Sonia Leigh
Sonia Leigh at the North Carolina Country Music Freedom Festival in 2011
Sonia Leigh at the North Carolina Country Music Freedom Festival in 2011
Background information
BornDecember 1978[1]
OriginMolena, Georgia
GenresCountry, Americana
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active1998 – present
LabelsSouthern Ground Artists
Websitehttp://www.sonialeigh.com

Sonia Leigh (born December 1978) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Following her 1998 debut, Remember Me, Leigh has performed extensively as a solo artist, headliner, and as the supporting act for Jason Mraz, The Marshall Tucker Band, Zac Brown Band, Blackberry Smoke.

Her 2007 release Run or Surrender was produced by John Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band. Her Southern Ground debut album, 1978 December, was released on September 27, 2011. The first single off the album is "My Name Is Money," which Juli Thanki of Engine 145 gave a "thumbs up".[2] Leigh also co-wrote the Zac Brown Band singles "Goodbye in Her Eyes" and "Sweet Annie".

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country US
Heat
Remember Me
  • Release date: 1998
  • Label: self-released
 — —
Laundry
  • Release date: April 11, 2000
  • Label: Zonolite
 — —
Run or Surrender
  • Release date: 2007
  • Label: self-released
 — —
1978 December
  • Release date: September 27, 2011
  • Label: Southern Ground
 43 15
Counting Skeletons
  • Release date: June 3, 2014
  • Label: Independent
Mad Hatter
  • Release date: January 12, 2018
  • Label: Willing To Fly Music
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Title Album details
Angel on My Shoulder
  • Release date: September 16, 2008
  • Label: self-released

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
2011 "My Name Is Money" 45 1978 December
2012 "Bar" —
2014 "Put It in Your Pocket" — —
"When We Are Alone" —
2015 "Booty Call" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
2011 "My Name Is Money"[3] Chris Hicky
2012 "Bar" (barroom radio mix)[4] Cole Cassell
2015 "When We Are Alone"[5] Alden Allen

References

  1. ^ "1978 December - Sonia Leigh". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. ^ Thanki, Juli (27 July 2001). "Sonia Leigh — "My Name Is Money"". Engine 145. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  3. ^ "CMT : Videos : Sonia Leigh : My Name Is Money". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  4. ^ "CMT : Videos : Sonia Leigh : Bar (Barroom Radio Mix)". Country Music Television. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "Youtube : Videos : Sonia Leigh : When We Are Alone". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

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