From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the country music artist. For the Texas folk heroine, see Emily West Morgan.Emily West
Background information Birth name Emily Nemmers[1] Born August 6, 1972 (age 36) Origin Waterloo, Iowa, USA Genre(s) Country Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Instrument(s) Vocals Guitar Years active 2007 – present Label(s) Capitol Nashville Associated acts Chely Wright
Emily Nemmers (born August 6, 1972 in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American country music artist who records under the name Emily West. Signed to Capitol Records Nashville, she debuted on Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in early 2008 with the single "Rocks in Your Shoes". This song peaked at #39 early in the year, and is the first single from a self-titled EP. However, she has not released a full studio album.Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Discography 2.1 EPs 2.2 Singles 3 References 4 External links
[edit] Biography
West, the youngest of four children, was born in Waterloo, Iowa. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2000 following her graduation from Waterloo West High School in hopes of achieving her goals of becoming a country music singer.[2] West soon signed a deal with a publishing company in Nashville, Warner-Chapell. West was then signed to Capitol Records Nashville when producer Mike Dungan listened to her demo tapes.[3] One of her first appearances was as a background vocalist on Chely Wright's 2005 album The Metropolitan Hotel.[4]
Capitol released a self-titled EP December 11, 2007 to the iTunes music store. In early 2008, West was featured in People Magazine and completed a media tour for her debut single, "Rocks in Your Shoes".[5] "Rocks in Your Shoes" peaked in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in early 2008. The song received a "thumbs up" rating from The 9513 critic Jim Malec, who called it "a fun-but-gritty up-tempo that exudes confidence and perfectly frames her music."[6] A second single, "That Kind of Happy", was released to radio on April 6, 2009. Malec gave this song a thumbs-up rating as well.[7]
[edit] Discography
[edit] EPsYear Album 2007 Emily West
[edit] SinglesYear Song US Country Album 2008 "Rocks in Your Shoes" 39 Emily West 2009 "That Kind of Happy"[A] TBD
Notes A^ Current single.
