Melodie Crittenden (born September 13, 1968) is an American country and Christian music singer-songwriter.
Career Her first album, Melodie Sings, was recorded at the age of nine in Norman, Oklahoma. She traveled around Oklahoma with her family band "the Crittendens", performing at crusade events with evangelist Larry Jones, founder of the Feed the Children charity. She recorded a self-titled debut album for Asylum/Elektra Records in 1998, the same year that she charted with her rendition of "Bless the Broken Road" (her version was titled simply "Broken Road"); she would later record the song a second time as a member of the gospel group Selah. She released an additional studio album, while The Woman I Am was slated for release around 2004 but was never released.
As of 2016, Crittenden is a member of the Eagles tribute band Eaglemaniacs, which also includes Ron Hemby, formerly of the Buffalo Club.
Discography Albums Title Album details Melodie Crittenden Release date: February 24, 1998 Label: Elektra Records Dream with Me Tonight: Lullabies for All Ages Release date: September 18, 2001 Label: Sandman Records
Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country CAN Country 1998 "Broken Road" 42 48 Melodie Crittenden "I Should've Known" 72 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Guest singles Year Single Artist Peak positions Album US CHR 2006 "Bless the Broken Road" Selah 5 Bless the Broken Road: The Duets Album
Music videos Year Video Director 1998 "Broken Road" Jim Hershleder
References
External links Melodie Crittenden on Myspace