Labels Shell, Towhee Years active 1999–present | Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Role Singer Name Sandra McCracken | |
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Born June 16, 1977 (age 47) ( 1977-06-16 ) Origin St. Louis, Missouri, United States Albums Desire Like Dynamite, The Builder and the Architect, Gravity | Love, Live Under Lights and Wires, Best Laid Plans Profiles | ||
Birth name Sandra Marie McCracken | ||
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Sandra Marie McCracken (born June 16, 1977) is an independent singer-songwriter. She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
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- Regeneration 2013 hymn sing with sandra mccracken
- Rock of ages when the day seems long sandra mccracken
- Background
- Discography
- References
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Background
As a singer/songwriter, McCracken has penned and co-written songs for Caedmon's Call (on albums In the Company of Angels, Back Home, and Overdressed) as well as for Derek Webb's solo release, She Must and Shall Go Free, BiFrost Arts recordings, All Sons & Daughters, Audrey Assad and others. McCracken has recorded ten studio albums of her own.
McCracken grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and attended Westminster Christian Academy. McCracken began her musical career shortly after graduating from Belmont University, in 1999. She independently released two albums, The Crucible and Gypsy Flat Road in 2000, and 2001 respectively.
In late 2003, McCracken recorded Best Laid Plans with engineer, Ray Kennedy (Twang Trust) and world-renowned producer, Peter Collins. In the summer of 2004, McCracken signed the album to Shell Records in London, headed by UK music business legend, Dave Robinson. Shell released the album in the UK, followed by two radio singles, "Last Goodbye" and "No More Tears," which received significant airplay and attention across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
In 2005, McCracken released The Builder and the Architect, an album of hymns. The same team that worked on Best Laid Plans came together again in February 2006 to record album number five, Gravity / Love which was released in September 2006. In 2010, McCracken released In Feast or Fallow, another album of hymns, recorded at her home studio in East Nashville. Desire Like Dynamite was released in February 2013 and it explores deeper dimensions of sound and grace.
On April 17, 2014, Sandra McCracken and her husband fellow singer-songwriter Derek Webb , announced that their marriage was coming to an end after thirteen years due to Webb's involvement in an extramarital affair.
In addition to her solo recordings, 2012 McCracken also co-founded the kids music group, Rain for Roots, with fellow singer-songwriters Ellie Holcomb, Katy Bowser and Flo Paris. They have released three albums, Big Stories for Little Ones, The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like This, and Waiting Songs.
In 2015, McCracken's Psalms album was released without a label, and it charted in the top 50 on Billboard Heatseekers Chart. In 2016, she released God's Highway and it placed No. 49 in the Billboard Heatseekers Chart upon release.
McCracken lists her musical influences as Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash.