Mindy McCready

This article is about the musician. For other uses, see Mindy McCready (disambiguation).
Mindy McCready

Promotional photo from BNA Records, 1996
Background information
Birth name Malinda Gayle McCready
Born (1975-11-30)November 30, 1975
Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Died February 17, 2013(2013-02-17) (aged 37)
Heber Springs, Arkansas, U.S.[1]
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1995–2013
Labels BNA, Capitol Nashville, Iconic
Associated acts Richie McDonald
Website Official website

Malinda Gayle "Mindy" McCready (November 30, 1975 – February 17, 2013)[2] was an American country music singer. Active from 1995 until her death in 2013, she recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's Ten Thousand Angels, was released on BNA Records and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA, while 1997's If I Don't Stay the Night was certified Gold. 1999's I'm Not So Tough, her final album for BNA, was less successful, and she left the label. A self-titled fourth album followed in 2002 on Capitol Records. McCready's fifth and final studio album, I'm Still Here, was released in March 2010 on Iconic Records.

McCready's first four studio albums yielded twelve singles on the Billboard country singles charts. This figure includes the Number One hit "Guys Do It All the Time," as well as the Top Ten hits "Ten Thousand Angels" and "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)."

Although she had not charted a single since 2002, McCready received significant media coverage regarding her troubled personal life and suicide attempts and her eventual death by suicide.

Career

Music

Born Malinda Gayle McCready in Fort Myers, Florida, McCready began singing in her local Pentecostal church at age three,[3] and graduated from high school at the age of 16 with the intention of beginning her music career early.[4]

When she was 18, she moved to Nashville, where she was signed by BNA Records. Her debut album, Ten Thousand Angels, was released in 1996 and sold two million copies. The album produced four chart singles on the country charts: the title track at No. 6, followed by her only Number One hit, "Guys Do It All the Time." This song, in turn, was succeeded by "Maybe He'll Notice Her Now," a duet with Richie McDonald, then the lead vocalist of Lonestar. The fourth and final single, "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)," peaked at No. 4.[5]

The next year, McCready released the album If I Don't Stay the Night. The album spawned three singles, "What If I Do," "The Other Side of This Kiss," and "You'll Never Know." The album sold 825,000 copies.[6]

In 1999, McCready released I'm Not So Tough. The first single, "All I Want Is Everything," failed to break the top 50. The album was a commercial failure, selling 144,000 copies. Soon after, McCready's record company dropped her. McCready was then signed by Capitol Records. She released her self-titled album with Capitol in 2002 to disappointing sales and was dropped by Capitol later that year.[6]

In May 2008, McCready released the single "I'm Still Here" via her official website. She also announced that she had been working on a documentary, a new album, and a reality show.[7] McCready's critically acclaimed fifth album, I'm Still Here, was released in March 2010.[8]

Reality television

In June 2009, McCready signed on to appear on the reality series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.[9] The series aired and depicted her struggle with substance addiction.[10] She later discussed her recovery and possible studio work with Todd Gaither on a March 2010 episode of The View.

In mid-2011, McCready appeared on Celebrity Close Calls and Celebrity Ghost Stories. She also appeared on 20/20 in December 2011, where she discussed her son Zander, her producer boyfriend David Wilson, and new music. (December 9, 2011)

Personal life

In 1997, McCready became engaged to actor Dean Cain.[11] The couple broke up the following year.[12] McCready also dated former NHL hockey player Drake Berehowsky.[13]

In December 2003, she began dating aspiring singer William Patrick "Billy" McKnight. On May 8, 2005, McKnight was arrested and charged with attempted murder after beating and choking her.[6][14] After reporting to People magazine that she had cut ties with McKnight, McCready was found unconscious in a hotel lobby in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, after attempting suicide in July 2005. She was hospitalized for a drug overdose after consuming a large amount of undisclosed drugs with alcohol.[15] The couple eventually got back together and McCready became pregnant. In September 2005, while she was pregnant with McKnight's child, she attempted suicide again by overdosing on antidepressants.[16] In March 2006, McCready gave birth to a son, Zander Ryan McCready.[17]

On December 17, 2008, paramedics were called to McCready's Nashville home after an apparent suicide attempt; they transported her to a hospital after finding wounds on her wrists.[18]

Mindy McCready wanted to turn her life around, and the country singer tried to get help for her struggles in a very unusual way. In 2009, she joined the cast of "Celebrity Rehab 3" with Dr. Drew Pinsky. But Dr. Drew told Buzzfeed McCready was devastated after the January death of her boyfriend, David Wilson, and he believes that prompted her to apparently commit suicide on Sunday. He said he spoke to the 37-year-old singer after Wilson’s death, and she was going to seek help. “Although she was fearful of stigma and ridicule she agreed with me that she needed to make her health and safety a priority,” he stated. “Unfortunately it seems that Mindy did not sustain her treatment.”

On May 25, 2010, McCready was hospitalized in Cape Coral, Florida, for a possible drug overdose; she may have had a reaction to Darvocet her mother had given her.[19] She was released later that day and returned home.[20]

A pornographic videotape of McCready and an ex-boyfriend referred to as "Peter"[21] went on sale by Vivid Entertainment in 2010.[22]

In April 2012, McCready gave birth to her second child, a son named Zayne.[23] The child's father, record producer David Wilson, was found dead on January 13, 2013, at McCready's home, of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Cleburne County, Arkansas, sheriff's department has opened an investigation into Wilson's death.[24][25][26][27][28] Following Wilson's death, McCready released a statement in which she referred to him as her "soulmate" and "life partner".[27][28]

Roger Clemens affair

In April 2008, the New York Daily News reported on a possible long-term relationship between McCready and baseball star Roger Clemens that began when she was 15.[29] Clemens' attorney Rusty Hardin denied the affair, stating that Clemens would bring a defamation suit regarding this false allegation. Clemens' attorney admitted that a relationship existed but described McCready as a "close family friend." He also stated that McCready had traveled on Clemens' personal jet and that Clemens' wife was aware of the relationship.[29] Clemens issued a statement saying only "I have made mistakes in my personal life for which I am sorry."[30] McCready described the relationship as being sexual in nature.[31]

On November 17, 2008, McCready spoke in more detail to Inside Edition about her affair with Clemens. She stated that their relationship lasted for more than a decade, ending when Clemens refused to leave his wife to marry McCready. However, she denied that she was 15 when it began; she said they met when she was 16 and the relationship became sexual only "several years later."[32]

Legal issues

In August 2004, McCready was arrested in Tennessee for using a fake prescription to buy the painkiller OxyContin. Although she initially denied the charge, she pleaded guilty and was fined $4,000, sentenced to three years probation, and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.[33][34]

In May 2005, McCready was stopped by Nashville police for speeding and then arrested and charged with driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license.[35] A jury later found her not guilty on the charges of DUI, but guilty of driving with a suspended license.[36] That July, she was charged in Arizona with identity theft, unlawful use of transportation, unlawful imprisonment, and hindering prosecution.[37] An arrest warrant was issued for her the following month for violation of her probation when she left Tennessee without her probation officer's permission. She was also charged with not reporting to her probation officer during the month of July.[38] She was finally arrested in Florida and returned to Tennessee. She faced a hearing later that year on charges of violating her probation on a drug charge by failing to check in with her probation officer and leaving the state without permission to go to Florida.[39]

In July 2007, McCready was arrested in her hometown, Fort Myers, Florida. She was charged with battery and resisting arrest for an apparent scuffle with her mother.[40] The following week, she was taken into custody at the Nashville International Airport for violating probation.[41] In September, McCready was sentenced to a year in jail for violating probation. In addition to the jail time, she was ordered to serve two more years of probation and perform 200 additional hours of community service. She was released from jail in December.[42]

In June 2008, McCready was arrested in Tennessee for violating the terms of her probation set in September 2007.[43] Sentenced to 60 days in jail, McCready turned herself in on September 30, 2008.[44] After serving half of her sentence, she was released early for good behavior on October 30, 2008.[45]

Death

On February 17, 2013, McCready's neighbors called the Sheriff's Office of Cleburne County, Arkansas, reporting gunshots. McCready was found dead on her front porch from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. This is the same place where David Wilson, her former boyfriend and the father of her younger son, had fatally shot himself one month prior.[24][46][47] She was 37 years old.[1][48] She also fatally shot the pet dog that had belonged to Wilson.[24][49] Her two children were in foster care and had not been in her custody for some years prior to the time of her death.[46] McCready is interred at Alva Cemetery in Alva, Florida.

Discography

Mindy McCready discography
Studio albums 5
Music videos 8
Singles 15

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions[50] Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country US CAN Country CAN
Ten Thousand Angels 5 40 1 93
  • US: 2× Platinum
If I Don't Stay the Night
  • Release date: November 4, 1997
  • Label: BNA Records
 12 83 12 —
  • US: Gold
I'm Not So Tough
  • Released: September 14, 1999
  • Label: BNA Records
 17 155 13 —
Mindy McCready 29 — * —
I'm Still Here
  • Release date: March 23, 2010
  • Label: Iconic Records
 71 — * —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
* denotes unknown peak positions

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions[51]
US Country US CAN Country
CMT Girls' Night Out (with Sara Evans,
Martina McBride, and Lorrie Morgan)
  • Release date: October 12, 1999
  • Label: BNA Records
 30 — 8
Super Hits
  • Release date: January 11, 2000
  • Label: BNA Records
 46 156 —
Platinum & Gold Collection
  • Release date: August 19, 2003
  • Label: RCA Nashville
 — — —
All American Country
  • Release date: April 1, 2004
  • Label: BMG Special Products
 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[5] Album
US Country US CAN Country UK
1996 "Ten Thousand Angels" 6 124 13 — Ten Thousand Angels
"Guys Do It All the Time" 1 72 1 —
"Maybe He'll Notice Her Now" (with Richie McDonald) 18 102 11 —
1997 "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" 4 105 4 —
"What If I Do" 26 102 19 — If I Don't Stay the Night
1998 "You'll Never Know" 19 102 12 —
"The Other Side of This Kiss" 41 — 30 —
"Oh Romeo" — — — 41
"Let's Talk About Love" 68 — — — Country Cares for Kids
1999 "One in a Million"[A] 57 — — — I'm Not So Tough
"All I Want Is Everything" 57 — 77 —
2000 "Scream" 46 — * — Mindy McCready
2002 "Maybe, Maybe Not" 49 — * —
"Lips Like Yours" — — * —
2008 "I'm Still Here" — — * — I'm Still Here
2010 "I Want a Man" — — * —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
* denotes unknown peak positions
Notes
  • A^ "One in a Million" is only on the international version of I'm Not So Tough.

Guest singles

Year Single Artist Album
2009 "Sweeter" Billy McKnight Billy McKnight

Music videos

Year Video Director
1996 "Ten Thousand Angels" Jim Hershleder
"Guys Do It All the Time"
"Maybe He'll Notice Her Now"
(with Richie McDonald)
1998 "You'll Never Know" Dean Cain
"The Other Side of This Kiss"
1999 "All I Want Is Everything" Susan Johnson
2000 "Scream" Roger Pistole
2001 "Maybe, Maybe Not"

References

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