It's my sick fantasy to be a Cosmo cover.

Cover

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James Michael and I played everything on the album, then brought in the guys in my band to add their spirit to…

Add

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I'm a big fan of '70s records where artists could draw on whatever influences they wanted.

Art

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I'm sure every song has some kind of undertone of what I was going through with Chris. It was my life.

Chris

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Any album that I ever put out I'm going to send it to country radio first.

Albums

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Our live show is a definite experience, since it's an extension of my albums.

Albums

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I toured in Europe first, before I did any touring in the U.S. It was with Jimmy Nail and others.

Europe

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I've been in LA for 5 years now, and it's been very freeing creatively.

Years

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I love Nashville, and I love the South, but on a professional level, I had started feeling smothered by the Nashville way…

Doing things

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