Shawn Camp (songwriter)
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 29, 1966 |
| Origin | Perryville,Arkansas, USA |
| Genre(s) | Country Americana |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Guitar Fiddle |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Label(s) | Reprise Skeeterbit Oh Boy |
| Associated acts | Tim Mensy |
| Website | http://www.shawncamp.com |
Shawn Camp (born August 29, 1966 in Perryville, Arkansas) is an American country and Americana music singer-songwriter. Originally signed to Reprise Records in 1993 as a recording artist, Camp charted two minor singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts that year. Since then, he has found success as a songwriter, having co-written hit singles for many country music artists, including Garth Brooks, Josh Turner, Brooks & Dunn, and Blake Shelton, although he continues to record his own material as well.
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[edit] Biography
Camp was raised in Perryville, Arkansas by a musical family.[1] In 1987, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee and worked in the backing bands of such acts as Alan Jackson, Suzy Bogguss and Trisha Yearwood.[2] In 1991, he was signed to Reprise Records, with two minor Top 40 singles charting in 1993.[2] He later left the label over creative differences, but continued to write songs for other artists. Camp's first Number One as a songwriter came in early 1998, when Garth Brooks reached the top of the Billboard country charts with "Two Piña Coladas", a song co-written by Camp.[1] Later that same year, Brooks & Dunn also reached Number One with "How Long Gone", another Camp co-write.[2][3]
Camp released a second album, titled Lucky Silver Dollar, in 2001.[2] In 2006, he was nominated as Songwriter of the Year by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music; also, Billboard ranked him #10 on their 2006 list of Hot Country Songwriters.[4] The same year, two songs co-written by Camp entered the country charts: "Nobody But Me" by Blake Shelton, and "Would You Go with Me" by Josh Turner, which peaked at No. 4 and No. 1, respectively, on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs charts. Camp also co-wrote Turner's 2007 single "Firecracker".
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | US Country | US Heat | Label |
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| 1993 | Shawn Camp | 61 | 27 | Reprise |
| 2001 | Lucky Silver Dollar | Skeeterbit | ||
| 2004 | Live At the Station Inn | Oh Boy | ||
| 2006 | Fireball | Skeeterbit | ||
| 2007 | The Bluegrass Elvises, Vol. 1 (w/ Tim Mensy) | American |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
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| 1993 | "Fallin' Never Felt So Good" | 39 | 64 | Shawn Camp |
| 1994 | "Confessin' My Love" | 39 | 51 | |
| "Man, What a Woman" | 72 | |||
