Paulette Tenae Carlson (born October 11, 1952) is an American country singer-songwriter, who rose to fame in the 1980s as the founder and lead vocalist for the country band Highway 101. With Highway 101, she charted four No. 1 hit singles, seven Top 10 hits and won two Country Music Association Awards. As a solo artist, she has charted five times on Hot Country Songs and recorded three studio albums. Her most successful solo single is "I'll Start with You", which peaked at number 21 in 1991. Carlson continues to tour and record new music as a solo artist.
Paulette Carlson began professionally singing in the dance bars in Fargo, ND, and in the Minneapolis, MN, area and built a large local following before heading to Nashville in 1978. Soon after arriving in Nashville she was signed as a staff songwriter for the Oak Ridge Boys’ Silverline/Goldline Publishing Company. She signed a singles contract with RCA Records and released three singles: "You Gotta Get to My Heart", "I’d Say Yes", and "Can You Fool".
Carlson founded Highway 101 in 1986 with session musicians Jack Daniels, Scott "Cactus" Moser, and Curtis Stone. The band was signed to Warner Bros. Records with Paul Worley producing. Carlson recorded three albums, a Greatest Hits package, and 12 singles for the group before leaving in 1991. Nikki Nelson replaced her as lead vocalist that year.
Solo
Carlson signed with Capitol Nashville in 1991 and released Love Goes On, which she produced with Jimmy Bowen. She also co-wrote seven of the album's ten tracks. The first single, "I’ll Start With You" charted at number 21, and "Not with My Heart You Don't" charted at number 68. A third single, "The Chain Just Broke", failed to chart, and Carlson exited Capitol. Also in 1992, she was nominated for Top New Female Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Awards, along with Ronna Reeves and Trisha Yearwood, but lost to Trisha.
Christmas Is For You, a Christmas album, was released in 1993 under a small independent label. Carlson produced this album and wrote two songs for the project, "Christmas is for You" and "Mrs. Santa Claus." Both songs were made into music videos, one where her daughter, Cali, appeared in the "Christmas Is For You" video.
Reunited with Highway 101
Marking Highway 101's Tenth Year Anniversary, Carlson reunited with original members, Curtis Stone and Jack Daniels. They released two albums, Reunited and Latest & Greatest. "Where’d You Get Your Cheatin’ From", "It Must be Love" and "I Just Don't Love the Man" were released as singles (1996 and 1997).
Present
In 2004, when her brother Gary, a Vietnam War veteran, was in the hospital, Carlson was inspired to write a song called "Thank You Vets". After writing the song, she came out of retirement and recorded a new album, penning 10 of the 12 songs. It's About Time (2005) was released under Pandean Records. She toured briefly after recording this album dedicated to our Vietnam Vets, doing mostly benefits for Military Veterans.
Today, Carlson has returned to performing and tours with a backing band called Montana Rising.[1] She is currently represented by Gerald Murray Music, an independent agency which specialize in artist management, booking, tour management and the development of performing artists.[2]
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Paulette Carlson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Paulette Tenae Carlson born October 11 1952 is an American country singer songwriter who rose to fame in the 1980s as the founder and lead vocalist for the country band Highway 101 With Highway 101 she charted four No 1 hit singles seven Top 10 hits and won two Country Music Association Awards As a solo artist she has charted five times on Hot Country Songs and recorded three studio albums Her most successful solo single is I ll Start with You which peaked at number 21 in 1991 Carlson continues to tour and record new music as a solo artist Paulette CarlsonBirth namePaulette Tenae CarlsonBorn 1952 10 11 October 11 1952 age 70 OriginMoose Lake Minnesota United StatesGenresCountryOccupation s Singer songwriterInstrument s Vocals guitarYears active1983 presentLabelsRCA Warner Bros Capitol PandeanFormerly ofHighway 101WebsitePaulette Carlson Official Website Contents 1 Beginnings 2 Highway 101 3 Solo 4 Reunited with Highway 101 5 Present 6 Discography 6 1 Albums 6 2 Singles 6 3 Music videos 7 Nominations 8 ReferencesBeginnings EditPaulette Carlson began professionally singing in the dance bars in Fargo ND and in the Minneapolis MN area and built a large local following before heading to Nashville in 1978 Soon after arriving in Nashville she was signed as a staff songwriter for the Oak Ridge Boys Silverline Goldline Publishing Company She signed a singles contract with RCA Records and released three singles You Gotta Get to My Heart I d Say Yes and Can You Fool Highway 101 EditMain article Highway 101 Carlson founded Highway 101 in 1986 with session musicians Jack Daniels Scott Cactus Moser and Curtis Stone The band was signed to Warner Bros Records with Paul Worley producing Carlson recorded three albums a Greatest Hits package and 12 singles for the group before leaving in 1991 Nikki Nelson replaced her as lead vocalist that year Solo EditCarlson signed with Capitol Nashville in 1991 and released Love Goes On which she produced with Jimmy Bowen She also co wrote seven of the album s ten tracks The first single I ll Start With You charted at number 21 and Not with My Heart You Don t charted at number 68 A third single The Chain Just Broke failed to chart and Carlson exited Capitol Also in 1992 she was nominated for Top New Female Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Awards along with Ronna Reeves and Trisha Yearwood but lost to Trisha Christmas Is For You a Christmas album was released in 1993 under a small independent label Carlson produced this album and wrote two songs for the project Christmas is for You and Mrs Santa Claus Both songs were made into music videos one where her daughter Cali appeared in the Christmas Is For You video Reunited with Highway 101 EditMarking Highway 101 s Tenth Year Anniversary Carlson reunited with original members Curtis Stone and Jack Daniels They released two albums Reunited and Latest amp Greatest Where d You Get Your Cheatin From It Must be Love and I Just Don t Love the Man were released as singles 1996 and 1997 Present EditIn 2004 when her brother Gary a Vietnam War veteran was in the hospital Carlson was inspired to write a song called Thank You Vets After writing the song she came out of retirement and recorded a new album penning 10 of the 12 songs It s About Time 2005 was released under Pandean Records She toured briefly after recording this album dedicated to our Vietnam Vets doing mostly benefits for Military Veterans Today Carlson has returned to performing and tours with a backing band called Montana Rising 1 She is currently represented by Gerald Murray Music an independent agency which specialize in artist management booking tour management and the development of performing artists 2 Discography EditAlbums Edit Title Album detailsLove Goes On 3 Release date December 14 1991 Label Capitol RecordsChristmas Is for You Release date September 13 1994 Label Majestic RecordsIt s About Time Release date June 13 2006 Label Pandean RecordsSingles Edit Year Single Peak chartpositions AlbumUS Country 4 CAN Country1983 You Gotta Get to My Heart Before You Lay a Hand on Me 65 I d Say Yes 67 1984 Can You Fool 72 1991 I ll Start with You 5 21 50 Love Goes On1992 Not with My Heart You Don t 68 84 The Chain Just Broke 6 2005 Thank You Vets It s About Time2006 I Knew a Good Thing When I Had it That Old Glass Case denotes releases that did not chartMusic videos Edit Year Video Director1991 I ll Start with You 7 Steven Goldmann1992 The Chain Just Broke 1993 Christmas Is for You Mrs Santa Claus Brent Carpenter2006 That Old Glass Case Nominations EditAcademy of Country Music 1991 Top New Female VocalistReferences Edit Paulette Carlson Home Facebook com Retrieved April 12 2020 Book Paulette Carlson Gerald Murray Music Artist Management Booking Agency Gerald Murray Music Retrieved April 12 2020 Album Reviews PDF Billboard December 14 1991 p 51 Whitburn Joel 2008 Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 Record Research Inc p 79 ISBN 978 0 89820 177 2 Single Reviews PDF Billboard November 23 1991 Single Reviews PDF Billboard July 11 1992 Stark Phyllis April 13 1996 Director Goldmann Breathes New Life Into Country Vids Billboard Retrieved November 18 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paulette Carlson amp oldid 1119535423, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
