Faking Love

Karen Brooks

Karen Brooks (born April 30, 1954) is an American singer and writer who is best known for a series of singles recorded by Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, Patty Loveless, Tanya Tucker, Russell Smith, David Allen Coe, Crystal Gayle and Exile. She won a Grammy for her contribution to the soundtrack for the Sesame Street movie Follow That Bird. She sang a duet with Johnny Cash, "I Will Dance With You", and also with T. G. Sheppard, "Faking Love", which was a number-1 hit for three weeks on the Billboard country chart in February 1983. She also had a number of top 40 songs as a recording artist on Warner Bros. Records. Brooks was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1954. She attended Justin F. Kimball High School with schoolmate Stevie Ray Vaughan (Class of '72). She was form… more »