Gretchen Peters

Gretchen Peters
Background information
Born November 14, 1957 (1957-11-14) (age 54)
Origin Bronxville, New York
Genres Country
Occupations Singer, Songwriter
Instruments Guitar
Piano
Years active 1996–present
Labels Imprint Records
Curb Records
Associated acts Martina McBride
Website http://www.gretchenpeters.com

Gretchen Peters (born November 14, 1957 in Bronxville, New York) is a singer-songwriter in the folk/country genre. She was born in New York and raised in Boulder, Colorado, but moved to Nashville in the late 1980s. There, she found work as a songwriter, composing hits for Martina McBride, Etta James, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, George Strait, as well as for rock singers Neil Diamond and co-writing songs with Bryan Adams. She also won the Country Music Association Song Of The Year award for McBride's "Independence Day" in 1995.[1]

In addition, Peters has released seven studio albums of her own. The title track of her 1996 debut album The Secret of Life was later recorded by Faith Hill in 1999, for whom it was a Top 5 country hit.

Contents

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
The Secret of Life
Gretchen Peters
  • Release date: February 13, 2001
  • Label: Scarlet Letter Records
Halcyon
  • Release date: May 31, 2004
  • Label: Scarlet Letter Records
Trio Live
  • Release date: March 28, 2006
  • Label: Scarlet Letter Records
Burnt Toast and Offerings
  • Release date: August 7, 2007
  • Label: Thirty Tigers
Northern Lights
  • Release date: October 21, 2008
  • Label: Scarlet Letter Records
One to the Heart, One to the Head
(with Tom Russell)
  • Release date: February 1, 2009
  • Label: Scarlet Letter Records
Circus Girl
  • Release date: May 12, 2009
  • Label: 101 Distribution
Hello Cruel World
  • Release date: January 31, 2012
  • Label: 101 Distribution

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
1996 "When You Are Old" 68 The Secret of Life
2012 "Hello Cruel World" _ Hello Cruel World

Guest singles

Year Single Artist Peak positions Album
US Country
1999 "New Year's Eve 1999" Alabama 55 Christmas Vol. 2

Music videos

Year Video Director
1996 "When You Are Old"[2] Bud Schaetzle

References

  1. ^ "Who’s won the most CMA Awards? Get the answer here. Gretchen Peters". Country Music Association Awards. http://www.cmaawards.com/past-winners/ArtistDetail.aspx?artistId=109. Retrieved 21 December 2010. 
  2. ^ "CMT : Videos : Gretchen Peters : When You Are Old". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/gretchen-peters/384996/when-you-are-old.jhtml. Retrieved October 14, 2011. 

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Chattahoochee by Alan Jackson & Jim McBride		 CMA Award for Song of the Year - Independence Day performed by Martina McBride
1995		 Succeeded by
Go Rest High on That Mountain by Vince Gill