Caryl Mack Parker

Caryl Mack Parker (born in Abilene, Texas)^[1] is an American country music singer. Between 1996 and 1997, Parker charted two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly, wrote that Parker "this West Texas native conjures inventive images and dispenses sage advice."^[2]

As a staff-writer for Warner/Chappell Music, Hamstein and Scream Music, her songs were recorded by artists such as Patty Loveless and for television shows such as The West Wing. Parker has worked as a session vocalist, songwriter and accompanist with such artists as Vince Gill, Trisha Yearwood, Amy Grant, James Otto, Kevin Welch, Jimmy Hall, Ashley Cleveland, Kim Hill, Jude Cole and Will Hoge. She has also appeared at numerous songwriter festivals and venues in Nashville, including the Ryman Auditorium and Bluebird Cafe.^[3]

Caryl is married to producer/publisher/songwriter, Scott Parker. The couple currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Discography

Title	Album details
Caryl Mack	Release date: 1984 Label: Private press
Smoke & Mirrors	Release date: 1993 Label: Cascot Music
Caryl Mack Parker	Release date: December 3, 1996 Label: Magnatone Records
Alabaster Boxes	Release date: October 15, 2007 Label: Rancho Divine
Rancho Divine	Release date: June 13, 2008 Label: Rancho Divine

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	US Country	Album
1996	"Better Love Next Time"	67	Caryl Mack Parker
1997	"One Night Stand"	66
1997	"It's Good to Be Me"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Year	Video
1996	"Better Love Next Time"
1997	"One Night Stand"

^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ Nash, Alanna (November 22, 1996). "Music Review: 'Caryl Mack Parker'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
^ "Caryl Parker". Parkerandparkersongs.com.