Melodie Crittenden (born 1968) is an American

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and

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artist. Her first album was recorded at the age of nine in

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, and was titled ''Melodie Sings''. She traveled around Oklahoma with her family band "The Crittendens", performing at crusade events with evangelist Larry Jones (founder of the "Feed The Children" charity). Later in life, she recorded a self-titled debut album for

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in 1998, the same year that she charted with her rendition of "

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" (her version was titled simply "Broken Road"); she would later record the song a second time as a member of the gospel group

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. Crittenden has released two studio albums, starting with her self-titled debut in 1998. A third album, entitled ''The Woman I Am'', was slated for release around 2004 but was never released. As of 2016, Crittenden is a member of the

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tribute band Eaglemaniacs, which also includes Ron Hemby, formerly of

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Discography

Albums

Singles

Guest singles

Music videos

References

External links

Melodie Crittenden
on Myspace {{DEFAULTSORT:Crittenden, Melodie 1969 births Living people People from Shawnee, Oklahoma American women country singers American country singer-songwriters Country musicians from Oklahoma American performers of Christian music Asylum Records artists Singer-songwriters from Oklahoma 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers