Sara Lynn Evans (born February 5, 1971) is an American country music singer and songwriter signed to RCA Nashville. She has released seven studio albums, including Three Chords and the Truth (1997), No Place That Far (1998), Born to Fly (2000), Restless (2003), Real Fine Place (2005), Stronger (2011), and Slow Me Down (2014), as well as one Christmas album, At Christmas (2014). Born to Fly is her best-selling album, certified double platinum by the RIAA for shipping two million copies.
Evans has charted over 20 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, with five reaching No. 1: "No Place That Far" (1998-1999), "Born to Fly" (2000-2001), "Suds in the Bucket" (2004), "A Real Fine Place to Start" (2005), and "A Little Bit Stronger" (2010-2011). She also has seven Top 40 entries on the Billboard Hot 100. Evans has received awards from Billboard, the Academy of Country Music, the Country Music Association, BMI, and a Dove Award. Her music evolved from neotraditionalist country to a more polished country pop sound. She has collaborated with artists such as The Warren Brothers, Vince Gill, Martina McBride, and others, and covered songs by Edwin McCain, Radney Foster, Rod Stewart, and Gavin DeGraw.
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