Catherine Britt

Catherine Britt
Photo by Bruce Howlett, 2ARM FM92.1, Armidale, New South Wales.
Background information
Born	(1984-12-31) 31 December 1984
Origin	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	Country
Occupation	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, rhythm guitar
Years active	1999–present
Labels	ABC Music
Website	http://www.catherinebritt.com

Catherine Britt (born 31 December 1984) 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 five studio albums in her native Australia. Her highest charting single, "The Upside of Being Down", peaked at No.36 on the country music charts in 2004.

Musical career

In 1999, Catherine independently released her debut EP, 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 No.36 that year. She has been dropped from their roster without releasing an album in the U.S.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS Country	AUS
Dusty Smiles and Heartbreak Cures	Release date: 11 March 2002 Label: ABC Music	18	—
Too Far Gone	Release date: 7 February 2006 Label: ABC Music	1	47
Little Wildflower	Release date: 14 January 2008 Label: ABC Music	6	73
Catherine Britt	Release date: 28 May 2010 Label: ABC Music	5	73
Always Never Enough	Release date: 10 August 2012 Label: ABC Music	3	44
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

Title	Album details
In the Pines	Release date: 1999 Label: self-released

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		US Country
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)	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"	—
2012	"Always Never Enough"	—	Always Never Enough
	"Charlestown Road"	—
	"Troubled Man" (with Tim Rodgers)	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2004	"The Upside of Being Down"	Traci Goudie
2005	"Poor Man's Pride"	Ross Wood
2006	"Swingin' Door"
2007	"Little Wildflower"	Myles Conti
2008	"What I Did Last Night"
	"Lucky Girl"
2009	"I'm Not Your Cinderella"
2010	"Can't Change a Thing"
	"Sweet Emmylou"
2011	"I Want You Back"
2012	"Always Never Enough"
	"Charlestown Road"	Jefferton James

Awards

APRA Awards

Year	Category	For	Result
2011	APRA Song of the Year	Can’t Change A Thing	Nominated
2013	APRA Song of the Year	Charlestown Road	Nominated *

• Result pending

ARIA Music Awards^[1]

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
2012	Country Album of the Year	Always Never Enough	Nominated

CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia ^[2]

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
2010	Album of the year	Catherine Britt	Nominated
	Most Popular Australian Artist	Herself	Nominated
	2010 CMA Global Artist of the Year	Herself	Won
2012	Single of the year	Sweet Emmylou	Won
2013	Album of the year	Always Never Enough	Nominated *
	Female Artist of the Year	Catherine Britt - Charlestown Road	Nominated *
	Video Clip of the Year	Charlestown Road - directed by Jefferton James	Nominated *
	Single of the year	Always Never Enough	Nominated *
	Vocal Collaboration of the Year	Troubled Man w/ Tim Rodgers	Nominated *
	Heritage Song of the Year	Charlestown Road	Nominated *

• Results pending

CMC Country Music Channel Australia ^[3]

Year	Category	For	Result
2009	CMC Oz Artist of the year	Herself	Nominated
2012	CMC Oz Artist of the year	Herself	Nominated

Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition ^[4]

Year	Category	For	Result
2011	Songwriter of the Year	Sweet Emmylou	Second place

External links

• Catherine Britt official website
• Template:Myspace
• Interview with Catherine Britt on Ben Sorensen's REAL Country