Sharon Anderson | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Genres | Country, folk |
Occupation(s) | singer/songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1988 –present |
Labels | Curb, Capitol, Liberty, Royalty |
Website | sharonlenoreanderson |
Sharon Lenore Anderson [1] is a Canadian country music singer. During the late 1980s Anderson was a member of country group Trinity Lane, who charted three singles on Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1988. [2] In 1991, she signed to Capitol Nashville and released her solo debut album, The Bottom Line, the same year. The album produced two singles that charted on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. Another album, Bringing It Home, was released on Royalty Records in 1995.
As a songwriter Anderson co-wrote fellow Canadian country singer Lisa Brokop's 1994 Top 20 single "Give Me a Ring Sometime". [1] [3] Anderson recorded her own version, as "Gimme a Ring Sometime", on her 1995 album.
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The Bottom Line |
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Bringing It Home |
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Life and Times |
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Enchanted Trails |
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Trinity Lane |
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Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
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CAN Country | US Country | |||
1988 | "For a Song" | — | 75 | Non-album song (with Trinity Lane) |
"Someday, Somenight" | — | 70 | ||
"Ready to Take That Ride" | — | 90 | ||
1991 | "Unbelievable Love" | 52 | — | The Bottom Line |
"Go for Broke" [4] | — | — | ||
"Pony" | — | — | ||
1992 | "The Wheel of Love" | 84 | — | |
1995 | "I Take It Back" | 47 | — | Bringing It Home |
1996 | "Too Cool" | 57 | — | |
2011 | "Springtime Johnny" | — | — | Life and Times |
"Long Gone Free" | — | — | ||
"I Got Love" | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
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