Gabbie Nolen (born July 7, 1982, in

La Grange, Texas La Grange ( ) is a city in Fayette County, Texas, United States, near the Colorado River. La Grange is in the center of the Texas-German belt. The population was 4,391 at the 2020 census, and in 2018 the estimated population was 4,632. La Grange ...

) is an American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer/songwriter. Nolen was signed by

Republic A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

/ Universal Records in November 2001 after successfully recording and releasing several independent singles, including "Wait a Minute," written by

Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...

and Hank Devito. Her first single for the label, "Almost There," was released in March 2002. The song peaked at number 45 on the ''

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...

chart and went to number one on the ''Billboard'' Top Country Singles Sales Chart in November 2002. Republic/Universal closed its country division in late 2002.

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* American women country singers American country singer-songwriters Living people Singer-songwriters from Texas Republic Records artists 1982 births People from La Grange, Texas 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Country musicians from Texas Universal Records artists {{US-country-singer-stub