Mary Chapin Carpenter

Mary Chapin Carpenter is a gifted singer and songwriter who began her career as a folk-influenced performer in the Washington, D.C. area, but found favor on country radio in the 1980s and '90s by taking her emotionally intelligent songs to a mass audience. Beginning with 1987's Hometown Girl, she wrote and sang in the contemporary singer/songwriter vein, but moved into country-leaning material with 1990's Shooting Straight in the Dark, which included the hit single "Down at the Twist and Shout." Released in 1992, Come on Come On was a commercial breakthrough, selling over two ...