Question: Facts:   - instrument: vocals    - years active: 2002 -- present    - birth name: rachel christine proctor    - origin: charleston , west virginia , u.s.    - genre: country      - name: rachel proctor    - background: solo_singer    - label: bna    - associated acts: martina jana kramer , kenny loggins , lauren alaina mcbride , blake shelton , gary allan ,    - occupation: singer-songwriter   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of rachel proctor .
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rachel christine proctor -lrb- born august 11 , 1974 -rrb- is an american country music artist .before signing to a record deal , she co-wrote martina mcbride 's 2002 single `` where would you be '' .by 2003 , proctor had signed to bna records , releasing her debut single `` days like this '' that year .this song , which peaked at number 24 on the country charts , was the first of four singles from her 2004 debut album `` where i belong '' .proctor 's only album for the label , it also produced her highest-charting single in the number 18 `` me and emily '' .although she has not charted a single since 2004 , she has written singles for jessica simpson and jesse lee .proctor has also had songs recorded by blake shelton , gary allan , jana kramer , lauren alaina , and kenny loggins .in march 2013 rachel signed an exclusive songwriting agreement with big tractor music publishing .big tractor is owned by producer scott hendricks .