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Atlanta-based, singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins was
born March 8, 1968, and was dubbed an overnight
success when his hit "Lullaby" dominated radio for a
time in late 1998, but it was a long journey of
several LPs before it happened. In 9th grade, Mullins
formed 'Saliers & Ray' with Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls but eventually Mullins dropped
out of school and he headed to the military. Mullins
left the Army after 8 years to pursue music with the
release of Everchanging World in 1991.
Mullins released Better
Days.
Mullins started his own label, SMG, in
1994 and continued releasing his music. Mullins
released Big
Blue Sky.
Mullins released the live LP, Jeff's
Last Dance, Volume 1.
Mullins released Eggshells.
Mullins was named 'Atlanta's Best Acoustic Artist' at
the Atlanta Music Awards.
 # 64
Singles Artist of the Year
Mullins released Soul's
Core.
Jeff's
Last Dance, Volume 2 was released.
Mullins hit the Top 40 with "Lullaby."
Mullins hit the Top 10 with "Lullaby" and #1
at the end of the year for 3 weeks.
Soul's
Core was
certified gold.
"Lullaby" topped the Billboard Hot
100 Singles Airplay chart for 2 weeks, the Adult Top
40 chart for 8 weeks, and the Top 40 Tracks chart for
7 weeks.
Mullins could be found on the Faculty soundtrack with
"Changes."
 # 62
Singles Artist of the Year
Shawn was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("Lullaby").
Mullins released First
Ten Years
- a compilation of earlier independent releases.
 Soul's
Core was
certified platinum.
Mullins released Beneath
The Velvet Sun.
Essential
Shawn Mullins was released.
Mullins released 9th
Ward Pickin' Parlor.
Mullins released Honeydew.
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Better
Days
Released: 1992
Tracks: "Belong" - "This
Time/Last Time" - "Same Old Thing"
- "Locked In My Room" - "Sleep
Alone" - "Dream" -
"Buckdance" - "Everchanging
World" - "Just Like Me" -
"Appalachian" - "Shed A Tear"
- "Casey's Last Ride" |
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Big
Blue Sky
Released: 1994
Tracks: "Canyons And Caverns" -
"Lately" - "In Her Eyes" -
"Another Look" - "Sky's The
Limit" - "Baby Blue" -
"Evolution Man" - "Pandora" -
"Telling You" - "Hawksong" -
"Everything" - "For Shari" |
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Jeff's
Last Dance, Volume 1
Released: 1995
Tracks: "Frozen Man" -
"Same Old Thing" - "Ear Of The
Mind" - "Pandora" -
"Roni" - "Song To The Self" -
"Sky's The Limit" - "Lately"
- "Smile" - "Shimmer" -
"Spring Forward, Fall Back" -
"Birds" |
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Eggshells
Released: 1996
Tracks: "Eggshells" - "Salt
Lake City 1973" - "Where's Johnny"
- "Drumming Clown" - "Ruth &
Mary" - "Darby's Castle" -
"Joshua" - "Cycle Of Our
Souls" - "My Ship (2 Choices)" -
"She" - "Song Of The Self" -
"Shimmer" - "This One's For The
Majors" - "Bitter Tears" |
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Soul's
Core
Released: July, 1998
US:
Platinum
Tracks: "Anchored In You" -
"Lullaby" - "Gulf Of
Mexico" - "September In Seattle" -
"Twin Rocks, Oregon" - "And On A
Rainy Night" - "Tannin Bed Song" -
"Soul Child" - "Ballad Of Billy Jo
McKay" - "Patrick's Song" -
"Sunday Morning Coming Down" -
"You Mean Everything To Me" -
"Shimmer" |
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Jeff's
Last Dance, Volume 2
Released: September, 1998
Tracks: "Buckdance" -
"Sometimes I Divide" - "This
Time/Last Time" - "I Don't Want To Lose
You" - "Canyons And Caverns" -
"Day I've Been Waiting For" -
"Evolution Man" - "Matthew's
Improv" - "Everything" -
"From Piedmont Over To Juniper" -
"Clarice" - "Money Machine" |
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First
Ten Years
Tracks: "Lately" - "What is
Life" - "Salt Lake City 1973" -
"Joshua" - "Drumming Clown" -
"Pandora" - "Evolution Man" -
"This Time/Last Time" - "Just Like
Me" - "Eggshells" -
"Dream" - "Canyons &
Caverns" - "Changes" |
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Beneath
The Velvet Sun
Released: October, 2000
Tracks: "Up All Night" -
"Everywhere I Go" - "Amy's
Eyes" - "Somethin' To Believe In"
- "Valentine" - "Lonesome, I Know
You Too Well" - "I Know" -
"We Run" - "North On 95" -
"Yellow Dog Song" - "Sante
Fe" - "Hold On" - "Time" |
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Essential
Shawn Mullins
Released: April, 2003
Tracks: "Lullaby" - "Lately"
- "This Time/Last Time" - "Canyons
And Caverns" - "The Gulf Of
Mexico" - "Anchored In You" -
"Shimmer" - "Everywhere I Go"
- "Somethin' To Believe In" -
"Sante Fe" - "I Know" -
"Joy Terrell Brown" - "Lonesome, I
Know You Too Well" (live) - "Border
Song" - "Lullaby" (Acoustic
Version) |
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9th
Ward Pickin' Parlor
Released: February, 2006
Tracks: "Blue As You" -
"Beautiful Wreck" - "Cold Black
Heart" - "Faith" - "Homemade
Wine" - "Alaska" - "We Could
Go" - "Kelly's Song" - "Find
Love" - "All Fall Down" -
"Lay Down Your Swords, Boys" -
"Solitaire" - "House Of The Rising
Sun" |
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Honeydew
Released: March, 2008
Billboard peak: # 199
Tracks: "All In My Head" -
"Home" - "The Ballad Of Kathryn
Johnston" - "Homeless Joe" -
"Leaving All Your Troubles Behind" -
"Fraction Of A Man" - "See That
Train" - "For America" -
"Cabbagetown" - "Nameless
Faces" - "Song Of The Self (Chapter
2)" - "Rewind The Years" |
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