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'{{lead too short|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Meredith Brooks | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Meredith Ann Brooks | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|06|12}} | birth_place = [[Corvallis, Oregon]] | Origin = [[Oregon City, Oregon]], United States | instrument = Vocals, guitar | genre = | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer-songwriter * musician * producer }} | years_active = 1976–2007 (as artist) | label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]<br />Gold Circle<br />Kissing Booth }} '''Meredith Ann Brooks''' (born June 12, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for her 1997 hit song "[[Bitch (Meredith Brooks song)|Bitch]]", for which she was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance|Grammy Award]]. == Early career and success with ''Blurring the Edges'' and "Bitch" == Brooks started her music career in 1976 as a member of an all-female band called Sapphire, based in Eugene, Oregon, touring and recording with CMS Records in the Pacific Northwest. Her bandmates were Janis Gaines, Cynthia Larsen, Patricia French and Pam Johnson. Seeking greater success, Brooks pushed the band to move to Seattle without Gaines on keyboards, reducing Sapphire to a foursome. In Seattle, Sapphire recorded at Kaye-Smith Studios at the same time as [[Heart (band)|Heart]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Patricia Claggett French |title=You Can Go Home Again: An Autobiography |publisher=Xlibris |page=162 |date=2011 |isbn=9781456875213 }}</ref> When this version of the band split in 1982, Brooks moved to Los Angeles to develop a solo career, releasing an album titled ''Meredith Brooks'' in 1986, which saw limited success in Mexico. In 1987, she joined Charlotte Caffey and Gia Ciambotti to form the trio [[The Graces (band)|the Graces]], releasing the single "[[Lay Down Your Arms (The Graces song)|Lay Down Your Arms]]" which rose to number 56 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s charts. The Graces subequently released an album, ''Perfect View'', and three more singles, but these did not chart, and the Graces were dropped from the A&M label in 1991.<ref>https://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Meredith-Brooks/22028/</ref> In 1995, Brooks landed a solo contract with [[Capitol Records]]. After two years, her first single was released, "[[Bitch (Meredith Brooks song)|Bitch]]", and she was nominated twice for the 1998 [[Grammy Awards]], for [[Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance|Best Female Rock Vocal Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Song|Best Rock Song]]. The single went Platinum in Australia.<ref>[http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/93989/20091021-2047/www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1997.html "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Singles"]. Accessed July 28, 2016.</ref> Her album ''[[Blurring the Edges]]'' achieved Platinum sales, peaking at 22 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and 5 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]. The album was produced by [[David Ricketts]], formerly of [[David and David]], and he also played keyboards (among other instruments) on the album. Brooks toured in the US and Europe in 1997 and 1998 to support the album, and also participated in the [[Lilith Fair]] music festival tour in both of those years. On March 30, 1998, in [[Argentina]], she opened for [[the Rolling Stones]]. During her set the crowd demanded the Stones and became violent, throwing objects including rocks and tampons at the stage and bruising her eye. She appeared again the next day wearing an Argentine soccer shirt, but the crowd again threw things at her, so after singing "Bitch" she threw the shirt on the ground and walked off.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1914&dat=19980407&id=g9sgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MWsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2397,1140698&hl=en |title=Argentina—not Brooks' crowd |agency=AP |newspaper=Sun Journal |location=Lewiston, Maine |date=April 7, 1998 |page=C16 }}</ref> <ref name="mtv">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1426598/meredith-brooks-talks-about-stones-incident/|title=Meredith Brooks Talks About Stones Incident|author=MTV News Staff|accessdate=February 16, 2018|date=April 10, 1998|publisher=MTv.com}}</ref> == Subsequent career == In 1999, Brooks recorded her second album, ''[[Deconstruction (Meredith Brooks album)|Deconstruction]].'' The track "Sin City" was recorded for the movie ''[[Snake Eyes (film)|Snake Eyes]].'' In 2002, Brooks signed with independent label Gold Circle Records.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oRAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8]''Billboard''. April 6, 2002. p. 8. Accessed July 28, 2016.</ref> She worked on her third album, ''[[Bad Bad One]]''. The label folded immediately after releasing the album. In 2002, she produced [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]]'s album ''[[BareNaked]]'' and appeared on [[VH1]] ''[[Divas Las Vegas]]'' as a guest guitar soloist with [[Celine Dion]] and [[Anastacia]]. Brooks signed a record deal with [[Columbia Music Entertainment|SLG Records]] and re-issued ''[[Bad Bad One]]'' as ''[[Shine (Meredith Brooks album)|Shine]]'' in 2004. The track "Shine" was used as the theme music for [[Dr. Phil]] from 2004-08. The instrumental remix appears as the last track on the album.<ref name=Allmusic>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r707147|pure_url=yes}}</ref> In 2007 Brooks completed a new children's album titled ''[[If I Could Be...]]'' and is developing Portland area [[Sony Music Entertainment]] artist [[Becca (musician)|Becca]]. Brooks is a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism. <ref>http://artistsagainstracism.org/artists/</ref> == Awards and Nominations == {| class=wikitable |- ! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result |- | rowspan="3" | 1997 | rowspan="2" | [[1997 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV VMA]] | rowspan="2" | "[[Bitch (Meredith Brooks song)|Bitch]]" | Best New Artist | {{nom}} |- | Best Female Video | {{nom}} |- | [[1997 MTV Europe Music Awards|MTV EMA]] | rowspan="4" | Herself | Best New Act | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="6" | 1998 | [[Pollstar]] Concert Industry Awards | Best New Artist Tour | {{nom}} |- | [[1998 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]] | Best International Female | {{nom}} |- | [[ECHO Awards]] | Best International Newcomer | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2" | [[1998 Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]] | rowspan="3" | "[[Bitch (Meredith Brooks song)|Bitch]]" | Best Rock Song | {{nom}} |- | Best Female Rock Vocal Performance | {{nom}} |- | [[APRA Music Awards of 1998|APRA Awards]] | Most Performed Foreign Work<ref name="APRAWin1998">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090918020033/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/1998Winners.aspx | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/1998Winners.aspx | title = 1998 Winners - APRA Music Awards | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) &#124; [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) | archivedate = 18 September 2009 | accessdate = 4 August 2018 }}</ref> | {{won}} {{end}} == Discography == === Albums === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Album ! <small> [[Billboard 200|US Billboard 200]]</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/meredith-brooks-p184634/charts-awards/billboard-albums |title=Meredith Brooks Billboard Albums |work=[[Allmusic]] |publisher= |accessdate=June 11, 2011}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"| 1997 | ''[[Blurring the Edges]]'' |align="center"| 22 |- | ''[[See It Through My Eyes]]'' |align="center"| − |- | 1999 | ''[[Deconstruction (Meredith Brooks album)|Deconstruction]]'' |align="center"| − |- | 2002 | ''[[Bad Bad One]]'' |align="center"| − |- | 2007 | ''[[If I Could Be...]]'' |align="center"| − |- |} === Singles === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Title ! colspan="7"| Chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="35"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/meredith-brooks-p184634/charts-awards/billboard-singles |title=Meredith Brooks Billboard Singles |work=[[Allmusic]] |publisher= |accessdate=June 11, 2011}}</ref> ! width="35"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] !width="35"| [[German Singles Chart|GER]]<br><ref>[http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=meredith+brooks&x=0&y=0&country=de&kategorie=single German peaks]</ref> ! width="35"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=Irish Singles Chart |accessdate=July 6, 2011|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]}}</ref> ! width="35"| [[Dutch Top 40|NED]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=meredith+brooks&cat=s |title=Meredith Brooks singles |work=dutchcharts.nl |publisher= |accessdate=June 11, 2011}}</ref> ! width="35"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=meredith+brooks&cat=s |title=Meredith Brooks singles |work=australian-charts.com |publisher= |accessdate=June 11, 2011}}</ref> ! width="35"| [[RIANZ|NZ]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web |url=http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=meredith+brooks&cat=s |title=Meredith Brooks singles |work=charts.org.nz |publisher= |accessdate=June 11, 2011}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|1997 | "[[Bitch (Meredith Brooks song)|Bitch]]" | <center> 2</center> | <center> 6</center> | <center> 19</center> | <center> 12</center> | <center> 12</center> | <center> 2</center> | <center> 4</center> | rowspan="4"|''Blurring the Edges'' |- | "[[I Need (Meredith Brooks song)|I Need]]" | <center> −</center> | <center> 28</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> 77</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> |- | rowspan="2"|1998 | "[[What Would Happen]]" | <center> 46</center> | <center> 49</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> |- | "Stop" | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> |- | rowspan="2"|1999 | "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> 96</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> 81</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | rowspan="2"|''Deconstruction'' |- | "Shout" | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> |- | rowspan="3"|2004 | "Shine" | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | rowspan="3"|''Bad Bad One'' |- | "You Don't Know Me" | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> |- | "Where Lovers Meet" | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> | <center> −</center> |} == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == * {{official website|http://www.meredithbrooks.com/news.php}} * [http://www.kissingboothblog.com/ Kissing Booth], personal blog * [http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-b/meredithbrooks_main.htm Meredith Brooks Top 40 Mainstream Page] {{Meredith Brooks}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Meredith}} [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American female singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American female guitarists]] [[Category:APRA Award winners]] [[Category:Singers from Oregon]] [[Category:Musicians from Corvallis, Oregon]] [[Category:People from Oregon City, Oregon]] [[Category:Corvallis High School (Oregon) alumni]] [[Category:Songwriters from Oregon]] [[Category:Guitarists from Oregon]] [[Category:20th-century American guitarists]]'