Patricia Lynn Yearwood was born in Monticello, Georgia to Jack and Gwen Yearwood, and developed her musical talent in Nashville, Tennessee, where she interned as a receptionist for the local company MTM Records.
Garth Brooks and Yearwood first met in October 1987 recording demos for songwriter Kent Blazy. The two immediately hit it off as friends, and pledged whoever made it big first would help the other out. When Garth landed a major tour in 1991, he brought Trisha along to open all of his shows. Even when they became two of the biggest country stars of the 1990s, they remained close friends.
Yearwood's self-titled debut album was released in 1991, and the lead single, "She's in Love with the Boy," went to the top of the country charts, making her an instant star. Yearwood secured similar success with the 1992 release of "Hearts in Armor", which featured the hit singles “Wrong Side of Memphis,” and “Woman Walk the Line”.
The title track of 1993's "The Song Remembers When" went to number two, and she followed it with a Christmas album, "The Sweetest Gift", in 1994; that year, she also won her first Grammy award. In 1995, Yearwood released her fourth studio album, "Thinkin' About You". The lead single, "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" peaked at #1 on the Billboard Country Chart, her first #1 since her debut single, followed by her third #1 single, "Thinkin' About You". Yearwood performed at the closing ceremonies of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
In 1997, Yearwood issued her first compilation, "(Songbook) A Collection of Hits", which became her first album to top the country charts and also reached the pop Top Five. She won a Best Female Country Vocal Performance Grammy for “How Do I Live”. Yearwood's two additional new singles from her Songbook album were major hits, "Perfect Love", which peaked at #1, and a duet with Brooks, "In Another's Eyes". Yearwood was also named "Top Female Vocalist" in 1997 by the Academy of Country Music and won the "Female Vocalist of the Year" award from the Country Music Association in 1997 and 1998.
In 1998, Yearwood won her third Grammy and released her next all-new album, "Where Your Road Leads". Yearwood was inducted into the famed and historic Grand Ole Opry in 1999, cementing her status as a true icon in country music. 2000's "Real Live Woman" was a more personal outing that reflected some of her heartbreak and turmoil caused by her divorce from her husband at the time. She released her eighth studio album in 2001, "Inside Out". The lead single, "I Would've Loved You Anyway" became a Top 5 Country hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Country Chart in 2001 and became her first Top 10 since 1999, and her last single to reach the Top 10 to date. Yearwood also played Lt. Cmdr. Teresa Coulter on the TV show JAG as a Navy coroner and forensic pathologist who aids JAG on several cases (seasons 3-7, 7 episodes).
After a three year hiatus from recording albums, Yearwood released her ninth studio album "Jasper County" in 2005. The album was a return to a more country sound than her last several studio recordings. The first single, "Georgia Rain," set the tone for the album, with Yearwood altering the lyrics to pay homage to her home, singing about "the Georgia rain on the Jasper County clay."
In late 2006, Yearwood announced she was parting ways with MCA Records. MCA then released a "Greatest Hits" CD on September 11, 2007. The album features two new songs, plus fifteen other tracks covering her career from 1991-2001. MCA also released "Love Songs" on January 15, 2008; an album made up of previously released tracks from her prior MCA albums. Yearwood's tenth album, "Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love", was released by independent Nashville label Big Machine Records in November 2007, and spawned 3 singles, with the title track peaking at #19 on the Billboard Country Chart.
Yearwood has won three Grammy Awards among several nominations. She has also won the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music awards for Best Female Performer (CMA: 1997, 1998; ACM: 1997).
She married her first husband, Christopher Latham, in 1987 but the two divorced in 1991. Trisha married Robert Reynolds, the bass player for The Mavericks, on May 21, 1994, and they divorced in 1999.
On May 25, 2005, Yearwood became engaged to fellow country superstar and longtime friend Garth Brooks in front of 7,000 fans. On December 10, 2005, they were married in a private ceremony at the couple's home in Owasso, Oklahoma. It was Brooks' second marriage and Yearwood's third. Brooks has three daughters from his first marriage--Taylor, August, and Allie.
Trisha hit the country charts in 2006 with a duet with her husband called "Love Will Always Win". It was the fifth duet the couple has recorded; the others were "In Another's Eyes," "Where Your Road Leads," "Wild as the Wind," and "Squeeze Me In."
Yearwood lives on a ranch in Owasso, Oklahoma with husband Brooks and his three daughters. When she's not touring, she enjoys cooking, hiking, and reading. In April 2008, she released a cookbook entitled "Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen".
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Love Let Go
Trisha Yearwood Lyrics
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Of a mournful midnight train
Sing a little duet
With a siren in the rain
The sang about true love
Between the damned and the devout
And right then for a moment
The fire in me blew out
And for a moment I felt my shackled heart unchained
It was right then, instant liberation
It was not long, but I was set free
It was release, for a moment love let go of me
Once I saw the moon rise
As the sun climbed into bed
They both shone on each other
'Til the sun blushed ruby red
And then a pair of swallows
Silhouetted cross its face
And my heart pirouetted
Through the twilight with their grace
And for a moment I was not a prisoner of love
It was right then, a little liberation
It was so quick, but I was set free
It was release, for a moment love let go of me
Trisha Yearwood's "Love Let Go" is a powerful ballad about the bittersweet experience of being freed from the chains of love. The song conjures up vivid, atmospheric imagery to complement the emotions expressed in the lyrics. The opening verse describes the haunting sound of a midnight train whistle that seems to merge with the wail of a siren in the rain. The duet they sing is about true love between the damned and the devout, a poignant reminder of how love encompasses both the light and dark sides of life. The singer's heart is sparked by this momentary encounter with the power of love, but it's also extinguished just as quickly. The imagery of fire being extinguished is a potent metaphor for the transience of love's intensity.
In the second verse, the imagery shifts to a more naturalistic scene, with the moon rising as the sun sets. The two heavenly bodies shine on each other, creating a vibrant interplay of light and color. The swallows passing by add a touch of grace and freedom to the scene, which is in stark contrast to the singer's sense of being a prisoner of love. The way the singer describes her heart "pirouetting" through the twilight with the swallows perfectly captures the feeling of being unburdened and carefree for a moment. The chorus repeats the theme of liberation, emphasizing the paradoxical nature of love's hold on us. Part of us longs to be free, while another part is unwilling to let go of the emotional connection we feel.
Line by Line Meaning
Since I heard the whistle
Ever since I heard the sound of the train whistle
Of a mournful midnight train
Of a train that ran at midnight with a sad sound
Sing a little duet
Sing a little song together with
With a siren in the rain
With another kind of alarm that was ringing in the rain
They sang about true love
The song was about true love
Between the damned and the devout
It is a relationship between two people from different walks of life
And right then for a moment
At that very moment, if only briefly
The fire in me blew out
Something in me was extinguished
And for a moment I felt my shackled heart unchained
And I felt like my heart, which had been held captive, was free again (if only for a moment)
It was right then, instant liberation
It happened right then and it was a sudden and immediate feeling of liberation
It was not long, but I was set free
Although it didn't last long, I was free for that short period of time
It was release, for a moment love let go of me
It was a release, a brief moment when love loosened its grip on me
Once I saw the moon rise
One time I saw the moon come up
As the sun climbed into bed
As the sun set and went to rest
They both shone on each other
Both the sun and the moon were shining on each other
'Til the sun blushed ruby red
Until the sun turned a reddish hue
And then a pair of swallows
And then I saw two swallows
Silhouetted cross its face
Crossing in front of it with their shape outlined by the light
And my heart pirouetted
And my heart started to spin, like a ballet dancer
Through the twilight with their grace
Through the dim light of the evening, moving with their elegance
And for a moment I was not a prisoner of love
And for a while I didn't feel trapped by love
It was right then, a little liberation
It happened right then and it was a small taste of liberation
It was so quick, but I was set free
Although it was fleeting, I was free for that short amount of time
It was release, for a moment love let go of me
It was a release, a brief moment when love loosened its grip on me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HUGH PRESTWOOD
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