Country Weekly

The Scoop! – by Larry Holden – November 6, 2006
Love Story

Here's the story behind how international star and Tennesse native Annie Sims breathed life into "Eighty Acres of Stars," written by Layng Martine, Jr. and Richard Leigh, who penned Reba McEntire's "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" and Crystal Gayle's "Don't It Make Your Brown Eyes Blue." The heart-tugging ballad, delivered stunningly by Annie, tells the true story of how Richard proposed to his wife, Shannon, on his eighty-acre Tennessee farm. Not only did Annie cut the song for her Half the Moon CD, but she filmed the video on Richard's farm – the real-life setting of the romantic tale. You can hear and see this love story at anniesims.com.

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