Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey) is a highly successful country singer.

Her most widely-known single is "Passionate Kisses", a song with a rock flavor musically and lyrics listing simple desires such as "a comfortable bed", "food to fill me up", and "time to think".

Selected songs

• "This Shirt"
• "Quittin' Time"
• "Down At The Twist And Shout" — Grammy winner 1992
• "Halley Came To Jackson"
• "What You Didn't Say"
• "The Hard Way"
• "He Thinks He'll Keep Her" — Grammy nominee
• "I Feel Lucky" — Grammy winner 1993
• "The Bug"
• "Not Too Much To Ask"
• "Passionate Kisses" — Grammy winner 1994
• "Only A Dream"
• "I Am A Town"
• "Walking Through The Fire"
• "I Take My Chances"
• "Stones In The Road" (by Joan Baez)
• "Shut Up And Kiss Me" — Grammy winner 1995
• "10,000 Miles"
• "Stones In The Road"
• "Almost Home"
• "The Long Way Home"
• "Late For Your Life"

Discography

• Hometown Girl
• State Of The Heart
• Shooting Straight in the Dark
• Come On, Come On
• Stones In The Road — Grammy winner 1995
• A Place In The World
• Party Doll and Other Favorites
• Time*Sex*Love
• Between Here and Gone

External links

• IMDb: Mary Chapin Carpenter (http://imdb.com/name/nm0139414/)
• Mary Chapin Carpenter (http://www.marychapincarpenter.com/) — Official site.
• http://www.geocities.com/islandlyrics/lyrics/mary.htm