Jennifer Hanson
Jennifer Kathleen Hanson (born August 10, 1973 in La Habra, California) is an American country music artist,[1] as well as serving as Miss California 1994.[2] Active since 1996, she has recorded two studio albums, and has charted within the Top 40 of Hot Country Songs with "Beautiful Goodbye". Hanson has also written singles for The Wreckers, Bucky Covington, and Billy Currington among others.
Jennifer Hanson | |
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| Birth name | Jennifer Kathleen Hanson |
| Born | August 10, 1973 |
| Origin | La Habra, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Capitol Nashville, Universal South |
| Associated acts | Bucky Covington, Mark Nesler, The Wreckers |
| Website | jenniferhansonmusic |
Musical career
One of Hanson's first appearances was as a backing vocalist on Rhett Akins's 1996 album Somebody New.[3] A year later, she married singer-songwriter Mark Nesler.[1]
Hanson began her own musical career in 2002 with a self-titled debut album being issued on Capitol Records. She co-produced the album with Greg Droman and wrote most of the songs on it. The album produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including the Top 20 hit "Beautiful Goodbye", followed by "This Far Gone" at number 42 and "Half a Heart Tattoo" at number 40. She switched to Universal South Records in 2007, releasing her second studio album (entitled Thankful) in early 2008.[1] It produced the singles "Joyride" and "'73", the former of which also reached number 42 on the country charts.
Hanson has also written singles for other artists, including "Leave the Pieces" for The Wreckers, and "A Different World" for Bucky Covington,[1] a co-write with Nesler, and "Let Me Down Easy" for Billy Currington. She also co-wrote "Country Strong" for Gwyneth Paltrow for the movie of the same name.
She was ranked No. 93 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2005.[4]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US Heat | ||
| Jennifer Hanson |
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20 | 125 | 7 |
| Thankful |
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— | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Under the Tree |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | |||
| 2002 | "Beautiful Goodbye" | 16 | 76 | Jennifer Hanson |
| 2003 | "This Far Gone" | 42 | — | |
| "Half a Heart Tattoo" | 40 | — | ||
| 2007 | "Joyride" | 42 | — | Thankful |
| 2008 | "'73" | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Beautiful Goodbye" | Trey Fanjoy |
| 2003 | "This Far Gone"[5] | |
| 2007 | "Joyride" | |
| 2008 | "'73" | David McClister |
References
- Monger, James Christopher. "Jennifer Hanson biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- "Miss California History". Miss California. Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- Somebody New (CD insert). Decca Records. 1996. 11424.
- "FreeJose.com". FHM Magazine 100 Sexiest Women 2005. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. Retrieved November 11, 2006.
- "CMT : Videos : Jennifer Hanson : This Far Gone". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Lisa Michelle Duncan |
Miss California 1994 |
Succeeded by Tiffany Stoker |
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