MusicRowPics: Sarah Davidson

Sarah Davidson visit

Singer, songwriter and Private Lives of Nashville Wives cast member Sarah Davidson has been pursuing her artist career for nearly a decade in Music City.

The Georgia native stopped by MusicRow to offer a preview of selections from her five-song EP, which releases March 25. She performed “Drink You Up,” her current single. The singer-songwriter recently completed a West Coast radio tour and is gearing up to visit stations along the East Coast.

“It’s been a learning curve. I have friends who have gone on radio tours, but getting in there and meeting people is fun and a bit nerve-wracking It’s cool to establish relationships that you know will be life-long relationships.”

Davidson’s career has received another jolt of media attention since she joined the cast of the TNT series Private Lives of Nashville Wives. “Initially, I was hesitant to do the show, but I saw that they wanted to make the show about the true hard work and struggles of being an artist trying to pursue a dream,” said Davidson.

Her performance featured the song “Ride Around,” a tune that she co-wrote during a Private Lives taping. “We sat in front of the cameras and starting writing. I can look back at writing that song as a bright spot during a dark time. I’m from Valdosta, Ga., and I grew up going to Krystal on Friday night and hanging out on the farm on Saturday nights.”

Davidson co-wrote three songs on her EP, and included three songs recorded by other writers. “Drink You Up” was penned by Caitlyn Smith, Gordie Sampson and Steve McEwan, while “Get Out” was penned by her former husband, songwriter Dallas Davidson. “I started listening to uncut songs back when I was interning and working at publishing companies. Listening to those songs, I found how deep and intricate the pool of songs is in this town. I heard [“Get Out”] four years ago. My husband at the time wrote it, and I always wanted to put it on a project. We were going through a separation at the time I was recording this, and it is an emotion I relate to.”

She also penned “Bright Lights, Big City,” which became the theme-song for Private Lives of Nashville Wives. “TNT has been so supportive, and I loved that they had enough faith in me to give me a shot at writing the theme song.” “Bright Lights, Big City” will be an exclusive Walmart bonus track on the self-titled EP.

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