Catherine Britt
Encyclopedia
Catherine Britt is a country music
artist who has had success in both her native Australia and in the United States. She was born in Newcastle, New South Wales
, Australia
, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee
, United States
in 2004. She has charted several singles on the Billboard
Hot Country Songs
charts in the U.S., in addition to releasing four studio albums in her native Australia. Her highest charting single, "The Upside of Being Down", peaked at #36 on the country music charts in 2004.
, In The Pines. She was signed to ABC Country and recorded her first album, Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures, in 2002. In 2004, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee
, and was soon signed to RCA Nashville. Her American debut single, "The Upside of Being Down", peaked at #36 that year. She has been dropped from their roster without releasing an album in the U.S.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist who has had success in both her native Australia and in the United States. She was born in Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, United States
United States
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in 2004. She has charted several singles on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
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Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts in the U.S., in addition to releasing four studio albums in her native Australia. Her highest charting single, "The Upside of Being Down", peaked at #36 on the country music charts in 2004.
Musical career
In 1999, Catherine independently released her debut EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, In The Pines. She was signed to ABC Country and recorded her first album, Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures, in 2002. In 2004, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, and was soon signed to RCA Nashville. Her American debut single, "The Upside of Being Down", peaked at #36 that year. She has been dropped from their roster without releasing an album in the U.S.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Country | AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
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| Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures |
|
18 | — |
| Too Far Gone |
|
1 | 47 |
| Little Wildflower |
|
6 | 73 |
| Catherine Britt |
|
5 | 73 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| In the Pines |
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 1999 | "That Don't Bother Me" | — | In the Pines |
| 2002 | "46 Miles from Alice" | — | Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures |
| "Easy Living" | — | ||
| "Hillbilly Pickin' Ramblin' Girl" | — | ||
| "Help Me, I'm Falling" | — | ||
| 2004 | "The Upside of Being Down" | 36 | Too Far Gone |
| 2005 | "Where We Both Say Goodbye" (with Elton John Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor... ) |
38 | Non-album song |
| "Poor Man's Pride" | — | Too Far Gone | |
| 2006 | "Swingin' Door" | — | |
| "Too Far Gone" | — | ||
| 2007 | "What I Did Last Night" | 39 | Little Wildflower |
| "Little Wildflower" | — | ||
| "I'm Gone" | — | ||
| 2008 | "Lucky Girl" | — | |
| 2009 | "I'm Not Your Cinderella" | — | |
| 2010 | "Can’t Change a Thing" | — | Catherine Britt |
| "Sweet Emmylou" | — | ||
| 2011 | "I Want You Back" | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "The Upside of Being Down" | Traci Goudie |
| 2007 | "Little Wildflower" | Myles Conti |
| 2008 | "What I Did Last Night" | |
| 2009 | "I'm Not Your Cinderella" | |
| 2010 | "Can't Change a Thing" | |
| "Sweet Emmylou" | ||
| 2011 | "I Want You Back" |
ARIA Music Awards
| Year | Category | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Country Album of the Year | Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures | Nominated |
| 2006 | Country Album of the Year | Too Far Gone | Nominated |
| 2008 | Country Album of the Year | Little Wildflower | Nominated |
| 2010 | Country Album of the Year | Catherine Britt | Nominated* |
| Most Popular Australian Artist | Herself | Nominated* | |
- Pending result
CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia http://www.country.com.au/
| Year | Category | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Video Clip of the Year | Poor Man’s Pride - directed by Ross Wood | Nominated |
| 2007 | Album of the year | Too Far Gone | Nominated |
| Single of the year | Too Far Gone | Nominated | |
| Female Artist of the Year | Catherine Britt - Too Far Gone | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Album of the year | Little Wildflower | Nominated |
| Single of the year | What I Did Last Night | Nominated | |
| Female Artist of the Year | Catherine Britt - What I Did Last Night | Won | |
| Video Clip of the Year | Little Wildflower - directed by Myles Conti | Nominated | |
CMC Country Music Channel Australia http://countrymusicchannel.com.au/cmc/Default.aspx
| Year | Category | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | CMC Artist of the year | Herself | Nominated |