She is the daughter of Fred Carter, Jr. She is known for performing barefoot, saying that it helps her relax enough to sing.
Award-winning singer/songwriter/performer Deana Carter unveils The Chain, her fifth studio record October 9th on Vanguard Records.
Each of the 12 songs on The Chain has a special importance to Deana, who personally chose material that had a great impact on her early life. She took the same care in recruiting collaborators for the project, assembling a group of musicians who influenced her as an artist -- none more greatly than her father, legendary session player Fred Carter, Jr, who performs throughout the album. “Ever since I knew that music was going to be my life’s path, I’ve wanted to pay tribute to my dad and to the artists who were so good to me and my family. The camaraderie between them, and the way they took our family and made it part of their families, was so unique that I wanted to recapture it for a little while,” states Deana.
The Chain features duets with Deana and some of country music’s royalty: Kris Kristofferson (Help Me Make It Through The Night), Dolly Parton (Love Is Like A Butterfly), Jessi Colter (I’m Not Lisa), Willie Nelson (On The Road Again), George Jones (He Thinks I Still Care) and John Anderson (Swingin’). The CD also includes two of music’s rising stars, Shooter Jennings on “Good Hearted Woman”, the song made famous by his father, the great Waylon Jennings, and Harper Simon on “The Boxer,” a nod to his dad, Paul Simon who plays guitar on this track. The Chain also features stunning solo recordings of Deana performing such classics as “Lay Lady Lay”, “The Weight”, “Crying” and “Old Man”.
Produced and arranged by Deana Carter, The Chain is a musical feast and celebration of one’s past and influences.
A multi-platinum recording artist, Deana Carter burst into the music scene with the blockbuster album Did I Shave My Legs for This? (1996) that produced four No. 1 hit singles. Her additional releases included Everything’s Gonna Be Alright, Father Christmas, I’m Just A Girl, Greatest Hits and The Story Of My Life. She has performed on countless television shows and network specials and yielded a Golden Globe and Grammy nomination for the song Once Upon A December from the animated film Anastasia.
Deana is based in Los Angeles where she resides with her son, Gray Hayes. She is a spokesperson for the National Kidney Foundation.
Strawberry Wine
Deana Carter Lyrics
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On my grandpa's farm
I was thirsting for knowledge
And he had a car
Yeah, I was caught somewhere between a woman and a child
One restless summer we found love growing wild
On the banks of the river on a well beaten path
It's funny how those memories they last
Like strawberry wine and seventeen
The hot July moon saw everything
My first taste of love, oh bittersweet
Green on the vine
Like strawberry wine
I still remember
When thirty was old
And my biggest fear was September
when he had to go
A few cards and letters and one long distance call
We drifted away like the leaves in the fall
But year after year I come back to this place
Just to remember the taste
Of strawberry wine and seventeen
The hot July moon saw everything
My first taste of love, whoa-oh, bittersweet
Green on the vine
Like strawberry wine
The fields have grown over now
Years since they've seen the plow
There's nothing time hasn't touched
Is it really him or the loss of my innocence?
I've been missing so much
Yeah
Strawberry wine and seventeen
The hot July moon saw everything
My first taste of love, whoa-oh bittersweet
And green on the vine
Like strawberry wine and seventeen
The hot July moon saw everything
My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet
And green on the vine
Like strawberry wine
Strawberry wine
Ooh
Strawberry wine
The song “Strawberry Wine” by Deana Carter tells the story of a young woman remembering her first love that she met while working on her grandpa’s farm. She was in a transitional period, caught between being a child and a woman, and he was working through college. They fell in love during a restless summer on the banks of the river, where they first tasted love as bittersweet as green strawberries on the vine. The memory of their love stayed with her as she grew up, moved away, and time passed by. She returns year after year to the place where their love first bloomed just to remember the taste of their strawberry wine and the feeling of being seventeen once again. The song ends with the realization that the fields have grown over now, and maybe it’s not really him that she’s missing, but the loss of her innocence that he represents.
The lyrics of this song perfectly encapsulate the feeling of nostalgia and the longing for the innocence of youth that we all sometimes experience. The memory of first love and the feeling of being young and carefree can be bittersweet, and this song captures that feeling perfectly. The imagery of the hot July moon, the well-beaten path, and the green strawberries on the vine all help to create a vivid picture of the place where they first fell in love.
Line by Line Meaning
He was working through college
The guy was trying to pay his fees and earn some extra cash while studying.
On my grandpa's farm
They were working on her grandpa's farm.
I was thirsting for knowledge
She was eager to learn and explore new things.
And he had a car
He had a car which they could use to go out and have fun.
Yeah, I was caught somewhere between a woman and a child
She was in a phase of her life where she was not a child anymore, but not yet an adult.
One restless summer we found love growing wild
They fell in love during one adventurous and unpredictable summer.
On the banks of the river on a well beaten path
They spent time together on a familiar path near a river.
It's funny how those memories they last
It is surprising how memories from the past stay with us for a long time.
Like strawberry wine and seventeen
The taste of strawberry wine and the age of seventeen remind her of her first love.
The hot July moon saw everything
The moonlit nights in July were special moments they shared together.
My first taste of love, oh bittersweet
Her first experience of love was both sweet and painful at the same time.
Green on the vine
The green strawberries growing on the vine signifies their pure and innocent love.
I still remember
She still has vivid memories of her past experiences.
When thirty was old
When she was young, she thought thirty was old.
And my biggest fear was September when he had to go
She was worried when September arrived, as it was the time for him to leave.
A few cards and letters and one long distance call
They kept in touch through letters and phone calls when they were apart.
We drifted away like the leaves in the fall
Their love faded away like the leaves falling from the trees in autumn.
But year after year I come back to this place
Even after all these years, she still visits the place where they fell in love.
Just to remember the taste
She comes back to reminisce about her sweet memories of that place.
The fields have grown over now
The fields have changed and overgrown since they used to spend time there together.
Years since they've seen the plow
It has been years since the field was last plowed.
There's nothing time hasn't touched
Time has affected everything, and nothing remains the same.
Is it really him or the loss of my innocence?
She can't tell if it's the man she misses, or the pure love that they shared.
I've been missing so much
She has been feeling nostalgic and missing her past experiences.
Strawberry wine and seventeen
The taste of strawberry wine and the age of seventeen remind her of her first love.
The hot July moon saw everything
The moonlit nights in July were special moments they shared together.
My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet
Her first experience of love was both sweet and painful at the same time.
And green on the vine
The green strawberries growing on the vine signifies their pure and innocent love.
Strawberry wine
Strawberry wine is a metaphor for the sweet memories of her past.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Gary Harrison, Matraca Berg
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