Cee Cee Chapman

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Cee Cee Chapman
Birth nameMelissa Carol Chapman
Born (1958-12-13) December 13, 1958 (age 65)
Portsmouth, Virginia
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1988–1993
Labels Curb, Capitol

Cee Cee Chapman (born Melissa Carol Chapman on December 13, 1958 in Portsmouth, Virginia [1] ) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Chapman was signed to Curb Records. [2] She charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

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Chapman was nominated for Top New Female Vocalist at the 1988 Academy of Country Music Awards. [3] She was also nominated for Favorite Country New Artist at the American Music Awards of 1990. [4]

Jack Hurst of the Chicago Tribune gave Chapman's eponymous second album three stars out of four, calling her a "straight-ahead singer" who "attacks almost any kind of song here with obvious personal involvement that is often stunning." [5] The album also received a favorable review from People , which stated that it was "characterized by intelligent song selection" and that Chapman "at times [sounds] like Cher gone down-home." [6]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Twist of Fate
Cee Cee Chapman

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
[1]
1988"Gone but Not Forgotten" (with Santa Fe)60Twist of Fate
1989"Frontier Justice"51
"Twist of Fate"49
"Love Is a Liar"64
1990"Everything" [7] Cee Cee Chapman
1991"Exit 99" [8]
"What Would Elvis Do" [9]
1992"A Winter's Night" [10] Twist of Fate
"Two Ships That Passed in the Moonlight"64Cee Cee Chapman
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1989"Twist of Fate"
1990"Everything"Greg Crutcher
1992"A Winters Night"
"Two Ships That Passed in the Moonlight"

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