Now That I Found You (1998) – Terri Clark

I first heard Canadian country music artist Terri Clark’s Now That I Found You on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) radio and procured her record How I Feel. I listened to it a bunch and cherished the first half. I hadn’t listened to it in ages until today’s featured song appeared in my collection. After sifting through the tracks on How I Feel I realised that I should have added two more songs from it: Everytime I Cry and I’m Alright. Canada has produced other fine female country music artists whose music I have enjoyed, including Anne Murray and Shania Twain.

Now That I Found You is a song written by Paul Begaud, Vanessa Corish and J.D. Martin and recorded by Terri Clark. It was the first single released from the album How I Feel. It reached number 2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart in July 1998 and number 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. How I Feel, the third studio album by Terri Clark achieved two top 10 places on the US Billboard Country Charts including today’s song. The album was certified platinum in both Canada and the US.

How can I believe
That my heart would find someone like you
You see me, the real me
No in bewteens, I had nowhere to hide
You took away the walls around me
Made me feel safe to share my truth

I see the heavens open, a heart that once was broken
Is holding nothing back
Now that I found you
You hold me like a prayer, you touch me everywhere
A lifetime just ain’t enough to love you true
Now that I found you
Now that I found you

I do believe we’re meant to be
Our chemistry will last forever
And through the years
We’ll see some tears
We’ll conquer fears
And together we will grow
Looking in your eyes
They tell me
I no longer have to feel alone

Below are excerpts from Wikipedia beow:

Terri Lynn Sauson, known professionally as Terri Clark was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on August 5, 1968. Clark’s grandparents, Ray and Betty Gauthier, were both noted Canadian country musicians, having opened for artists such as George Jones and Johnny Cash. By high school, Clark had grown to love country music and worked at a local Chinese restaurant to save money to move to Nashville, Tennessee. 
After graduating from High School in 1987, she moved to Nashville where she got her start playing at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, a honky-tonk bar across the alley from Nashville’s iconic Ryman Auditorium. At that time, country music executives were largely uninterested in traditional country, but record producer and singer Keith Stegall gave Clark advice and encouragement to not give up. In 1994, Stegall became an executive at PolyGram/Mercury Records in Nashville and promptly signed Clark to a record deal.

Clark’s albums have accounted for more than twenty singles, including six Number Ones. In 2004, Clark gained one of country music’s crowning achievements when she became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. She was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018 and will become a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2023.

References:
1. Now That I Found You (Terri Clark song) – Wikipedia
2. How I Feel (album) – Wikipedia
3. Terri Clark – Wikipedia

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