Heidi Newfield
(born October 4, 1970 in Healdsburg, California) is an American country music artist. She was lead singer, rhythm guitarist and harmonica player for the group Trick Pony, alongside Keith Burns and Ira Dean from 1996 until 2006, when she left in pursuit of a solo career. Newfield has begun her solo career on Curb Records, debuting in 2008 with the single, "Johnny & June." This song, which peaked at #11 on the Hot Country Songs charts, is the first release from her solo debut album, What Am I Waiting For
, which has produced a second Top 30 country hit, "Cry Cry ('Til the Sun Shines)."
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Biography
Heidi Newfield was born October 4, 1970, in
Healdsburg, California. By age 13, she had decided to pursue a career in
country music. In 1996, she joined Keith Burns and Ira Dean to form the group
Trick Pony.
[1] Newfield recorded three albums as a member of Trick Pony:
Trick Pony
(2001),
On a Mission
(2003) and
R.I.D.E.
(2005). These albums accounted for eight singles on the
Billboard
country charts, including the group's highest peaking, the #4 "On a Night Like This," from 2001. Newfield sang lead vocals on most of the group's songs, including every single except "Just What I Do." She also played
rhythm guitar and
harmonica and co-wrote several songs on each album. Newfield announced her departure from Trick Pony in 2006.
[2]
Newfield's first work outside of Trick Pony was as a guest vocalist on
Cledus T. Judd's cover of the
Ray Stevens song "
Gitarzan", featured on Judd's 2007 album
Boogity, Boogity - A Tribute to the Comedic Genius of Ray Stevens
. Later that same year, Newfield began working with record producer
Tony Brown to record her solo album for
Curb Records, the same label to which Trick Pony was signed from 2004 to 2008.
[3] Her debut single, "
Johnny & June," entered the country charts in early 2008, followed by the release of her debut album
What Am I Waiting For
in August of that year. "Johnny & June" peaked at #11 on the country charts, in late September 2008, and was followed a month later by "Cry Cry ('Til the Sun Shines)". This song, originally recorded by
Martina McBride on her album
Waking Up Laughing
, peaked at #29 in early 2009. The title track was released as the album's third single on May 4, 2009 and only
reached #57.
Discography
Albums
Year
| Album details
| Peak chart positions
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US Country
| US
| CAN Country
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2008
| What Am I Waiting For
- Released: August 5, 2008
- Label: Curb
| 2
| 10
| 66
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Singles
Year
| Single
| Peak chart positions
| Album
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US Country
| US
| CAN Country
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2008
| "Johnny & June"
| 11
| 58
| 39
| What Am I Waiting For
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"Cry Cry ('Til the Sun Shines)"
| 29
| —
| —
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2009
| "What Am I Waiting For"
| 57
| —
| —
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"—" denotes the single failed to chart
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Guest singles
Year
| Single
| Artist
| US Country
| Album
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2007
| "Gitarzan"
| Cledus T. Judd
| —
| Boogity, Boogity
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"—" denotes the single failed to chart
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Music videos
Year
| Video
| Director
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2008
| "Johnny & June"
| Eric Welch
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2009
| "Cry Cry ('Til the Sun Shines)"
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References
- Heidi Newfield biography
- Heidi Newfield leaves Trick Pony
- Heidi Newfield Hits the Studio