Gretchen Peters
Gretchen Peters | |
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Background information | |
Born | November 14, 1957 |
Origin | Bronxville, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Country, folk |
Occupations | Singer, Songwriter |
Instruments |
Guitar Piano |
Years active | 1996βpresent |
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 |
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UK | ||
The Secret of Life |
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Gretchen Peters |
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Halcyon |
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Gretchen Peters Trio: Recorded Live |
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Burnt Toast and Offerings |
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Northern Lights |
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One to the Heart, One to the Head (with Tom Russell) |
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Circus Girl: The Best Of (single CD and two-CD versions) |
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Hello Cruel World |
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70 |
"β" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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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 |
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1999 | "New Year's Eve 1999" | Alabama | 55 | Christmas Vol. 2 |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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1996 | "When You Are Old"[3] | Bud Schaetzle |
References
- β http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ke4uGjK2dU
- β "Whoβs won the most CMA Awards? Get the answer here. Gretchen Peters". Country Music Association Awards. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- β "CMT : Videos : Gretchen Peters : When You Are Old". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
External links
Awards and achievements | ||
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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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