Barbara Fairchild~ "Could You Walk a Mile "

This song talks about us not being to quick to judge people till we know what it's like to walk in their shoes. Could we walk in Jesus shoes?

 

Barbara Fairchild - Could You Walk a Mile

Barbara Fairchild (born November 12, 1950) is an American country and gospel music singer who is best known for her hit 1973 country song "The Teddy Bear Song."

After the success of the song, she continued to have success on the country charts.

Barbara Fairchild
Background information
Birth name	Barbara Fairchild
Origin	Knobel, Arkansas
Genres	Country, Gospel
Occupations	Singer, Songwriter
Years active	1969–present
Labels	Columbia Records Daywind Records
Associated acts	Sharon White, Billy Walker, Connie Smith
Website	Barbara Fairchild Official Site

 

Early life & beginnings in Nashville

Barbara started her career at a very young age singing country music.

She cut her very first single at only 15 years old.

In 1963, she moved to St. Louis, MO, and by 1965, she was a regular on a local TV show and recorded for a local label, Norman Records, but none of her singles released were much more than regional hits.

In 1968, after high school graduation, she decided to follow her dream and moved to Nashville.

She briefly signed with Kapp Records with no success.

She also recorded briefly for MCA Records.

After this, she met producer Billy Sherrill, who had discovered another country singer Tammy Wynette.

He listened to Barbara's songs and decided that she was ready for a major record deal and he signed her with Columbia Records in 1969.

Her first single in 1969, "Love Is A Gentle Thing", was a minor hit as was her next single, "A Woman's Hand".

In 1970, she scored her first Top 40 hit with "A Girl Who'll Satisfy Her Man". Between 1970 and 1972, Barbara scored 4 more Top 40 hits, the biggest of these being "Love's Old Song" and "Thanks For The Mem'ries".

The success of "Teddy Bear Song"

1973 would turn out to be the breakthrough year for Barbara as she released the biggest hit of her career with "Teddy Bear Song".

It not only became a number 1 hit on the country charts but also reached the pop charts as well peaking at No. 32.

It was also nominated for a Grammy that year.

"Teddy Bear Song" spent 2 weeks at the No. 1 spot and became Fairchild's signature song.

She followed up "Teady Bear Song" very well with another smash hit with "Kid Stuff" that year which reached number 2 on the country charts and barely made the Top 100 on the pop charts at No. 95.

In 1974, she scored another Top 10 with the song "Baby Doll". Between 1974 and 1977, she had several other major successes among these being "Standing In Your Line", "Little Girl Feelin'", "Mississippi" (originally recorded by the Dutch band Pussycat), "Cheatin' Is" and "Let Me Love You Once Before You Go".

But by 1978, her country success began to rapidly fade away as her singles began to show up in the lower regions of the charts.

In 1980, she signed with Paid Records where she recorded several duets with Billy Walker but none of these singles brought her back into the upper regions of the charts.

In 1982, Fairchild married the evangelical singer/songwriter Milton Carroll in San Antonio, Texas.

In 1986, she signed with Capitol Records in an attempt at a comeback but the single released "Just Out Ridin' Around" only reached No. 84 and would represent her last single to chart.

Source: Wikipedia.org

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