Kim Hill (singer) explained

Kim Hill
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:30 December 1963
Occupation:Singer, songwriter
Origin:Starkville, Mississippi
Instrument:Vocals, guitar
Genre:Contemporary Christian, country

Kim Hill (born December 30, 1963) is a contemporary Christian music singer. Aside from her career as a Grammy Award-nominated and GMA Dove Award-winning solo artist, she has also sung background vocals on projects by other artists, such as Rich Mullins (Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth).

Personal life

Hill was born in Starkville, Mississippi,[1] and raised in Meridian, Mississippi.[2] She attended Mississippi State, where she participated in volleyball and track and field.[3] She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she signed her first record deal with Reunion Records.[4] Hill was married to former Auburn University football player Rob Shuler. The marriage ended in divorce,[5] but not before producing two sons: 3for3 band member Benji Shuler and former Stanford Cardinal football player Graham Shuler.[6] [7]

As of 2021, Hill is co-owner (with Paulette Wooten) of The Treehouse, a women's retreat property in North Carolina.[8] She and Wooten formed the musical duo Wooten Hill and produced the EP Is It Alright in 2020.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbumwidth=45US CHR Label
1988Kim HillReunion
1989Talk About Life21
1991Brave Heart11
1994So Far So GoodReunion/BNA
1997The Fire Again27Chordant
1998Arms of MercyStarSong
2002Hope No Matter WhatFervent
2004Real Christmas
2006Broken Things33rd Street
2007SurrenderKim Hill Music
2010Sing33rd Street
2011Christmas Back to YouKim Hill Music

Compilation albums

YearAlbumwidth=45US CHR Label
1995TestimonyReunion
1999Signature SongsGreen Tree

Live albums

YearAlbumLabel
1998Renewing the Heart LiveStarSong
1999Renewing the Heart for Such a Time as This
2003Surrounded by MercyFervent

Singles

YearTitleChart positionsAlbum
US Country
1988"Faithful"Kim Hill
1989"Snake in the Grass"Talk About Life
1991"Satisfied"Brave Heart
1994"Janie's Gone Fishin'"68So Far So Good
"Wise Beyond Her Tears"

Other charted songs

YearTitleChart positionsAlbum
US Christ ACUS Christ
2005"O Come All Ye Faithful"1122Real Christmas
"Angels We Have Heard on High"2937
"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"39

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1994"Janie's Gone Fishin'"[10] Greg Vernon
"Wise Beyond Her Tears"[11] Roger Pistole
1995"Snake in the Grass"

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Alfonso, Barry. The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music. 2002. Billboard Books. 978-0-8230-7718-2. en.
  2. Web site: Star. Brian Livingston / blivingston@themeridianstar comThe Meridian. Award winning musician headlining benefit concert. July 19, 2021. Meridian Star. November 15, 2012 . en.
  3. Web site: October 9, 2014. Stanford's Shuler holding own in middle. July 19, 2021. The Mercury News. en-US.
  4. Web site: Negussie And Erikson: The electro rock duo from Stockholm look through an Electric Window - Negussie & Eriksson. July 19, 2021. www.crossrhythms.co.uk.
  5. Web site: Rob Shuler - Football. July 19, 2021. Auburn University Athletics. en.
  6. Web site: January 20, 2016. Graham Shuler announces he will leave football to pursue other opportunities. July 19, 2021. The Stanford Daily.
  7. Web site: CHH Artist Benji Talks Leaving Christian Boy Band, Returning to God Amid Depression (Interview). July 19, 2021. The Christian Post. August 27, 2017 . en-US.
  8. Web site: About. July 19, 2021. THE TREEHOUSE + CO. en-US.
  9. Web site: About. July 19, 2021. WOOTEN HILL. en-US.
  10. Web site: CMT : Videos : Kim Hill : Janie's Gone Fishin'. https://web.archive.org/web/20090102021337/http://www.cmt.com/videos/kim-hill/59290/janies-gone-fishin.jhtml. dead. January 2, 2009. Country Music Television. September 12, 2011.
  11. Web site: CMT : Videos : Kim Hill : Wise Beyond Her Tears. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024092555/http://www.cmt.com/videos/kim-hill/384595/wise-beyond-her-tears.jhtml. dead. October 24, 2012. Country Music Television. September 12, 2011.