Mandy Barnett

Biography

Amanda Carol Barnett (born September 28, 1975) is an American country music singer.

Early life and music career

Barnett has been singing since she was a child, performing at churches, local venues, as well as at Dollywood. In her musical career, she has released eight albums and charted three singles on the Billboard country charts. Her highest-charting country single is "Now That's All Right With Me×Now That's All Right With MeSingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Now That's All Right With Me2:50", which reached No. 43 in 1996. Barnett has also held the titular role in the musical Always… Patsy Cline, a musical based on the life of Patsy Cline, which opened in 1994 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. She has performed the role in nearly 500 performances over a 20-year period. In 2019, Rolling Stone Magazine named Barnett's recording of "The Whispering Wind" as one of the top songs of 1999, ranking it at 74 out of 99 songs. Barnett performs with bands and symphonies around the world, including the Nashville Symphony and Detroit Symphony Orchestra. On August 13, 2019, Barnett made her cabaret debut at Feinstein's/54 Below in New York City. Barnett, along with Garth Brooks, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill and others performed at the 2019 Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum Concert and Induction Ceremony; among the inductees were producer Owen Bradley, Steve Wariner and Alabama. Barnett's rendition of the Skeeter Davis classic "The End of The World" was released as a single on October 18, 2019. The single was subsequently included on an album titled "A Nashville Songbook×A Nashville Songbook21 August 2020 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1I Love a Rainy Night2:562It's Over3:243Help Me Make It Through The Night3:354A Fool Such as I2:245Love Hurts3:096It's Now or Never4:117The Crying Game2:578(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song3:479The End Of The World2:5610Near You2:4811You Needed Me3:3612Heartaches By The Number3:0813I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)3:23" released in August 2020. On September 28, 2020 The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development honored Barnett with the unveiling of a “Tennessee Music Pathways” marker at the historic downtown square in her Tennessee hometown of Crossville. Barnett released her eighth studio album on May 7, 2021 titled "Every Star Above×Every Star Above7 May 2021 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1But Beautiful3:562Glad to Be Unhappy4:443For Heaven’s Sake4:304I Get Along Without You Very Well4:445It’s Easy to Remember3:266The End of a Love Affair5:077You Don’t Know What Love Is3:488I’m a Fool to Want You5:049You Changed3:5510For All We Know2:56", paying tribute to Billie Holiday's "Lady in Satin." It was the final album orchestrated by Sammy Nestico prior to his death. The album reached number one on the iTunes Jazz Charts one day after its release, and it was named one of the best albums of 2021 by Variety magazine. On September 28, 2021 Barnett was invited by Connie Smith to become an official member of the Grand Ole Opry, and was formally inducted by Smith and Marty Stuart on November 2, 2021. She has made over 500 appearances since 1994.