The title cut of Gibbs' Top Ten debut album, Somebody's Knockin', was a major crossover hit in 1981; not only did it reach the country Top Ten, it also just missed similar territory on the pop side, and climbed into the Top Five on the adult contemporary charts. The follow-up, "Rich Man," was a Top 20 country hit, and Gibbs was named the ACM's Best New Female Vocalist, also winning the CMA's inaugural Horizon Award (for artists rising to new levels of prominence). However, while Gibbs charted with two more albums (1981's I'm a Lady and 1983's Over Easy), neither matched the success of her debut. Likewise, she managed two more Top 20 country hits in 1982's "Ashes to Ashes" and 1983's "Anybody Else's Heart but Mine," but nothing on the level of "Somebody's Knockin'." Still, she embarked on a high-profile tour with George Jones over 1981-1982, often duetting on-stage with him.
Gibbs spent several years away from the recording studio, then switched to the kind of country gospel music she'd started out singing. She returned in 1987 with the Grammy-nominated Turn Around; "Unconditional Love," "Comfort the People," and "Promised Land" were all successful on the CCM charts. After 1990's What a Great Day on the small Morning Gate label, Gibbs left music to concentrate on the family she was raising with Grovetown, Georgia city councilman David Daughtry, who she married on April 28, 1988. They had a child in 1989 and stayed together until his death in 2008. During their marriage, Gibbs released only one album -- 2002's No Doubt About It on TGM Records -- but following Daughtry's 1988 death, she slowly returned to regular recording for TGM. Your Grace Still Amazes Me came out in 2010 followed by a newly recorded hits collection in 2014, with Sum It All Up appearing in 2017. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi