Ashton Shepherd

Biography

Ashton Delilah Shepherd (born August 16, 1986) is an American country music singer-songwriter. She was first signed to Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA Nashville division in April 2007. Her 2008 debut album Sounds So Good×Sounds So Good4 March 2008 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Takin' Off This Pain3:102Sounds So Good3:293Lost in You4:144I Ain't Dead Yet3:135Not Right Now3:386Old Memory4:207The Pickin' Shed3:438Regular Joe4:029How Big Are Angel Wings4:0610The Bigger the Heart2:3511Whiskey Won the Battle4:20 produced two top 40 hits on the Hot Country Songs charts: "Takin' Off This Pain" and the title track. In 2011, she released her second album, Where Country Grows×Where Country Grows12 July 2011 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Lock It Up3:002I'm Good3:253Where Country Grows3:134I'm Just A Woman4:395More Cows Than People2:426Beer On A Boat3:067While It An't Rainin'4:118Tryin' To Go To Church3:219That All Leads To One Thing4:0110Rory's Radio3:39, which includes the top 20 hit "Look It Up".

Biography

Ashton Shepherd was born in Coffeeville, Alabama, United States. She began singing at an early age, and started writing songs at age five. By age eight, she had entered her first talent competition, where she sang Patsy Cline songs, and soon afterward, she began performing at various local venues as well. Her parents helped her finance a self-titled CD, which she released independently at age fifteen. In June 2006, she entered and won a talent contest in Gilbertown, Alabama. The prize was being the opening act for Lorrie Morgan in concert. Shepherd won the opening slot, and while performing as Morgan's opener, she was spotted by a representative of MCA Nashville Records, who then signed her to the label in April 2007.
Her debut single, "Takin' Off This Pain," was released in September 2007, the same month in which she made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry. The song, which peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, was the first single from her debut album Sounds So Good×Sounds So Good4 March 2008 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Takin' Off This Pain3:102Sounds So Good3:293Lost in You4:144I Ain't Dead Yet3:135Not Right Now3:386Old Memory4:207The Pickin' Shed3:438Regular Joe4:029How Big Are Angel Wings4:0610The Bigger the Heart2:3511Whiskey Won the Battle4:20, which was produced by Buddy Cannon and released on March 4, 2008. She also appeared on CMT's Unplugged at Studio 330 television program and subsequent interview March 5, 2008. The album's second single, its title track, was released in May 2008 and peaked at No. 21.
Shepherd's third single, "Look It Up," was released to country radio on January 3, 2011, as the lead-off single to her second album for MCA Nashville, Where Country Grows×Where Country Grows12 July 2011 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Lock It Up3:002I'm Good3:253Where Country Grows3:134I'm Just A Woman4:395More Cows Than People2:426Beer On A Boat3:067While It An't Rainin'4:118Tryin' To Go To Church3:219That All Leads To One Thing4:0110Rory's Radio3:39. It debuted at number 56 on the country charts for chart week ending January 15, 2011. The song entered the Top 40 of the charts in its third week and became her second Top 20 hit on the chart, reaching a peak of number 19 in May 2011. The title track was released as the second and final single from the album, and reached a peak of number 42 on the charts, becoming her first single to miss the Top 30. Shepherd parted ways with MCA Nashville in mid-2012.
Shepherd also performed backup vocals on "Tailgate Blues", a track on Luke Bryan's 2011 album, Tailgates & Tanlines.
After ending her relationship with MCA Nashville, Shepherd started her own company to pursue releasing music independently. Her third studio album, This Is America×This is America16 August 2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Andy3:372Spinnin'3:423Let Me Love Your Pain Away2:514Drinkin' Cap2:475The Next Time You Cross My Mind4:026For Boosin'3:187Seventeen Again3:158Final3:439Golden Ring3:2410This Is America3:5211Little Bitty Lady2:36, was released on August 16, 2013, via Shepherd's own Pickin' Shed Records. The title track was released as the lead single in July 2013.
Shepherd released her fourth studio album, Out of My Pocket×Out of My Pocket2016 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1With Us' Tellin the Truth3:422It's You3:363Come Here to Me2:424I Just Need a Minute4:465I Like Bein' Single2:546Take It Back Real Slow3:487This Rainy Sunday3:008Glass and Nails4:019Don't Wake Me Up3:2710I Don't Know Why3:4711Baby Doll4:2512Can't Tell You No3:09, on June 14, 2016.

Singles

A "Takin' Off This Pain" and "Sounds So Good×Sounds So Good4 March 2008 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Takin' Off This Pain3:102Sounds So Good3:293Lost in You4:144I Ain't Dead Yet3:135Not Right Now3:386Old Memory4:207The Pickin' Shed3:438Regular Joe4:029How Big Are Angel Wings4:0610The Bigger the Heart2:3511Whiskey Won the Battle4:20" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.