Kasey Chambers 709012 224766599 2008-07-10T09:33:51Z Caldorwards4 533131 /* Albums */ fix {{tooshort|date=June 2008}} {{Infobox musical artist |Name = Kasey Chambers |Img = Kasey aria 2004.jpg |Img_capt = Kasey Chambers at the 2004 [[ARIA Awards]] |Background = solo_singer |Birth_name = |Alias = |Born = {{birth date and age|1976|06|4}} |Died = |Origin = [[Australia]] |Instrument = [[lead vocals|Vocals]]<br>[[Guitar]] |Genre = [[Country music|Country]] |Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[musician]], |Years_active = [[1993]] - [[1998]] (''Dead Ringer Band'')<br>[[1999]] - Present (''Solo'') |Label = [[Liberation Music (Aus)/Sugar Hill Records(U.S)]] |Associated_acts = The Dead Ringer Band |URL = http://www.kaseychambers.com |Current_members = |Past_members = }} '''Kasey Chambers''' (born [[June 4]], [[1976]]) is an [[Australia]]n [[country music|country]] [[musician]]. Each of Chambers' solo albums has achieved [[Music recording sales certification|platinum status]] in Australia, with three successive albums reaching number one on the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] album charts. ==Dead Ringer band - Early career== Shortly after her birth, her parents Bill Chambers and Diane Chambers took her and her older brother Nash Chambers to the [[Nullarbor Plain]] where they earned a living hunting foxes. In the heat of an outback summer, the Chambers family would stay in a small South Australian fishing village. While in the Nullarbor, the Chambers family sang country music songs each night around the campfire. In 1986, the family formed the Dead Ringer Band with Bill and Diane as the initial members and Kasey and Nash joining the band a year later. By 1992, the band had become full time musicians with Bill Chambers writing many of the band's songs. Bill Chambers wrote a song for [[Slim Dusty]] called "Things Just Aren't the Same on the Land" in 1992 which won the "Song of the Year" in the Country Music Awards. Their first album "Red Desert Sky" was released in 1993 on the independent [[Import Records]] label. The Dead Ringer Band signed with [[EMI]] shortly after and released their second album "Home Fires" in 1995. It contained the single "Australian Song" which topped the Australian country charts and won an Australian ARIA award for Country song of the year in 1996. The band won a [[Golden Guitar]] Award at the [[Tamworth Country Music Festival]] for "Band of the Year" in 1995 and a [[Mo Awards|Mo Award]] for best country music group a year later. The band released ''Living in the Circle'' in 1997 and ''Hopeville'' in 1998. However, the Dead Ringer Band broke up in 1998 when Bill and Diane Chambers separated with Diane moving to [[Norfolk Island]]. The Dead Ringer band collectively earned two ARIA awards and seven Golden Guitars during their career. The band became the inspiration for other family bands, such as [[The Lees]]. ==Solo success== Chambers recorded her solo album ''The Captain'' on Norfolk Island over a few weeks in late 1998 with Nash Chambers producing the album and Bill Chambers on guitar. US country musicians [[Buddy Miller]] and [[Julie Miller]] added guitars and vocals to four tracks. ''The Captain'' was released in 1999 in Australia and in 2000 in the US. Chambers won the 1999 ARIA Award for "Best Country Album" for ''The Captain'' and a year later she would win "Best Female Artist". The strong word of mouth would eventually lead to ''The Captain'' going double platinum in Australia. ''The Captain'' would eventually reach the top 50 of the Billboard country albums in 2001 with Chambers touring the US as support act to [[Lucinda Williams]]. Subsequently, she supported [[Emmylou Harris]] on her Australian tour. Chambers would receive further exposure when ''The Captain'' was played on an episode of [[HBO]]'s ''[[The Sopranos]]''. Chambers' second album ''Barricades & Brickwalls'' was released in late 2001 debuting at #4 in the ARIA album charts. The record really took off in early 2002 with lead single "Not Pretty Enough" going to #1 on the ARIA singles charts. Chambers became the first and only Australian country artist to have a #1 single and album on the charts in that country simultaneously. Subsequent singles "Million Tears" and "If I Were You" also made the Australian Top 40 singles charts in 2002. [[Image:Kaseychamberstamworth.JPG|left|thumb|Kasey Chambers performing at the [[Tamworth Country Music Festival]]]] While "Not Pretty Enough" eventually went double platinum, ''Barricades & Brickwalls'' would achieve sales of 7*platinum in Australia - Chambers had the best selling single and album by an Australian artist in 2002. In the 2002 ARIA Awards, Chambers won "Album of the Year", "Best Female Artist" and "Best Country Album". ''Barricades & Brickwalls'' was released in the US in 2002 peaking just outside the top 100 of the Billboard 200 album charts, topping the Billboard Heatseeker Charts and reaching the top 20 of the Billboard country charts. The album also received a generally positive critical response. [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/chamberskasey/barricadesandbrickwalls/] She recorded a cover of the [[Cyndi Lauper]] song "[[True Colors|True Colours]]" which became the theme song of the 2003 [[Rugby Union World Cup|Rugby World Cup]] and reached the top 5 in Australia in May 2003. Chambers released her third solo album ''Wayward Angel'' in Australia on May 31, 2004. It debuted at #1 on the Australian charts and went platinum in its first week of release. The title song of the album was about her son Talon. Other singles of the album were "Hollywood", "Pony" and "Saturated". "Pony" remains a fan favorite, being requested at nearly every concert. Following the [[Boxing Day Tsunami]], Chambers appeared at the [[Wave Aid]] fundraising concert in [[Sydney]], to raise funds for aid organisations working in disaster affected areas. Chambers's next album, ''[[Carnival (album)|Carnival]]'', debuted in the #1 position on the ARIA album charts in late August 2006. The lead single, "Nothing at All" also reached the top ten of the singles chart. ==Personal life== In 2002, Chambers and her then partner actor/director [[Cori Hopper]] had their first baby Talon Jordi on 22 May weighing 6lb 6oz. They moved to the [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]] of New South Wales. In late 2005, Chambers married Australian singer/songwriter [[Shane Nicholson (singer)|Shane Nicholson]]. She gave birth to her second child, Arlo Ray by emergency c-section because of his size (9lb 10 oz) at 10:30am on the 16th July 2007[http://www.kaseychambers.com/news/index.php?entry=true] ==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Title !colspan="3"| Chart positions !rowspan="2"| Sales and certifications |- ! width=45|<small>[[Australia|AUS]]</small> ! width=45|<small>[[Top Country Albums|U.S. Country]]</small> ! width=45|<small>[[Billboard 200|U.S.]]</small> |- |1999 |''[[The Captain (album)|The Captain]]'' *First solo studio album *Released: 1999 |align=center|11 |align=center|49 |align=center|&mdash; | *[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] certification: 2&times; platinum (140,000+)<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2001.htm "2001 Accreditations"] Retrieved October 8 2007.</ref> *41st highest selling album in Australia for 2000.<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2000.htm ARIA] "End of Year Charts 2000". Retrieved October 8 2007</ref> |- |2001 |''[[Barricades & Brickwalls]]'' *Second studio album *Released: [[September 3]], [[2001]] |align=center|1 |align=center|13 |align=center|104 | *ARIA certification: 7&times; platinum (490,000+)<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2003.htm] "2003 Accreditations". Retrieved October 8 2007.</ref> *52nd highest selling album in Australia for 2001.<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2001.htm ARIA] "End of Year Charts 2001". Retrieved October 8 2007</ref> *3rd highest selling album in Australia for 2002.<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2002.htm ARIA] "End of Year Charts 2002". Retrieved October 8 2007</ref> *39th highest selling album in Australia for 2003.<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2003.htm ARIA] "End of Year Charts 2003". Retrieved October 8 2007</ref> |- |2004 |''[[Wayward Angel]]'' *Third studio album *Released: [[May 31]], [[2004]] |align=center|1 |align=center|31 |align=center|&mdash; | *ARIA certification: 3&times; platinum (210,000+)<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm] "2005 Accreditations". Retrieved October 8 2007.</ref> *20th highest selling album in Australia for 2004.<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2004.htm ARIA] "End of Year Charts 2004". Retrieved October 8 2007</ref> *82nd highest selling album in Australia for 2005.<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2005.htm ARIA] "End of Year Charts 2005". Retrieved October 8 2007</ref> |- |2006 |''[[Carnival (album)|Carnival]]'' *Fourth studio album *Released: [[August 19]], [[2006]] |align=center|1 |align=center|&mdash; |align=center|&mdash; | *ARIA certification: Platinum (70,000+)<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2006Albums.htm] "2006 Accreditations". Retrieved October 8 2007.</ref> *51st highest selling album in Australia for 2006.<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACHarts-EndofYearCharts-Top100Albums2006.htm ARIA] "End of Year Charts 2006". Retrieved October 8 2007</ref> |- |2008 |''[[Rattlin' Bones]]'' *Collaboration with [[Shane Nicholson (singer)|Shane Nicholson]] *Released: April 19, 2008 |align=center|1 |align=center|&mdash; |align=center|&mdash; | *[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] certification: Gold (35,000+) |- |} "&mdash;" denotes albums that were released but did not chart. ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !width="40"|Year !Song !width="40"|<small>[[ARIA Charts|Australia]]</small> !width="40"|<small>[[New Zealand]]</small> !Album |- |align="center" rowspan=2|[[2000 in music|2000]] |"Cry Like a Baby" |align="center"|71 |align="center"|&mdash; |rowspan="2"|''[[The Captain (album)|The Captain]]'' |- |"The Captain" |align="center"|68 |align="center"|&mdash; |- |align="center" rowspan=2|[[2001 in music|2001]] |"Runaway Train" |align="center"|86 |align="center"|&mdash; |rowspan="5"|''[[Barricades & Brickwalls]]'' |- |"On a Bad Day" |align="center"|&mdash; |align="center"|&mdash; |- |align="center" rowspan=3|[[2002 in music|2002]] |"[[Not Pretty Enough]]" |align="center"|1 |align="center"|4 |- |"Million Tears" |align="center"|32 |align="center"|&mdash; |- |"If I Were You" |align="center"|32 |align="center"|&mdash; |- |align="center" rowspan=1|[[2003 in music|2003]] |"[[True Colors (song)|True Colours]]" |align="center"|4 |align="center"|&mdash; |Single-only |- |align="center" rowspan=2|[[2004 in music|2004]] |"Like a River" <sup>1<sup> |align="center"|&mdash; |align="center"|&mdash; |rowspan="4"|''[[Wayward Angel]]'' |- |"Hollywood" |align="center"|28 |align="center"|&mdash; |- |align="center" rowspan=2|[[2005 in music|2005]] |"[[Pony (Kasey Chambers song)|Pony]]" |align="center"|10 |align="center"|&mdash; |- |"Saturated" |align="center"|75 |align="center"|&mdash; |- |align="center" rowspan=2|[[2006 in music|2006]] |"Nothing at All" |align="center"|9 |align="center"|&mdash; |rowspan="3"|''[[Carnival (album)|Carnival]]'' |- |"Surrender" |align="center"|74 |align="center"|&mdash; |- |align="center" rowspan=1|[[2007 in music|2007]] |"Sign on the Door" <sup>1<sup> |align="center"|&mdash; |align="center"|&mdash; |- |align="center" rowspan=0|[[2007 in music|2008]] |"Rattlin' Bones" |align="center"|&mdash; |align="center"|&mdash; |rowspan="3"|''[[Rattlin' Bones]]'' |} *<sup>1</sup> "Like a River" and "Sign on the Door" were released as promos only to Australian radio and television. ===Videos/DVDs=== <gallery> <!-- Deleted image removed: Image:KaseyChambersBehindtheBarricades.jpg|<center>'''[[Behind the Barricades]]'''<br><center> [[October 14]], [[2002]]<br><center>[[EMI]]<br><center>AUS #6<br> --> </gallery> ==Awards and recognition== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Award-giving Body !! Award !! Result |- |1999 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Best Country Album ([[The Captain (album)|The Captain]]) || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |1999 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Best Female Artist ([[The Captain (album)|The Captain]]) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2000 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Best Female Artist ([[The Captain (album)|The Captain]]) || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2000 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Single of the Year (The Captain) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2000 || [[APRA Awards]] || Song of the Year (Cry Like A Baby) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2000 || [[APRA Awards]] || Most Performed Country Work (Cry Like A Baby) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2000 || [[Mo Awards]] || Female Country Performer of the Year || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2001 || [[APRA Awards]] || Song of the Year (The Captain) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2001 || [[APRA Awards]] || Most Performed Country Work (The Captain) || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2002 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Best Cover Art ([[Barricades & Brickwalls]]) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2002 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Best Country Album ([[Barricades & Brickwalls]]) || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2002 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Best Female Artist ([[Barricades & Brickwalls]]) || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2002 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Highest Selling Single ([[Not Pretty Enough]]) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2002 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Highest Selling Album ([[Barricades & Brickwalls]]) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2002 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Single of the Year ([[Not Pretty Enough]]) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2002 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Album of the Year ([[Barricades & Brickwalls]]) || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2002 || [[APRA Awards]] || Songwriter of the Year || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2002 || [[APRA Awards]] || Song of the Year (On A Bad Day) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2002 || [[APRA Awards]] || Song of the Year (Runaway Train) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2002 || [[APRA Awards]] || Most Performed Country Work (On A Bad Day) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2002 || [[APRA Awards]] || Most Performed Country Work (Runaway Train) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2002 || [[Mo Awards]] || Female Country Performer of the Year || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2003 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Highest Selling Album ([[Barricades & Brickwalls]]) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2003 || [[APRA Awards]] || Song of the Year (Not Pretty Enough) || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2003 || [[APRA Awards]] || Most Performed Australian Work (Not Pretty Enough) || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2003 || [[APRA Awards]] || Most Performed Country Work (If I Were You) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2003 || [[APRA Awards]] || Most Performed Country Work (A Million Tears) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2003 || [[APRA Awards]] || Most Performed Country Work (Not Pretty Enough) || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2004 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Best Cover Art ([[Wayward Angel]]) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2004 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Best Country Album ([[Wayward Angel]]) || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2004 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Best Female Artist ([[Wayward Angel]]) || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2004 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Album of the Year ([[Wayward Angel]]) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2005 || [[APRA Awards]] || Most Performed Country Work (Hollywood) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2005 || [[APRA Awards]] || Most Performed Country Work (Like A River) || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2006 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Best Female Artist (Nothing at All) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2006 || [[APRA Awards]] || Most Performed Country Work (Hollywood) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2006 || [[APRA Awards]] || Most Performed Country Work (Pony) || style="background: #ddffdd" | Won |- |2006 || [[APRA Awards]] || Most Performed Country Work (Saturated) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |2007 || [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA Award]] || Best Female Artist ([[Carnival (album)|Carnival]]) || style="background: #ffdddd" | Nominated |- |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.kaseychambers.com/ Kasey Chambers Home Page] * [http://www.musichead.com.au/site/artist.asp?actID=55150 Kasey Chambers Page at Musichead.com.au] * [http://www.music-city.org/Kasey-Chambers/discography/ Kasey Chambers discography from Music City] * [http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/chambers_kasey/artist.jhtml VH1 Kasey Chambers page] * [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Bnq5j8qxmbt94/ Kasey Chambers All Music Guide article] * [http://www.7digital.com/stores/productDetail.aspx?shop=124&product=35583&sid=403732 The-Raft.com] * {{MusicBrainz artist|id=7333182d-8933-4896-adaa-fe98e6b59bd7|name=Kasey Chambers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chambers, Kasey}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Australian country singers]] [[Category:Australian female singers]] [[Category:Australian musicians]] [[Category:ARIA Award winners]] [[de:Kasey Chambers]] [[nl:Kasey Chambers]]