Allison Moorer

  • Mobile, AL
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  • 1998
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About Allison Moorer

Official Site: http://allisonmoorer.com/


Allison Moorer was born into a musical family and raised in the small southern Alabama town of Frankville; when Moorer's father shot her mother and then turned the gun on himself, older sister Shelby Lynne -- soon to become a country singer herself -- took charge of raising Allison. After attending the University of South Alabama, Moorer moved to Nashville, hoping to get her start as a studio backing vocalist. She struck up a songwriting partnership with musician and future husband Butch Primm, and soon signed a publishing deal. Performances of Walter Hyatt's "Tell Me Baby" at benefit shows for the late singer's family landed Moorer a contract with MCA Nashville. Moorer's big break came when "A Soft Place to Fall," a track she had co-written with Gwil Owen, was tapped for inclusion on the soundtrack of The Horse Whisperer; it garnered rave reviews, as well as an appearance in the film itself for Moorer, and set the stage for the singer's 1998 debut album, Alabama Song. She returned with another solo effort in 2000 with The Hardest Part. Two years later, Moorer had a new deal with Universal South and released a third album, Miss Fortune, later that summer. Show, which was recorded in January 2003 at Nashville's 12th & Porter, appeared in June. Her sister and Kid Rock joined Moorer for this first-time live recording. Not slowing down, Moorer found a new label home with Sugar Hill in early 2004. The Duel, recorded with a new studio band in less than two weeks, was released in April of 2004. Two years later her sixth album, Getting Somewhere, came out, followed by Mockingbird in early 2008. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi

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    Allison Moorer Brings Poetics, Piano to 'Crows' | Billboard.com
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    member of Moorer's road band, played guitar, while Brad Jones played bass and Chris Carmichael handled the string arrangements. The album was recorded...
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    Allison Moorer Announces New Album
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    Following 2008's Mockingbird, Allison Moorer is set to let her seventh studio effort, Crows, take flight. Such birds, which often migrate to her Woods...
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    Allison Moorer, Shelby Lynne Team Up For Album
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    After touring together in 2010, sisters Allison Moorer and Shelby Lynne are planning to record their first collabrative album. "We're starting to writ...
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    Sisters Shelby Lynne, Allison Moorer to Release Collaborative Album | Billboard.com
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    on his forthcoming new album, "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive"), while Lynne says she's "about halfway written" her followup to "Tears, Lies a...
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    Charlie Mars, Mike Doughty and Many More Will Join Steve Earle and Allison Moorer at City Winery Shows
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    Steve Earle and his wife Allison Moorer will host a five week residency at New York's City Winery in January and early February. Each show will featur...
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Discography

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  • Crows (2010)
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    Crows (2010)
    Rykodisc
  • Mockingbird (2008)
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    Mockingbird (2008)
    New Line Records
  • Getting Somewhere (2006)
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    Getting Somewhere (2006)
    Sugar Hill
  • The Duel (2004)
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    The Duel (2004)
    Sugar Hill (Country)
  • Show (2003)
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    Show (2003)
    MCA Nashville
  • Miss Fortune (2002)
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    Miss Fortune (2002)
    Universal South Records
  • The Hardest Part (2000)
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    The Hardest Part (2000)
    MCA Nashville
  • Alabama Song (1998)
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    Alabama Song (1998)
    MCA Nashville
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