Joan Kennedy (born in Douglas Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada) is a country music singer. She came to fame after winning the Canadian National Talent Contest in 1983 and issued her first album, I'm a Big Girl Now, the following year in 1984. After two more albums in 1985 and 1987, she signed with MCA Records and issued two albums, 1990's Candle in the Window and 1992's Higher Ground. In 1996, Kennedy released A Dozen Red Roses, a greatest hits album. During the early 1990s, she had her own syndicated weekly television show in Canada. She now resides in Portland, Maine.
Discography
Albums Title Details Peak positions CAN Country I'm a Big Girl Now Release date: 1984 Label: MBS — A Christmas to Remember Release date: 1985 Label: WRC — Family Pride Release date: 1987 Label: Destiny — Candle in the Window Release date: 1990 Label: MCA Records 26 Higher Ground Release date: 1992 Label: MCA Records 24 A Dozen Red Roses Release date: 1996 Label: JKP — My Roots Release date: December 2015 Label: JKP — "—" denotes releases that did not chart Singles Year Single Peak positions Album CAN Country 1984 "I'm a Big Girl Now" — I'm a Big Girl Now "You're a Stranger" — 1985 "If I'm Wrong" — 1986 "Tell the Boys No" — Family Pride 1987 "Family Pride" 52 "Don't Look in My Eyes" — 1988 "This Time" — "Mothers and Daughters" — "Sweet Nothin's" 87 1990 "The Trouble with Love" 45 Candle in the Window 1991 "Just Can't Let Go" 21 "I Never Met a Liar (I Didn't Like)" 9 "Candle in the Window" 15 1992 "Sometimes She Feels Like a Man" 21 "If You Want Love" 15 "I Need to Hear It from You" 9 Higher Ground 1993 "Talk to My Heart" 7 "Breakin' All Over Town" 9 "Dream On" 9 1994 "Circle of Love" 18 "You Said It" 30 1996 "Wild and Free" 15 A Dozen Red Roses 1997 "A Dozen Red Roses" 19 "Promised Land" 52 1998 "Working Man's Daughter" — 2015 "Yeeha Hallelujah" — My Roots "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videos Year Video Director 1991 "Candle in the Window" 1993 "Talk to My Heart" Jim Spitler 1997 "A Dozen Red Roses" 1998 "Promised Land" Alain Ouellette "Working Man's Daughter" 2015 "Yeeha Hallelujah"
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