14 Facts About Susan Ashton

Susan Ashton was born on Susan Rae Hill; July 17,1967 and is an American contemporary Christian music and country music artist who topped the Christian charts throughout the 1990s.

Susan Ashton has recorded eight studio albums to date, of which six were released on Sparrow Records.

Susan Ashton has charted fourteen number one hits on the Christian charts, and four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts; her highest-peaking song on the latter is 1999's "You're Lucky I Love You", which reached No 37.

In 1991, she released her debut album, Wakened by the Wind, which became the top-selling debut in the history of the Sparrow Records label, with Susan Ashton repeatedly reaching number one in the Christian charts that year.

Susan Ashton was nominated for a Dove award for New Artist of the Year and won a CCM readers and reporters poll for Best New Artist.

Also in 1992 Susan Ashton appeared on Paul Overstreet's album "Love Is Strong", singing a duet on Paul's song "What's Going Without Saying".

On her eponymous 1993 release, Susan Ashton was quoted during the recording of the album track "Heart Like a Rock, "I was messing around doing vocals and singing along trying to sound like an electric guitar.

Susan Ashton won the 1993 CCM Readers Award for Favorite Inspirational Album and a reporters poll for Best Female Artist.

Susan Ashton told me if there was anything I ever needed, just to let him know.

Susan Ashton provided vocals along with Collin Raye for the 1997 Jim Brickman single "The Gift", from Brickman's Christmas album of the same name.

Susan Ashton reached the country music charts with "You're Lucky I Love You", which peaked at No 38.

Susan Ashton widened her audience even further when, in 2000, she debuted on the PBS music television program Austin City Limits for their 25th Anniversary.

Susan Ashton started a MySpace page in 2006, on which she posted two demo versions of new songs.

On March 5,2013, Susan Ashton released Thief, a self-distributed six-song EP.