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Stephanie Bentley
12+ albums
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Stephanie Bentley (born April 29, 1963 in Thomasville, Georgia) is an American country music singer-songwriter. She made her debut in 1996 as a duet partner on Ty Herndon's single "Heart Half Empty", which peaked at #21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. The single and Stephanie's only other Top 40 hit, "Who's That Girl", were both included on her debut album Hopechest, which was also released in 1996. Bentley never recorded an album or charted a single after the release of Hopechest; however, she did find success as a songwriter, having penned Faith Hill's 1999 crossover single "Breathe", as well as Martina McBride's 2002 Top 5 hit "Concrete Angel". She has also co-written album cuts for Céline Dion, Pam Tillis and Jo Dee Messina. Biography Stephanie's musical interests began at age nine, when she, her sister, and a friend entered and won a talent contest. The three later toured briefly as a musical group, even singing for Jimmy Carter, who was President of the United States at the time. In 1984, she formed a band called Special Delivery. Stephanie later moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she worked as a demo singer. One of the songs for which she sang a demo was "Shake the Sugar Tree", which later became a Top 5 hit when Pam Tillis recorded it for her 1992 album Homeward Looking Angel; Bentley's demo vocals were dubbed into Tillis' recording of the song. After two failed record deals, Bentley signed to Columbia Records in 1996. Her first chart
