Sarah Buxton

Sarah Jane Buxton (born July 3, 1980) is an American country music singer-songwriter formerly signed to the independent Lyric Street Records. Between 2006 and 2008, she issued three singles from an extended play titled Almost My Record, in addition to co-writing her song "Stupid Boy", which was later recorded by Keith Urban. She released her self-titled debut album in early 2010, led off by the Top 25 single "Outside My Window," shortly before Lyric Street Records closed.

Biography Buxton was born in Lawrence, Kansas. She became actively involved in music as a child by learning piano, playing flute and joining a children's choir. As she learned more about music, she became interested in songwriters and began writing poetry. After graduation, she met one of her musical idols, Stevie Nicks, who encouraged her to pursue music and move to Nashville, Tennessee.

Buxton enrolled at Nashville's Belmont University

2006–2010: Lyric Street Records "Stupid Boy", one of Buxton's songs, was covered by Keith Urban, on his mid-2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing, taking his version to No. 3 on the country charts in 2007.

Buxton signed to Lyric Street Records that same year and released her debut single "Innocence", which peaked at number 31 on the country music charts. It was followed by "That Kind of Day", which reached number 26 in 2007. Both were included on a five-song digital extended play entitled Almost My Record, released only to digital retailers in mid-2007.

Buxton released "Space", which she wrote with Lari White and Chuck Cannon, in October 2008. It peaked at number 38 in early 2009 and was added to Almost My Record. A fourth single, "Outside My Window", was issued in June 2009 and remained on the charts until February 2010, peaking at number 23. Buxton wrote this song with Victoria Shaw, Gary Burr, and Mark Hudson, who also directed the music video for it.

Buxton released her self-titled debut studio album on February 23, 2010. Produced by Buxton along with Craig Wiseman, Dann Huff, Bob DiPiero, and Blair Daly, the album includes all of her charting singles as well as her version of "Stupid Boy" and three duets with Jedd Hughes. Less than a year after forming the duo, Buxton and Hughes parted ways.

2011–present Urban recorded another one of Buxton's songs, "Put You in a Song", for the 2010 album Get Closer. Buxton also wrote Big & Rich's 2012 single "That's Why I Pray", Gary Allan's 2013 single "Pieces" from his album Set You Free, and The Band Perry's 2013 single "Don't Let Me Be Lonely" from their album Pioneer. In 2014, she co-wrote "PrizeFighter" by Trisha Yearwood and Kelly Clarkson, "Sun Daze" by Florida Georgia Line, and "Fix" and "For Her" by Chris Lane.

Buxton has co-written several songs that have appeared on the ABC hit TV show Nashville. Songs include ""Yellin' from the Rooftop", "Loving You is the Only Way to Fly", "Stronger Than Me", "Every Time I Fall in Love", and "Nothing in This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again", for which she and her co-writer Kate York received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.

Musical styles Stewart Mason of Allmusic wrote that Buxton has "an appealingly hoarse singing voice akin to Melissa Etheridge and a no-nonsense lyrical persona somewhat along the lines of Gretchen Wilson." Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly magazine wrote in her review of the album that Buxton's lyrics cast her as "a typical 20-something-year-old girl in America."

Personal life Buxton became engaged to session guitarist Tom Bukovac on December 20, 2009. They married on November 20, 2010. She gave birth to their first child, Marshall, on December 4, 2012. Their second son, Leo, was born in 2016.

According to Tom Bukovac, he and Buxton decided to end their marriage in 2020.

Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country US Sarah Buxton Release date: February 23, 2010 Label: Lyric Street Records Formats: CD, Music Download 12 68

Extended plays Title Album details Almost My Record Release date: July 10, 2007 Label: Lyric Street Records Formats: Music Download Signs of Life Release date: November 20, 2020 Label: Big Dolphin Energy Formats: Music Download Moonriser Release date: March 4, 2022 Label: Tone Tree Music Formats: Music Download Sumac Release date: November 16, 2023 Label: Tone Tree Music Formats: Music Download

Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country US Bubbling 2006 "Innocence" 31 — Almost My Record / Sarah Buxton 2007 "That Kind of Day" 26 — 2008 "Space" 38 — 2009 "Outside My Window" 23 7 Sarah Buxton 2019 "Only the Truth" — — Signs of Life "Say My Name" — — 2020 "Some Things Don't Change" — — Signs of Life "Little Bit Better" — — 2021 "Hard Things" — — Moonriser 2022 "Rain Like This" — — 2023 "Loving Means Letting You Go" — — Sumac "I Wanna Know What Love Is" — — "Together at Christmas Time" — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Guest singles Year Single Artist Peak chartpositions Album US Country US 2005 "If You Don't Wanna Love Me" Cowboy Troy — — Loco Motive 2011 "Let It Rain" David Nail 1 51 The Sound of a Million Dreams "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs Year Single Peak positions Certifications Album US Country 2013 "Dayum, Baby"(with Florida Georgia Line) 49 RIAA: Gold Here's to the Good Times(Florida Georgia Line album)

Music videos Year Video Director 2006 "Innocence" Deaton-Flanigen Productions 2009 "Outside My Window" Mark Hudson