In the same timespan, she has released more than 20 singles, including three number three-peaking hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.

Together, they formed a revived version of the Carter Family, and were featured on a 1987 television episode of Austin City Limits along with Johnny Cash.

[5] Following a lengthy stint living in the UK and in the run-up to her divorce from English singer-songwriter Nick Lowe, Carter had returned to the U.S., where in 1988 she met musician Howie Epstein, bassist in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Originally recorded in 1977 with a full string backing group, it was lost in a tape collection in Hendersonville, Tennessee, and then recovered in 2003.

[7] On November 20, 2008, Carlene Carter performed at Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, Massachusetts, accompanied by Mike Emerson (Elvin Bishop, Tommy Castro) on piano and Sean Allen on electric guitar and later joined by her husband Joe Breen.

"[8] On August 8, 2009, Carlene Carter played a live acoustic set at Heckscher Park in Huntington, New York.

During her hour-long set, she played the title track from her latest release "Stronger", and said it was written in memory of her younger sister, who had died six years earlier.

The album features 12 tracks written or co-written by members of the Carter Family: 10 pre-existing songs and two new originals.

[9] Additionally, Carter collaborated extensively with Mellencamp on his 2017 album Sad Clowns & Hillbillies, providing vocals on five tracks, as well as writing one ("Damascus Road") and co-writing another ("Indigo Sunset").

[10][11] In October 2024, Carter collaborated with Dion on a patriotic digital single, titled "An American Hero" (along with an accompanying video).

[14] In the late 1980s, Carter moved back to Nashville to begin a drug- and alcohol-free life and work on her solo career.