Born
Amanda Carol Barnett,
Mandy Barnett began singing as a child, winning the Best
country Act at Dollywood when she was only ten, and her mother started bringing her on trips to Nashville. As a teenager, she was signed by renowned talent scout and producer
Jimmy Bowen, and eventually Asylum Records. An uncompromising singer whose style was rooted in the classic
country of
Patsy Cline,
Jim Reeves,
Webb Pierce, and
Brenda Lee,
Barnett's keen interpretive sense enabled her to delve into a song, study the intricacies of its emotional content, and render a powerful performance through her full-bodied voice. Her torchy delivery on her contemporary yet retro-sounding
country and
pop-tinged material recalled
Patsy Cline, so it's no wonder that, while waiting to record her self-titled debut, she paid her bills by playing the legendary singer four nights a week and 26 weeks a year in the musical production
Always...Patsy Cline at
the Ryman Auditorium. She left Asylum for Sire Records with 1999's I've Got a Right to Cry. ~ Jack Leaver, All Music Guide
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Platinum Collection
I've Got a Right to Cry