Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer who rose… Read Full Bio ↴Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer who rose to prominence after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Underwood's single "Inside Your Heaven" made her the only country artist to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the only solo country artist in the 2000s to have a number-one song on the Hot 100. Her debut album, Some Hearts (2005), was bolstered by the successful crossover singles "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats", becoming the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history. She won three Grammy Awards for the album, including Best New Artist. The next studio album, Carnival Ride (2007) had one of the biggest opening weeks of all time by a female artist and won two Grammy Awards. Her third studio album, Play On (2009), produced the single "Cowboy Casanova", which had one of the biggest single-week upward movements on the Hot 100.
With more than 64 million albums sold worldwide, 18 #1 singles, with seven as co-writes, Seven Grammys, and countless other accolades---all achieved with four albums in less than eight years---some artists might feel as though theyโd earned the right to rest on their laurels, but not Carrie Underwood. Fueled by a restless creative spirit, good-natured competitive streak and abundance of God-given talent, Carrie unleashes her most ambitious project yet with Blown Away.
Teaming again with producer Mark Bright, Carrie delivers a 14-song collection that covers a particularly vast expanse of emotional territory. She celebrates the understated pleasures of small town living in โThank God for Hometownsโ and explores the exquisite fragility of life in โForever Changed.โ Sheโs not averse to tackling abuse and betrayal then doling out a little sweet revenge with such compelling tracks as โBlown Awayโ and โTwo Black Cadillacs.โ Musically the songs range from rollicking up-tempo anthems, such as the hit first single โGood Girlโ to the island-flavored escape of โOne Way Ticketโ and the steel guitar-laced country lament of โWine After Whiskey.โ
Such musical and lyrical diversity is the foundation of Carrieโs artistry. After all, this is a young woman who has performed with Steven Tyler on a top-rated edition of CMTโs โCrossroads,โ scored a No. 1 country hit with good friend Brad Paisley on โRemind Me,โ and sang with the iconic Tony Bennett on the 2012 Grammy telecast, delivering the classic โIt Had to be You,โ their collaboration on Bennettโs Duets II album.
The Oklahoma native is a fan of all types of music, yet sheโs purposefully planted herself in the country format, even while her eclectic tastes have influenced her creative output. Sheโs been careful to not get pigeonholed and prides herself on not being predictable. โI feel like Iโve taken all of my albums into as many different directions as possible while still keeping them cohesive,โ she says. โI love this album from start to finish and love every song on it. Thereโs not one single song thatโs like another song Iโve ever done. I think itโs my best album. I really do think thereโs something for everyone.โ
Her ability to be unique yet accessible has been crucial to Carrieโs career from the beginning. She became Americaโs sweetheart in 2005 when she won the fourth season of American Idol, a vehicle that transformed her from a shy Oklahoma girl with a great voice to a budding superstar. Since then sheโs become the popular franchiseโs most successful alumni.
Sheโs won a vast array of awards including three female vocalist awards from both the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music (ACM). In 2010, when Carrie garnered her second win as ACM Entertainer of the Year, she became the first female artist to win the award twice, and only the 7th female to take the award in the 40-year history of the ACM category, among Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, and the Dixie Chicks. Carrie also received the ACM Triple Crown Award, thanks to her past wins for the categories of Entertainer of the Year, Top Female Vocalist and Top New Female Vocalist, which has been won by only one other female artist โ Barbara Mandrell in 2004. In addition to the above, Carrieโs won 7 American Music Awards, 6 Peopleโs Choice Awards, 9 CMT Music Awards, 9 American Country Awards, and 7 BMI Songwriter Awards. Carrie also received a Golden Globe nomination in 2010 for โBest Original Songโ for โThereโs A Place For Usโ from Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader which she both recorded and co-wrote.
Carrieโs 2005 debut Some Hearts topped Billboardโs Country Albums chart for 27 weeks, has sold over 7 million copies, and was voted #1 Country Album of the Decade by Billboard. Both her 2007 sophomore album, Carnival Ride and 2009โs Play On debuted at No. 1. Her current album, Blown Away, debuted atop the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, where it held the No. 1 spot for two consecutive weeks. Over the course of four albums, sheโs saturated country radio with such hits as โJesus, Take the Wheel,โ โBefore He Cheats,โ โSo Small,โ โLast Name,โ โJust A Dream,โ โCowboy Casanova,โ โTemporary Home,โ โAll-American Girl,โ โUndo It,โ โMamaโs Song,โ โGood Girl,โ and โBlown Away.โ
Carrieโs highly acclaimed concert tours have further helped to establish her into the elite status of the country music community, or in any genre of music, with her stellar performances. In 2008, after wrapping her โCarnival Ride Tourโ she became the top selling country female touring artist of the year selling out many of the 137 shows before 1.2 million fans. In that year, Carrie also became the most-heard artist at country radio and was named the #1 Hot Country Songs Artist by Billboard and #1 Top Country Artist by Radio & Records. In 2010, her next headline arena tour, the โPlay On Tour,โ played 108 shows with one million fans attending which resulted in Carrie being named again as the top-ranked female country touring artist of the year. Carrie is currently on her critically-acclaimed international โBlown Away Tourโ, which began at Londonโs historic Royal Albert Hall, and continued throughout Australia, before launching in North America in September of 2012.
Carrie is a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry and expanded her resume making her acting debut in the 2011 film โSoul Surfer.โ She can be seen in print and TV ads as the North American face of Olay beauty products, and has a long-running deal with vitaminwaterยฎ. One of Country Musicโs most respected young ambassadors, Carrie has served as co-host of the CMA Awards with Brad Paisley the past five years.
Yet for those who think they know Carrie, Blown Away is likely to catch them by surprise, particularly the cinematic title track with its swirling, atmospheric production and intense lyric about abuse and revenge. โI got chills,โ she says of the first time she heard the Josh Kear/Chris Tompkins penned stunner. โI remember where I was when I heard it and called my manager and said, โDo not let anyone else have this song. Itโs my songโ . . . Itโs such a visual song. You listen to it and you can see everything that is happening. Itโs so dramatic. Iโm not a drama person, but when you can make a movie in song form in 3 ยฝ minutes, itโs surreal.โ
โBlown Awayโ finds a daughter getting revenge on an abusive, alcoholic father and the next song, โTwo Black Cadillacs,โ also has a larger-than-life cinematic quality which makes both tunes feel like mini-movies set to music. โTwo Black Cadillacsโ relates the story of a wife and mistress who conspire to get even with the man who betrayed them both. โItโs just more drama,โ says Carrie, who co-wrote the tune with Josh Kear and Hillary Lindsey. โIt was so much fun creating all this drama and singing about it. Thatโs the great thing about being an entertainer; youโre just a big actor. When we start sitting down and writing songs, you just never know whatโs going to come out.โ
Carrie co-wrote eight of the 14 songs on Blown Away, including the first single, Good Girl" which reached number 1 on the country airplay charts and is certified platinum. โGood Girlโ was one of the last ones I wrote for the album,โ she says of the tune she penned with Chris DeStefano and Ashley Gorley. โWe wanted something a little more fun and up-tempo. Chris DeStefano is just a mad scientist with his Pro Tools and he can play every instrument. We walked out of that writing session with a demo. It sounded awesome. It was ready to go. We let everybody hear it and everybody was so excited.โ
โCupidโs Got a Shotgunโ is another of the albumโs high-energy tracks and it gets an extra kick from Paisley contributing his signature guitar licks. โOnce we got into the studio, I was like Brad Paisley HAS to play on this. Heโll make the song,โ Carrie says of the tune, she wrote with Kear and Tompkins. โWe left so much space in the song for him to come in and play. He did his thing and sounded awesome. He added that last piece of the puzzle and itโs just so country. Itโs really cool.โ
In addition to being musically inventive, Carrie has long been known for delivering songs with substance, and the new album delivers its share of potent messages. โNobody Ever Told You,โ which Carrie wrote with Luke Laird and Hillary Lindsey, boasts an empowering lyric and a breezy, engaging melody. โPeople need to hear compliments more,โ she says of the songโs life-affirming lyric. โPeople need to hear โI love youโ more. People need to hear โYou are beautifulโ more.โ
โGood in Goodbye,โ co-written by Carrie, Lindsey and Ryan Tedder, is a bittersweet look at life beyond heartbreak that offers tender truth in the lines โAs bad as it was/As bad as it hurt/I thank God I didnโt get what I thought I deserved.โ On the other end of the emotional spectrum, โThank God for Hometownsโ is a sweet salute to small town life. โI heard that one when I was going back to my 10 year high school reunion,โ the Checotah, OK native says. โI listened to the demo when I was driving in to go stay with my parents. It was just very fitting in my heart at that time.โ
โForever Changedโ is a beautiful ballad that brings tears to Carrieโs eyes as she discusses it. โI had a hard time recording it and I still have a hard time listening to it,โ she says of the Tom Douglas/Hillary Lindsey/James T. Slater penned ballad. โThat is the most wonderfully well written song Iโve ever heard in my life. Thereโs this young girl meeting the love of her life, getting married and having a baby. It takes you back in time and there is something old fashioned about it. At the end, the momโs obviously slipping a way a little bit. It is a sad song, but itโs not meant to be a sad song. Itโs about love, being forever changed, forever loved.โ
In a few short years, Carrie has seen the power music has to change lives---to incite dialog, to instill hope, and to simply entertain. Sheโs aware of the platform sheโs been given. She respects it and appreciates every moment. โIโm very happy in my life and I count my blessings every day,โ she says. โSeven years ago when I decided to try out for American Idol, my life changed completely in the blink of an eye. I went down a different train track and took off at about a million miles per hour. I feel like Iโm still learning. In the beginning, it was like, โOh, I have a No. 1. Thatโs awesome!โ I didnโt really understand what that meant. โJesus, Take The Wheelโ and โBefore He Cheatsโ were No. 1 for several weeks, and that doesnโt happen often, but I had no idea. I realize now what hard work it actually is and I feel like I can appreciate those victories even more. Touring is more fun because I know what itโs like to headline a tour. I feel like Iโm able to be more and more creative all the time. I always feel like Iโm taking steps forward.โ
With more than 64 million albums sold worldwide, 18 #1 singles, with seven as co-writes, Seven Grammys, and countless other accolades---all achieved with four albums in less than eight years---some artists might feel as though theyโd earned the right to rest on their laurels, but not Carrie Underwood. Fueled by a restless creative spirit, good-natured competitive streak and abundance of God-given talent, Carrie unleashes her most ambitious project yet with Blown Away.
Teaming again with producer Mark Bright, Carrie delivers a 14-song collection that covers a particularly vast expanse of emotional territory. She celebrates the understated pleasures of small town living in โThank God for Hometownsโ and explores the exquisite fragility of life in โForever Changed.โ Sheโs not averse to tackling abuse and betrayal then doling out a little sweet revenge with such compelling tracks as โBlown Awayโ and โTwo Black Cadillacs.โ Musically the songs range from rollicking up-tempo anthems, such as the hit first single โGood Girlโ to the island-flavored escape of โOne Way Ticketโ and the steel guitar-laced country lament of โWine After Whiskey.โ
Such musical and lyrical diversity is the foundation of Carrieโs artistry. After all, this is a young woman who has performed with Steven Tyler on a top-rated edition of CMTโs โCrossroads,โ scored a No. 1 country hit with good friend Brad Paisley on โRemind Me,โ and sang with the iconic Tony Bennett on the 2012 Grammy telecast, delivering the classic โIt Had to be You,โ their collaboration on Bennettโs Duets II album.
The Oklahoma native is a fan of all types of music, yet sheโs purposefully planted herself in the country format, even while her eclectic tastes have influenced her creative output. Sheโs been careful to not get pigeonholed and prides herself on not being predictable. โI feel like Iโve taken all of my albums into as many different directions as possible while still keeping them cohesive,โ she says. โI love this album from start to finish and love every song on it. Thereโs not one single song thatโs like another song Iโve ever done. I think itโs my best album. I really do think thereโs something for everyone.โ
Her ability to be unique yet accessible has been crucial to Carrieโs career from the beginning. She became Americaโs sweetheart in 2005 when she won the fourth season of American Idol, a vehicle that transformed her from a shy Oklahoma girl with a great voice to a budding superstar. Since then sheโs become the popular franchiseโs most successful alumni.
Sheโs won a vast array of awards including three female vocalist awards from both the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music (ACM). In 2010, when Carrie garnered her second win as ACM Entertainer of the Year, she became the first female artist to win the award twice, and only the 7th female to take the award in the 40-year history of the ACM category, among Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, and the Dixie Chicks. Carrie also received the ACM Triple Crown Award, thanks to her past wins for the categories of Entertainer of the Year, Top Female Vocalist and Top New Female Vocalist, which has been won by only one other female artist โ Barbara Mandrell in 2004. In addition to the above, Carrieโs won 7 American Music Awards, 6 Peopleโs Choice Awards, 9 CMT Music Awards, 9 American Country Awards, and 7 BMI Songwriter Awards. Carrie also received a Golden Globe nomination in 2010 for โBest Original Songโ for โThereโs A Place For Usโ from Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader which she both recorded and co-wrote.
Carrieโs 2005 debut Some Hearts topped Billboardโs Country Albums chart for 27 weeks, has sold over 7 million copies, and was voted #1 Country Album of the Decade by Billboard. Both her 2007 sophomore album, Carnival Ride and 2009โs Play On debuted at No. 1. Her current album, Blown Away, debuted atop the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, where it held the No. 1 spot for two consecutive weeks. Over the course of four albums, sheโs saturated country radio with such hits as โJesus, Take the Wheel,โ โBefore He Cheats,โ โSo Small,โ โLast Name,โ โJust A Dream,โ โCowboy Casanova,โ โTemporary Home,โ โAll-American Girl,โ โUndo It,โ โMamaโs Song,โ โGood Girl,โ and โBlown Away.โ
Carrieโs highly acclaimed concert tours have further helped to establish her into the elite status of the country music community, or in any genre of music, with her stellar performances. In 2008, after wrapping her โCarnival Ride Tourโ she became the top selling country female touring artist of the year selling out many of the 137 shows before 1.2 million fans. In that year, Carrie also became the most-heard artist at country radio and was named the #1 Hot Country Songs Artist by Billboard and #1 Top Country Artist by Radio & Records. In 2010, her next headline arena tour, the โPlay On Tour,โ played 108 shows with one million fans attending which resulted in Carrie being named again as the top-ranked female country touring artist of the year. Carrie is currently on her critically-acclaimed international โBlown Away Tourโ, which began at Londonโs historic Royal Albert Hall, and continued throughout Australia, before launching in North America in September of 2012.
Carrie is a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry and expanded her resume making her acting debut in the 2011 film โSoul Surfer.โ She can be seen in print and TV ads as the North American face of Olay beauty products, and has a long-running deal with vitaminwaterยฎ. One of Country Musicโs most respected young ambassadors, Carrie has served as co-host of the CMA Awards with Brad Paisley the past five years.
Yet for those who think they know Carrie, Blown Away is likely to catch them by surprise, particularly the cinematic title track with its swirling, atmospheric production and intense lyric about abuse and revenge. โI got chills,โ she says of the first time she heard the Josh Kear/Chris Tompkins penned stunner. โI remember where I was when I heard it and called my manager and said, โDo not let anyone else have this song. Itโs my songโ . . . Itโs such a visual song. You listen to it and you can see everything that is happening. Itโs so dramatic. Iโm not a drama person, but when you can make a movie in song form in 3 ยฝ minutes, itโs surreal.โ
โBlown Awayโ finds a daughter getting revenge on an abusive, alcoholic father and the next song, โTwo Black Cadillacs,โ also has a larger-than-life cinematic quality which makes both tunes feel like mini-movies set to music. โTwo Black Cadillacsโ relates the story of a wife and mistress who conspire to get even with the man who betrayed them both. โItโs just more drama,โ says Carrie, who co-wrote the tune with Josh Kear and Hillary Lindsey. โIt was so much fun creating all this drama and singing about it. Thatโs the great thing about being an entertainer; youโre just a big actor. When we start sitting down and writing songs, you just never know whatโs going to come out.โ
Carrie co-wrote eight of the 14 songs on Blown Away, including the first single, Good Girl" which reached number 1 on the country airplay charts and is certified platinum. โGood Girlโ was one of the last ones I wrote for the album,โ she says of the tune she penned with Chris DeStefano and Ashley Gorley. โWe wanted something a little more fun and up-tempo. Chris DeStefano is just a mad scientist with his Pro Tools and he can play every instrument. We walked out of that writing session with a demo. It sounded awesome. It was ready to go. We let everybody hear it and everybody was so excited.โ
โCupidโs Got a Shotgunโ is another of the albumโs high-energy tracks and it gets an extra kick from Paisley contributing his signature guitar licks. โOnce we got into the studio, I was like Brad Paisley HAS to play on this. Heโll make the song,โ Carrie says of the tune, she wrote with Kear and Tompkins. โWe left so much space in the song for him to come in and play. He did his thing and sounded awesome. He added that last piece of the puzzle and itโs just so country. Itโs really cool.โ
In addition to being musically inventive, Carrie has long been known for delivering songs with substance, and the new album delivers its share of potent messages. โNobody Ever Told You,โ which Carrie wrote with Luke Laird and Hillary Lindsey, boasts an empowering lyric and a breezy, engaging melody. โPeople need to hear compliments more,โ she says of the songโs life-affirming lyric. โPeople need to hear โI love youโ more. People need to hear โYou are beautifulโ more.โ
โGood in Goodbye,โ co-written by Carrie, Lindsey and Ryan Tedder, is a bittersweet look at life beyond heartbreak that offers tender truth in the lines โAs bad as it was/As bad as it hurt/I thank God I didnโt get what I thought I deserved.โ On the other end of the emotional spectrum, โThank God for Hometownsโ is a sweet salute to small town life. โI heard that one when I was going back to my 10 year high school reunion,โ the Checotah, OK native says. โI listened to the demo when I was driving in to go stay with my parents. It was just very fitting in my heart at that time.โ
โForever Changedโ is a beautiful ballad that brings tears to Carrieโs eyes as she discusses it. โI had a hard time recording it and I still have a hard time listening to it,โ she says of the Tom Douglas/Hillary Lindsey/James T. Slater penned ballad. โThat is the most wonderfully well written song Iโve ever heard in my life. Thereโs this young girl meeting the love of her life, getting married and having a baby. It takes you back in time and there is something old fashioned about it. At the end, the momโs obviously slipping a way a little bit. It is a sad song, but itโs not meant to be a sad song. Itโs about love, being forever changed, forever loved.โ
In a few short years, Carrie has seen the power music has to change lives---to incite dialog, to instill hope, and to simply entertain. Sheโs aware of the platform sheโs been given. She respects it and appreciates every moment. โIโm very happy in my life and I count my blessings every day,โ she says. โSeven years ago when I decided to try out for American Idol, my life changed completely in the blink of an eye. I went down a different train track and took off at about a million miles per hour. I feel like Iโm still learning. In the beginning, it was like, โOh, I have a No. 1. Thatโs awesome!โ I didnโt really understand what that meant. โJesus, Take The Wheelโ and โBefore He Cheatsโ were No. 1 for several weeks, and that doesnโt happen often, but I had no idea. I realize now what hard work it actually is and I feel like I can appreciate those victories even more. Touring is more fun because I know what itโs like to headline a tour. I feel like Iโm able to be more and more creative all the time. I always feel like Iโm taking steps forward.โ
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Carrie Underwood Lyrics
Said the night wind to the little lamb
Do you see what I see
Way up in the sky little lamb
Do you see what I see
A star, a star
Dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear
Ringing through the sky shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear
A song, a song
High above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king
Do you know what I know
In your palace wall mighty king
Do you know what I know
A child, a child
Shivers in the cold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Said the king to the people everywhere
Listen to what I say
Pray for peace people everywhere
Listen to what I say
The child, the child
Sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light
Do you see what I see
Way up in the sky little lamb
Do you see what I see
A star, a star
Dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
Ringing through the sky shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear
A song, a song
High above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king
Do you know what I know
In your palace wall mighty king
Do you know what I know
A child, a child
Shivers in the cold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Said the king to the people everywhere
Listen to what I say
Pray for peace people everywhere
Listen to what I say
The child, the child
Sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light
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Written by: Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne
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Said the night wind to the little lamb
Do you see what I see
Way up in the sky little lamb
Do you see what I see
A star, a star
Dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear
Ringing through the sky shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear
A song, a song
High above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king
Do you know what I know
In your palace wall mighty king
Do you know what I know
A child, a child
Shivers in the cold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Let us bring him silver and gold
Said the king to the people everywhere
Listen to what I say
Pray for peace people everywhere
Listen to what I say
The child, the child
Sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light
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