I just spent the last hour deep in conversation with Mary Chapin Carpenter. Admittedly, it was rather one-sided, since I mainly listened (with the occasional “Oh, yeah!” and nod thrown in) to ...
Not only did Carpenter have a No. 1 hit with “Shut Up And Kiss Me”, but it also won her a Grammy Award, for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. The song was also nominated for Best Country Song.