| Name | Linda Davis |
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| Background | solo_singer |
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| Birth name | Linda Kaye Davis |
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| Born | November 26, 1962 |
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| Origin | Dodson, Texas, USA |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
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| Genre | Country |
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| Occupation | Singer |
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| Years active | 1980-present |
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| Label | MDJ, Epic, Liberty, Arista Nashville, DreamWorks Nashville |
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| Associated acts | Skip & Linda, Lady Antebellum, Reba McEntire, Lang Scott |
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| Url | Official website |
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Linda Kaye Davis (born November 26, 1962 in Dotson, Texas) is an American
country music singer. Before beginning a career as a solo artist, she charted three minor country singles as one half of the duo Skip & Linda. In her solo career, Davis has recorded five major-label studio albums and more than 15 singles. Her highest chart entry is "
Does He Love You", her 1993 duet with
Reba McEntire, which reached Number One on the
Billboard country charts and won both singers the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Collaboration, while her highest solo chart peak is 1996's "Some Things Are Meant to Be" at #13. Davis is also the wife of country singer Lang Scott and the mother of
Lady Antebellum lead singer
Hillary Scott.
Biography
Linda Kaye Davis was born November 26, 1962 in Dotson, Texas. She made her singing debut on a local radio show at age six. By the time she was 20, Davis moved to
Nashville, Tennessee, where she paired up with singer Skip Eaton to form the duo Skip & Linda. Skip & Linda signed to MDJ Records and had three minor singles on the
Billboard country charts.
In a Different Light and Linda Davis
After Skip & Linda parted ways, Davis found work as a jingle singer, and subsequently as a backing vocalist for
Reba McEntire. Davis's first solo chart entry came in 1988 on
Epic Records, although it was not until 1991 that she released her debut album
In a Different Light on
Liberty Records. This album produced two chart singles, but no Top 40 hits. It was followed by a
self-titled second album in 1992, which did not produce any chart singles at all.
"Does He Love You" and Shoot for the Moon
Davis saw her biggest chart success in 1993 when she and McEntire recorded their duet "
Does He Love You". Davis's only Number One country hit, it also won her and McEntire a
Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Collaboration that year.
! width="50"| CAN Country
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| 1980
| align="left"| "Steppin'"
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| align="left" rowspan="4"| singles only
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| 1988
| align="left"| "All the Good Ones Are Taken"
| 50
| —
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| rowspan="2"| 1989
| align="left"| "Back in the Swing Again"
| 51
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Weak Nights"
| 67
| —
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1991
| align="left"| "In a Different Light"
| 61
| —
| align="left" rowspan="3"|
In a Different Light
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| align="left"| "Some Kinda Woman"
| 68
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Three Way Tie"
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| —
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| 1992
| align="left"| "He Isn't My Affair Anymore"
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| —
| align="left"|
Linda Davis
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1994
| align="left"| "Company Time"
| 43
| 73
| align="left" rowspan="2"|
Shoot for the Moon
|-
| align="left"| "Love Didn't Do It"
| 58
| —
|-
| 1995
| align="left"| "Some Things Are Meant to Be"
| 13
| 13
| align="left" rowspan="3"|
Some Things Are Meant to Be
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1996
| align="left"| "A Love Story in the Making"
| 33
| 22
|-
| align="left"| "Walk Away"
| —
| —
|-
| 1998
| align="left"| "I Wanna Remember This"
| 20
| 31
| align=left|
Black Dog soundtrack
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| rowspan="2"| 1999
| align="left"| "I'm Yours"
| 38
| 52
|align="left" rowspan=2|
I'm Yours
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| align="left"| "From the Inside Out"
| 60
| —
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|}
Guest singles
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! rowspan="2"| Artist
! colspan="3"| Chart Positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| US Country
! width="40"| CAN Country
! width="40"|
UK
|-
| 1993
| align="left"| "
Does He Love You"
| rowspan=2|
Reba McEntire
| 1
| 1
| —
| align="left"|
Greatest Hits Volume Two
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| 1999
| align="left"| "Does He Love You" (re-release)
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| —
| 62
| align="left"|
|}
Music videos
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Video
! Director
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| 1991
| "In a Different Light"
| Greg Crutcher
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| 1993
| "Does He Love You" (with
Reba McEntire)
| rowspan="3"| Jon Small
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| rowspan="2"| 1994
| "Company Time"
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| "Love Didn't Do It"
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| rowspan="2"| 1995
| "Some Things Are Meant to Be"
|
Steven Goldmann
|-
| "On My Own" (with Reba McEntire,
Martina McBride and
Trisha Yearwood)
| Dominic Orlando
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| rowspan="2"| 1998
| "I Wanna Remember This"
| Miller Murano
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| "I'm Yours"
| Morgan Lawley
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| 1999
| "From the Inside Out"
| Tara Johns
|}
References
External links
Linda Davis official site
Category:1962 births
Category:Living people
Category:American country singers
Category:American female singers
Category:Grammy Award winners
Category:Musicians from Texas
Category:DreamWorks Records artists
Category:Liberty Records artists
Category:Arista Records artists
Category:People from Panola County, Texas
