Tammy Cochran (born January 30, 1972) is an American country music artist. Signed to Epic Records Nashville in 2000, she released her self titled debut album in 2001, followed a year later by Life Happened. These two albums produced a total of six chart singles for her on the Billboard country charts between 2000 and 2003, of which the highest-charting was "Angels in Waiting" at No. 9. A third album, Where I Am, followed in 2007.
Biography Tammy was born and raised in Austinburg, Ohio.
She was born in 1972 to Mabel and Delmar Cochran and was the third of three children.Dillon, Charlotte "Tammy Cochran Biography", Allmusic, retrieved July 23, 2011 Growing up, she listened to recordings from Loretta Lynn and Barbara Mandrell. Tammy sang at her family's local church, and then she entered a talent show contest and won. She joined a couple of bands before making her own band called "TC Country" that played at fairs and weddings.
Cochran finished high school and took vocational training to become a secretary. She then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1991.Evans Price, Deborah (2002) "Tammy Cochran Stays True to 'Life' on Her Second Epic Album", Billboard, October 19, 2002, p. 9, retrieved July 23, 2011 She married in 1996 but divorced soon afterward.
Musical career In 1998, Cochran met Shane Decker, a songwriter for Warner Bros. Records. He offered his help on making demos to send to record companies after seeing Cochran. He also helped her get a job as a songwriter for Warner Chappell. Her demo tapes were sent to Epic Records. She released her first single in 2000 called "If You Can", followed by "So What". Although neither single made Top 40 on the country charts, the third single ("Angels in Waiting", written about her brothers) peaked at No. 9, and its success led to the release of her self-titled debut album in 2001. The video for "Angels in Waiting" won a Christian Country Music Award for 'Video of the Year'.Stark, Phyllis (2001) "Fox Brothers named Entertainer of the Year at CCMA Awards", Billboard, November 10, 2001, p. 36, retrieved July 23, 2011 This album's fourth single, "I Cry", reached Top 20 as well.
Cochran's second album for Epic, Life Happened, was released a year later. The lead-off single reached Top 20, while "Love Won't Let Me", the follow-up, peaked at No. 31 and Cochran was dropped from Epic in 2003. Her third album, Where I Am, was issued on the independent Shanachie Records in 2007.
In 2014 she starred in a musical show titled "One" at the Alabama Theatre in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US US Heat Tammy Cochran Release date: May 1, 2001 Label: Epic Nashville 27 — 13 Life Happened Release date: October 15, 2002 Label: Epic Nashville 11 95 — Where I Am Release date: July 31, 2007 Label: Shanachie Records — — — 30 Something and Single Release date: June 9, 2009 Label: IBI Records — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country US 2000 "If You Can" 41 — Tammy Cochran "So What" 51 — 2001 "Angels in Waiting" 9 73 "I Cry" 18 — 2002 "Life Happened" 20 — Life Happened "Love Won't Let Me" 31 — 2003 "What Kind of Woman Would I Be" — — 2007 "The Ride of Your Life" — — Where I Am "Where I Am" — — 2010 "He Really Thinks He's Got It" — — 30 Something and Single "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Notes
Music videos Year Video Director 2000 "If You Can" Adolfo Doring "So What" Trey Fanjoy 2001 "Angels in Waiting" Deb Haus/Tammy Cochran "I Cry" Trey Fanjoy 2002 "Life Happened" Peter Zavadil
Awards and nominations Academy of Country Music Awards
|2001 |rowspan=2| Tammy Cochran |rowspan=2| Top New Female Vocalist
|rowspan=3| 2002
|rowspan=2| "Angels in Waiting" |Song of the Year
|Video of the Year
References
External links [ Tammy Cochran Discography at Allmusic] CMT.com: Tammy Cochran