Shawn Mullins
Feb 14, 2011
Shawn Mullins is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, and adult alternative music. He is best known for the 1998 single, "Lullaby", which hit number one on the Adult Top 40 and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Mullins released his first album, Everchanging World, in 1991. Since then, he has released eight more albums. One of which is his most current. The album Honeydew was released in 2008.
His critical breakthrough came when his song "Lullaby," from the album Soul's Core, became a radio and video hit. One of his more famous songs, "All In My Head," was featured on the hit television sitcom "Scrubs". This song was written after an e-mail was sent out by the producers of the new show Scrubs was searching for a theme song. Mullins wrote a demo version and sent it in within a 24 hour period. It wasn't selected as the theme song but the demo version was used in a season one episode of the series.
His song "All in My Head" was featured in the television show Scrubs. He had another single, "Shimmer," which appeared on the hugely popular Dawson's Creek.
In 2006, Mullins released his first album on new label Vanguard Records, 9th Ward Pickin Parlor, as well as a new single, entitled "Beautiful Wreck", from the album. The single enjoyed modest success by reaching #1 on the Americana and AAA (Adult Album Alternative), and was featured in the Cities 97 Sampler, Volume 18.
On March 11, 2008, Mullins released his second album on Vanguard, entitled Honeydew. On October 12th, 2010 Mullins released his new album on Vanguard, entitled Light You Up.' The single, "Light You Up" is now impacting Hot AC.
Track List for Light You Up:
- California
- Light You Up
- Murphy's Song
- No Blue Sky
- The Ghost Of Johnny Cash
- Tinseltown
- I Knew A Girl
- Catoosa County
- You Make It Better
- Can't Remember Summer
- Love Will Find A Way
