Sarah Johns

Sarah Johns (born 1979 in Pollard, Kentucky) is an American country music artist. Signed to BNA Records in 2006, she released her debut album Big Love in a Small Town, which accounted for two charting singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including the No. 39 "The One in the Middle."

Sarah Johns was born in Pollard, Kentucky. She began singing regularly while attending the University of Kentucky.

In early 2006, Sarah Johns signed to Show Dog Nashville (now Show Dog-Universal Music), a record label owned by Toby Keith. Although she toured with Keith on his Big Throwdown 2 tour, she did not release anything on Show Dog, and left the label that April. A year later, Johns signed with BNA Records. She released her debut single "The One in the Middle" on April 30, 2007 and made Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts with it. On June 2, 2007, Johns made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry. Johns' debut album, Big Love in a Small Town, was released on August 28, 2007 and peaked at No. 198 on the Billboard 200. Allmusic critic Thom Jurek rated the album three stars out of five, comparing Johns' song choices and attitudes to those of Tammy Wynette and Gretchen Wilson and saying, "This record isn't all the way there, but it's well on the way and might blow up the charts anyway. Big Love in a Small Town is an auspicious debut by a young talent." Its second single, "He Hates Me", peaked at No. 47 on the country charts.

Track listing

1. "When Do I Get to Be a Woman" (Sarah Johns, Jason Sellers, Lynn Hutton) - 3:01
2. "If You Could Hold Your Woman" (Johns, Jim Collins, Tony Martin) - 3:32
3. "A Lot to Let Go Of" (Johns, Sellers, Dale Dodson) - 3:11
4. "Baby My Heart" (Johns, Sellers, Michael Dulaney) - 4:02
5. "Big Love in a Small Town" (Johns, Martin, Mark Nesler) - 3:06
6. "Touch Me" (Johns, Hutton, Jon Henderson) - 3:38
7. "The One in the Middle" (Johns, Sellers, Hutton) - 3:55
8. "That's Just Me Getting Over You" (Johns, Dodson, Billy Lawson) - 4:04
9. "He Hates Me" (Johns, Sellers, Tim Nichols) - 2:59
10. "Muddy Water" (Johns, Sellers, Nichols) - 3:02
11. "It's Hard to Be a Girl (In a Young Man's World)" (Johns, Dodson, Dean Dillon) - 3:07

Personnel

• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
• Pat Buchanan - electric guitar
• Tom Bukovac - electric guitar
• Lisa Cochran - background vocals
• Melodie Crittenden - background vocals
• Eric Darken - percussion
• Shannon Forrest - drums
• Larry Franklin - fiddle, mandolin
• Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar
• Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
• Paul Hart - vocal overdubs
• Wes Hightower - background vocals
• John Barlow Jarvis - piano, keyboards
• Mike Johnson - Dobro, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
• Liana Manis - background vocals
• Greg Morrow - drums
• Gordon Mote - piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer
• Nashville String Machine - strings
• Russ Pahl - Dobro, banjo, pedal steel guitar
• Joe Scaife - background vocals, string arrangement
• Ed Seay - vocal overdubs
• Jason Sellers - background vocals
• Russell Terrell - background vocals
• Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
• Bergen White - string arrangements

Chart positions

Singles

Music videos