Gretchen Peters
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Background information | ||
Origin | Bronxville, New York | |
Genre(s) | Country | |
Instrument(s) | Guitar Piano |
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Years active | 1996 - Present | |
Label(s) | Imprint Records Curb Records |
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Website | http://www.gretchenpeters.com |
Gretchen Peters (born 14 November 19?? in Bronxville, New York) is primarily a country music songwriter and singer. Her songs have been performed by better known artists such as Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Faith Hill and Pam Tillis among others. She has also written songs with rocker Bryan Adams that appears on both her and his albums. Gretchen Peters started to compose music with Bryan Adams with the song "Rock Steady", which was a duet with Bryan Adams and Bonnie Raitt on her Road Tested tour in 1995. Apart from composing songs for other artists, she has also recorded a number of own albums.
Peters was raised in Boulder, Colorado and now lives in Nashville. She has won the Country Music Association's Song Of The Year in 1995. Gretchen Peters was also a two-time Grammy Song of the Year nominee.
[edit] Discography
- Trio Live (2005)
- Halcyon (2004)
- The Secret of Life (2001) Re-issue
- Gretchen Peters (2000)
- The Secret of Life (1996)
-Discography-
Studio albums
Bryan Adams • You Want It You Got It • Cuts Like a Knife • Reckless • Into the Fire
Waking Up the Neighbours • 18 til I Die • On a Day Like Today • Room Service
Compilation albums
So Far So Good • The Best of Me • Anthology
Live albums
Live! Live! Live! • MTV Unplugged
Top 10 Singles
Straight from the Heart • Run to You • Heaven • Summer of '69 • Heat of the Night
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You • Can't Stop This Thing We Started • Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven
Do I Have to Say the Words? • Please Forgive Me • All for Love • Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You • Let's Make a Night to Remember • I Finally Found Someone
When You're Gone • Cloud Number Nine • Don't Give Up • Here I Am • Open Road
-Related people-
Composers: Jim Vallance • Robert Lange • Michael Kamen • Eliot Kennedy • Gretchen Peters
Guitarists: Keith Scott • Jamie Glaser
Keyboards: : Gary Breit • Tommy Mandel • Bill Payne
Drummers: Mickey Curry • Pat Steward • Steve Smith
Bassists: Norm Fisher • Dave Taylor • Brian Stanley