First NameMaryMiddle NameChapinLast NameCarpenterFull Name at BirthMary Chapin CarpenterAlternative NameMary Chapin CarpenterBirthday21st February, 1958BirthplacePrinceton, New Jersey, USABuildAverageEye ColorBrown - DarkHair ColorBrown - LightZodiac SignPiscesSexualityStraightEthnicityWhiteNationalityAmericanHigh SchoolThe Taft School, Watertown, CT (1976)UniversityBrown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USAOccupation TextSinger-songwriterOccupationCountry MusicianClaim to FameShooting Straight in the DarkMusic Genre (Text)Americana, Country, Soft Rock, Folk, Country FolkMusic GenreCountryYear(s) Active1987–presentMusic StyleCountry-Folk, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, Contemporary CountryMusic MoodConfident, Bittersweet, Sentimental, Earnest, Street-Smart, Reflective, Literate, Intimate, Poignant, Gentle, Rollicking, Romantic, Cathartic, SpringlikeInstrumentGuitar, Songwriter, VocalsInstrument (text)Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Electric guitarRecord LabelColumbia, Zoë, Lambent Light RecordsAssociated ActsJohn Jennings, Joan Baez, Shawn Colvin, Indigo Girls, Radney Foster, Trisha Yearwood, Kathy Mattea, Tift Merritt, Rose CousinsOfficial WebsitesFatherChapin Carpenter Jr.MotherMary Bowie Robertson

Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer. Carpenter's first album, 1987's Hometown Girl, did not produce any singles, although 1989's State of the Heart and 1990's Shooting Straight in the Dark each produced four Top 20 hits on the Billboard country singles charts.