Stephanie Bentley

Stephanie Bentley hopes debut brings chestful of success (Jan 1996)

When most greenhorn artists release their debut, the general response from the public probably is something like "Who's that?" But Stephanie Bentley has a leg up on the competition. Her name already has been out in the public for a chunk of 1995, especially in the fall. She has Ty Herndon to "blame" for that. The two, of course, recorded the duet "Heart Half Empty," now moving up the charts. While Herndon already made a name for himself with two previous hits from his debut, Bentley had yet to even release her first album. But that all changed Jan. 9 when "Hopechest" hit record stores.  ...