Sarah Elizabeth Reeves; born April 29, 1989) is an American musician and singer who primarily plays a

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and

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style of music. She has released five extended plays and three studio albums (two of which are independently released).

Early and personal life

Reeves was born Sarah Elizabeth Reeves on April 29, 1989, in

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. She is the daughter of John Mark "Hershey" Reeves and Tina Key Reeves, and has two younger sisters and an older brother. One of her younger sisters, Mary Reeves, is in the band Only in Stories. Her father is a music producer and songwriter who helped to establish Sound Cell Studios in

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, where Sarah recorded her first album. Reeves was given the call from God to become a

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at 15 years-old. She is married to Philip Kothlow, and the couple reside in

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together.

Music career

Reeves' music career started in 2006 with her first major-label release, '' Sweet Sweet Sound'', an extended play that was released on April 21, 2009, from

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. This extended play was her breakthrough release upon the ''Billboard'' magazine charts, placing No. 19 on the

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chart and No. 9 on the

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. The song "Sweet Sweet Sound" peaked at No. 27 on the

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chartChart search for "Sweet Sweet Sound"
at billboard.com on Christian Songs and at No. 24 on the Christian AC Songs chart.Chart search for "Sweet Sweet Sound"
at billboard.com on Christian AC Songs Her subsequent extended play, ''God of the Impossible'', was released on April 20, 2010, with Sparrow Records. The first studio album, ''Broken Things'', was released on July 26, 2011. She released ''Christmas'', a independently-made extended play, in 2013. Her second studio album, ''Acoustic Worship Covers, Vol. 1'', was released on March 24, 2014. On May 14, 2021,

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released "Eyes on You" featuring Sarah Reeves as the second promotional single from ''See the Light''.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

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New Release Today profile

All About Worship interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reeves, Sarah 1989 births Living people American performers of Christian music Musicians from Alabama Musicians from Tennessee Songwriters from Alabama Songwriters from Tennessee Sparrow Records artists