Gretchen Peters

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Gretchen Peters
Background information
Born (1957-11-14) November 14, 1957
Origin Bronxville, New York, U.S.
Genres Country, folk
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 an American singer and songwriter. 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, Anne Murray, as well as for rock singers Neil Diamond and co-writing songs with Bryan Adams.[1] She won the Country Music Association Song Of The Year award for McBride's "Independence Day" in 1995.[2] She was twice nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song, in 1995 and 1996, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song in 2003.

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.

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak positions
UK
The Secret of Life β€”
Gretchen Peters
  • Release date: February 13, 2001
  • Label: Scarlet Letter Records
β€”
Halcyon
  • Release date: May 31, 2004
  • Label: Scarlet Letter Records
β€”
Gretchen Peters Trio: Recorded Live
  • Release date: March 28, 2006
  • Label: Scarlet Letter Records
β€”
Burnt Toast and Offerings
  • Release date: August 7, 2007
  • Label: Thirty Tigers
β€”
Northern Lights
  • Release date: October 21, 2008
  • Label: Scarlet Letter Records
β€”
One to the Heart, One to the Head
(with Tom Russell)
  • Release date: February 1, 2009
  • Label: Scarlet Letter Records
β€”
Circus Girl: The Best Of
(single CD and two-CD versions)
  • Release date: May 12, 2009
  • Label: 101 Distribution
β€”
Hello Cruel World
  • Release date: January 31, 2012
  • Label: 101 Distribution
70
"β€”" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
1996 "When You Are Old" 68 The Secret of Life
1997 "The Secret of Life" β€”
2012 "Hello Cruel World" β€” Hello Cruel World
"β€”" denotes releases that did not chart

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"[3] Bud Schaetzle

References

External links

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


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