Plumb was born in Indianapolis and grew up in Atlanta,
singing in church and school. At 20 she moved to Nashville one week before her
21st birthday, working as a background singer for a number of notable artists,
including Bill Gaither and Amy Grant. Following Silvertone Records affiliate
Essential Records mainstream alternative radio success with its debut artist
Jars of Clay in 1995, the label signed Plumb as its second artist. When she was
urged to write, Plumb turned to Matt Bronlewee—an original member of Jars of
Clay who happened to be her next-door neighbor—and the two hit it off. The
debut album, Plumb, was released in 1997, with stage name Plumb coming from the
Suzanne Vega song "My Favorite Plum". Plumb has said subsequently that
the addition of the letter "B" to the end was the idea of her
producer Matt Bronleewe and, in her mind, also represents Bronleewe's important
contribution to her sound.
Candycoatedwaterdrops:
In 1999, Plumb released a second studio album titled
Candycoatedwaterdrops, which won the 2000 Gospel Music Association Dove Award
for "Modern Rock Album of the Year". Three tracks from it were later
covered by other artists; "Stranded" and "Here With Me" by
Jennifer Paige and, in 2001, "Damaged" by Plummet. Though the album
won the DOVE Award for Best Modern Rock Album in 2000, and saw strong radio
success with the single "God-Shaped Hole", the subject matter and
approach of much of Plumb's music was often considered too dark and taboo for
the mainstream Christian marketplace. Plumb's tendency to write songs about
deeply personal stories issues, such as international hit "Cut" which
addressed cutting, and "Damaged" which addressed a girl coping with
being molested as a child, led to more enthusiastic reception by fans of
alternative and dance music. Fueling the break from CCM, "Cut" was
also used prominently during a pivotal scene in the storyline of The Vampire
Diaries in the 10th episode of season 1, "The Turning Point".
Beautiful Lumps of Coal and Chaotic Resolve:
Plumb considered leaving the music industry after the 2000
album, but changed her mind after receiving a note from a fan a few hours
before what she thought to be her final concert. The letter was about her song
"Damaged" about a girl coping with being molested as a child. The
note said "Whatever you do, I just want you to never forget that you have
changed someone's life," which inspired Plumb to remain in the music
industry. She signed to Curb Records in 2003, releasing the album Beautiful
Lumps of Coal on March 25, 2003. The lead single, "Real", peaked at
No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart. Her next album, titled Chaotic Resolve, entered
the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 177 on March 9, 2006. "Better"
reached No. 1 on the U.S. Christian airplay chart. The Bronleewe & Bose
remix of her follow-up, "Cut", hit No. 1 on SiriusXM's dance hits
channel BPM, and No. 5 on Billboard's Dance Charts Hot Dance Club Songs.
Blink:
Shortly after the birth of her second child, Plumb recorded
her 5th album, titled Blink, as collection of lullaby inspired songs. It was
released on October 9, 2007, immediately becoming one of her best selling and
most enduring albums to date. Lead single "In My Arms", was used in
conjunction with key plot narratives for both Vampire Diaries and One Tree
Hill, and became Plumb's biggest international hit to date, selling close to
half a million singles in both the United States and Russia. "In My Arms"
received remixes by Kaskade, Scotty K, Bronleewe & Bose, Gomi, and Bimbo
Jones, with the later reaching the No. 3 spot on the Billboard Dance Charts.
Beautiful History:
On May 19, 2009, Curb Records announced that it would
release a career spanning greatest hits album titled Beautiful History, which
was released later in the year and included several new songs.[16] The first
single from Beautiful History, "Hang On", reached No. 1 on US
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play in 2009 and reached the top spot on Billboard's
Hot Dance Airplay chart in 2010.
Need You Now:
Plumb returned to the studio in
2010 with longtime producer and co-writer Matt Bronleewe to begin work on what
would become her 6th studio album, while also changing management and signing
with alternative boutique firm Street Talk Media. The debut single from the
project, "Drifting", a co-penned duet with longtime friend Dan
Haseltine (of Jars of Clay), spread quickly across Christian Rock radio. The
second single, "Need You Now (How Many Times)", went to CCM radio in
early 2012 and has become Plumb's most successful single to date in that
market, rising to number to No. 1 on multiple radio and iTunes charts in both
the United States and Canada by year's end. The single has remained in regular
rotation nationwide for well over a year, selling close to 300,000 singles on
iTunes to date, and is BDS certified at over 100,000 radio spins. The album
Need You Now was released worldwide in February 2013, charting at a career-best
No. 56 on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 2 on Christian album charts. The
album received five Dove Award nominations including Song of the Year and
Contemporary/Pop Album of the Year. With her children now all at least grade
school age, and with the massive success of Need You Now, 2012 and 2013 saw the
most aggressive touring of her entire career, playing major festivals
throughout 2012 and 2013, embarking on her first and largely sold-out
headlining tour in the fall of 2013, and joining the massive Winterjam arena
tour for November 2013-14.
Exhale:
Plumb released her seventh
studio album, Exhale, on May 4, 2015.
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