Holly Dunn
One of the most popular female country singers of the late '80s, Holly Dunn was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1957 and was the sister of future country songwriting pro Chris Waters. In high school, she performed with a group called the Freedom Folk, which toured the South and performed at the White House bicentennial celebration. While attending Abilene Christian University, she sang with the school's Hilltop Singers touring choir, and also co-wrote a song with her brother called "Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind." It was recorded by Cristy Lane, which convinced Dunn to try her luck in Nashville after graduation.
While in Nashville, Dunn worked as a demo singer for a time before joining her brother as a staff songwriter at CBS. In 1984, she moved over to MTM and penned material for several different singers, including Louise Mandrell, who made "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet" a Top Ten hit. In the wake of its success, Dunn landed a record contract in her own right, and released her first single in 1985. Her self-titled debut album appeared the following year and produced her first Top Ten hit, "Daddy's Hands." Arriving in 1987, Cornerstone contained two Top Five singles in "Love Someone Like Me" and "Only When I Love," and Dunn produced its 1988 follow-up, Across the Rio Grande, herself, resulting in the hits "Strangers Again" and "(It's Always Gonna Be) Someday." MTM subsequently went bankrupt, and Dunn signed with Warner Bros. for 1989's The Blue Rose of Texas, which produced her first-ever number one single, "Are You Ever Gonna Love Me," as well as the Top Five "There Goes My Heart Again."
Released in 1990, Heart Full of Love spawned another chart-topper, "You Really Had Me Going," and Warner followed it with the hits compilation Milestones in 1991. (One of the new tracks, "Maybe I Mean Yes," sparked controversy over its lyrical content, which some interpreted as an apology for date rape.) Dunn's popularity took a hit with 1992's Getting It Dunn, and she subsequently parted ways with Warner. She resurfaced in 1995 on the smaller River North label with Life and Love and All the Stages, and was back on a major (A&M) for 1997's Leave One Bridge Standing. She retired from commercial music in 2003, citing changing times and an interest in painting, releasing only the gospel album Full Circle before leaving music. She died of ovarian cancer in Albuquerque, New Mexico in November 2016 at the age of 59.
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Milestones- Greatest Hits
Country - Released by Warner Records on 19 jul. 1991
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Heart Full of Love
Country - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 1 jan. 1990
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Life And Love And All The Stages
Country - Released by Indieblu Music on 18 apr. 1995
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Holly Dunn
Country - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 1 jan. 1986
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Full Circle
Divers - Released by The Winston Group, LLC on 1 jun. 2003
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Leave One Bridge Standing
Country - Released by Indieblu Music on 8 apr. 1997
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Daddy's Hand
Country - Released by RMP Global Ltd on 15 sep. 2013
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Across the Rio Grande
Country - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 1 jan. 1988
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Daddy's Hands (Re-Recorded)
Country - Released by DPR-TMC on 3 jul. 2014
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Getting It Dunn
Country - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 16 feb. 2024
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Cornerstone
Country - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 1 jan. 1987
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The Blue Rose of Texas
Country - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 1 jan. 1989
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Someone Like Me (Rerecorded)
Country - Released by Music Manager on 31 aug. 2020
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Daddy's Hands (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
Country - Released by Cleopatra Records on 9 mei 2023
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The Best of Holly Dunn
Country - Released by Albany on 26 jul. 2016
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American Legend
Country - Released by American Legends on 6 jan. 2009
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You Really Had Me Going
Country - Released by Music Company OMP on 14 sep. 2014
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Greatest Hits
Country - Released by Nifty Music, Inc. on 1 jul. 2008
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Rhino Hi-Five: Holly Dunn
Country - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 31 jul. 2007
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