Meredith Brooks

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Meredith Ann Brooks (born June 12, 1958 in Oregon City , Oregon ) is an American singer and songwriter .

life and career

After attending Corvallis High School in Corvallis , she worked in the music scene from 1974.

She moved to Los Angeles in the early 1980s . It was at this time that she recorded the songs that were later released on her album See It Through My Eyes . In the late 1980s and early 1990s she was a member of the band The Graces , which in 1989 released an album "A Perfect View" .

In 1995 Brooks was able to conclude a recording contract with the major label Capitol Records . Their first single, "Bitch" was a great success in 1997, reached number two on the US charts and earned her a nomination for a Grammy as Best Female rock singer one. Their album Blurring the Edges achieved platinum to hit number 22 in the Billboard 200 . In 1997 and 1998 they toured Europe and the USA.

Brooks recorded their second album in 1999 and released it under the title Deconstruction . It was very different from its predecessor, Blurring the Edges . The album was a failure. She wrote the song Sin City for the film Snake Eyes by her friend Brian De Palma .

In 2002 she released her third album under the title Bad Bad One on the independent label Gold Circle Records . Shortly after the album was released, the insolvent label was unable to effectively advertise the album. A tour was also not possible for financial reasons.

Brooks produced the album in 2002 BareNaked of Jennifer Love Hewitt and entered in the program Divas Las Vegas along with Celine Dion and Anastacia as a guitarist on. In 2004 Brooks signed a new contract with SLG Records and released their album Shine . The theme song was written by TV psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw used on his show. In 2007 she published a children's songs album titled If I could be ... .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1997 Blurring the Edges DE7 (17 weeks)
DE 		AT5
gold
gold

(18 weeks)AT 		CH6th
gold
gold

(22 weeks)CH 		UK5
gold
gold

(14 weeks)UK 		US22nd
platinum
platinum

(47 weeks)US
First published: May 5, 1997
1999 Deconstruction DE95 (1 week)
DE 		AT42 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH30 (5 weeks)
CH 		- -
First published: September 28, 1999

More albums

  • 1997: See It Through My Eyes
  • 2002: Bad Bad One
  • 2004: Shine
  • 2007: If I Could Be ...

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1997 Bitch
Blurring the Edges 		DE19 (21 weeks)
DE 		AT5 (19 weeks)
AT 		CH10 (23 weeks)
CH 		UK6th
gold
gold

(10 weeks)UK 		US2
gold
gold

(30 weeks)US
First published: April 1997
I need
blurring the edges 		- - - UK28 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: November 1997
1998 What Would Happen
Blurring the Edges 		- - - UK49 (2 weeks)
UK 		US46 (10 weeks)
US
First published: February 1998
1999 Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)
Deconstruction 		DE96 (3 weeks)
DE 		- - - -
First published: September 1999

swell

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: AT CH UK US

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personal data
SURNAME Brooks, Meredith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brooks, Meredith Ann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Oregon City , Oregon