Gretchen Peters
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Gretchen Peters | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | November 14, 1957 Bronxville, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Country Folk, Americana |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano, vocals |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Imprint, Purple Crayon, Scarlet Letter |
| Website | www |
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. She found work as a songwriter, composing hits for Martina McBride, Etta James, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, George Strait, Anne Murray, Shania Twain, Neil Diamond and co-writing songs with Bryan Adams.[1]
In addition, Peters has released nine 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.
Peters was inducted to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on October 5, 2014.[2]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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| UK [3] | ||
| The Secret of Life |
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| Gretchen Peters |
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| Halcyon |
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| Trio: Recorded Live |
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| Burnt Toast & 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 2-CD versions) |
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| Hello Cruel World |
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70 |
| Woman on the Wheel: Live from the Hello Cruel World Tour 2012 (Limited Edition Book/CD/DVD) |
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| Blackbirds |
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39 |
| Dancing with the Beast |
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87 |
| The Night You Wrote That Song |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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| US Country | |||
| 1996 | "When You Are Old" | 68 | The Secret of Life |
| "I Ain't Never Satisfied"[4] | — | ||
| 1997 | "The Secret of Life" | — | |
| 2012 | "Hello Cruel World" | — | Hello Cruel World |
| "—" 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 | — |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 1996 | "When You Are Old"[5] | Bud Schaetzle |
| 2012 | "The Matador" | Bud Schaetzle |
| 2015 | "Blackbirds" | Eric Power |
| 2018 | "Arguing With Ghosts" | Joshua Britt & Neilson Hubbard/Neighborhoods Apart |
Awards and nominations
| This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (May 2017) |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 1995 | Country Music Association | Song of the Year | Independence Day | Won |
| 1995 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | Independence Day | Nominated |
| 1996 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | You Don't Even Know Who I Am | Nominated |
| 1996 | Academy of Country Music | Song of the Year | You Don't Even Know Who I Am | Nominated |
| 2002 | Golden Globes | Best Original Song | Here I Am | Nominated |
| 2016 | UK Americana Association | International Album of the Year | Blackbirds | Won |
| 2016 | UK Americana Association | International Artist of the Year | Gretchen Peters | Nominated |
| 2016 | UK Americana Association | International Song of the Year (shared with Ben Glover) | Blackbirds | Won |
References
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ [1] Archived October 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gretchen Peters | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. June 15, 1996.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Gretchen Peters : When You Are Old". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
External links
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