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Allison Moorer (born June 21, 1972) is an American alternative country singer and the younger sister of Shelby Lynne. She signed to MCA Nashville in 1998 and made her debut on the U.S. Billboard country charts with the release of her debut single "A Soft Place to Fall", which reached #73.
Since the release of her debut album Alabama Song, she released seven albums and 11 singles, five of which reached positions on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Allison was raised in Monroeville, Alabama, just north of Mobile. Raised on George Jones and Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Emmylou Harris, she sang harmonies as a toddler, eventually thinking she'd make a career of it. Following the murder-suicide of her parents (perpetrated by her father) in 1986, she moved into her aunt and uncle's home.
Not long afterwards, sister Shelby Lynne moved to Nashville for a career in music, and after her high school graduation, Moorer followed. She sang harmonies with her sister for a while but returned to Alabama to earn a degree in public relations. She skipped the graduation ceremony to move back to Nashville.
Allison Moorer - A soft place to fall (Allison Moorer; Gwil Owen)
American Songwriter Live: Allison Moorer
ALLISON MOORER Carrickfergus Lyrics2
Allison Moorer and Shelby Lynne: Going Down
Allison Moorer - Send Down An Angel
Allison Moorer - Alabama Song
Allison Moorer - Like It Used To Be
Folk Alley Sessions at 30A: Hayes Carll & Allison Moorer - "Love Don't Let Me Down"
Allison Moorer - Wish I (Live at Celtic Connections 2015)
Allison Moorer - Pardon me
What happened to the world we painted?
The masterpiece of me and you
Our work of art has all but faded
Nothing's here except the blues
Love's crumbling
Love's tumbling down
Love's crumbling
Love's tumbling down
It was a stroke of genius
Yeah, just as pretty as you please
But all that's left between us
Is hanging on what used to be
Love's crumbling
Love's tumbling down
Love's crumbling
Love's tumbling down
Looking at it from a distance
I still can't believe my eyes
It's sad to have to witness
What we made on all those nights
Crumbling down, tumbling down
Love's crumbling
Love's tumbling down
Love's crumbling
Love's tumbling down
Love's crumbling
Love's tumbling down, oh baby
Love's crumbling