Shane Allen Minor is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 1999, Minor released his self-titled album that year, and it produced three hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.
Before his recording career began, Minor was a police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department, as well as a rodeo bull rider. After leaving the police force in 1994, Minor became a singer, working small gigs throughout California, eventually recording a demo tape which was sent to producer Dann Huff.
Shane was signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 1999. His debut single, ‘Slave to the Habit’ (co-written by Kostas, Toby Keith, and Chuck Cannon), reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts that same year. In addition, he was signed as an opening act for country pop singer Shania Twain.
The album also produced the top 30 hit ‘Ordinary Love’ and ‘I Think You're Beautiful’. Despite the success of its first two singles, however, the album did not chart on Top Country Albums at all.
Although he was dropped from Mercury's roster in 2000, he has continued to write songs for other artists, including the number 1 singles ‘Beautiful Mess’ by Diamond Rio, ‘Brand New Girlfriend’ by Steve Holy, and ‘Live a Little’ by Kenny Chesney.