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number 44: KASEY CHAMBERS



Kasey Chambers (born 4 June 1976) is an Australian country singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of steel guitar player Bill Chambers, and the sister of musician and producer Nash Chambers.In late 2005, Chambers married Australian singer/songwriter Shane Nicholson. Chambers and Nicholson have two children - Arlo Ray (2007) and daughter Poet Poppin (2011). Chambers has an older son, Talon, from a previous relationship.[SUP][[/SUP]
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 episode 8 of the third season of HBO's The Sopranos titled "He Is Risen".
Chambers' second album Barricades & Brickwalls was released in late 2001 debuting at No. 4 in the ARIA album charts. The record really took off in early 2002 with lead single "Not Pretty Enough" going to No. 1 on the ARIA singles charts. Chambers became the only Australian country artist to have a No. 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.

While "Not Pretty Enough" eventually went double platinum, Barricades & Brickwalls would achieve sales of 7*platinum in Australia meaning Chambers had the second best selling single and album by an Australian artist in 2002 behind Kylie Minogue whose single Can't Get You Out of My Head and album Fever became the biggest successes of the year. At 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.[SUP][1][/SUP]
She recorded a cover of the Cyndi Lauper song "True Colours" which became the theme song of the 2003 Rugby World Cup and reached the top 5 in Australia in May 2003.
Chambers released her third solo album Wayward Angel in Australia on 31 May 2004. It debuted at No. 1 on the Australian charts and went platinum in its first week of release. Singles from the album include "Hollywood", "Pony" and "Saturated". " 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, debuted in the No. 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.
Chambers and Shane Nicholson with Troy Cassar-Daley played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 14 March 2009 for Sound Relief, a multi-venue rock music concert in support of relief for the Victorian Bushfire Crisis.[SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP] The event will be held simultaneously with a concert at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[SUP][2][/SUP] All the proceeds from the Melbourne Concert will go to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire relief.[SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP] Appearing with Chambers in Melbourne are, Augie March, Bliss N Eso with Paris Wells, Gabriella Cilmi, Hunters & Collectors, Jack Johnson, Jet, Kings Of Leon, Liam Finn, Midnight Oil, Paul Kelly, Split Enz and Wolfmother.[SUP][4][/SUP]
In 2010 the Australian Independent Record (AIR) Award for 'Best Independent Country Album' went to the Australian Country family dynasty - Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and the Little Hillbillies - for their Lost Music Blues album. A unique collaboration of 3 generations - the 16 original songs were crafted together by Kasey, Father Bill, Brother Nash and their collective brood of Little Hillbillies.

Studio albums
[TABLE="class: wikitable plainrowheaders"]
[TR]
[TH]Title[/TH]
[TH]Album details[/TH]
[TH="colspan: 6"]Peak chart positions[/TH]
[TH]Certifications
(sales threshold)[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]AUS
[SUP][9][/SUP][/TH]
[TH]US Country
[SUP][10][/SUP][/TH]
[TH]US
[SUP][11][/SUP][/TH]
[TH][URL="http://www.music-discussion.com/wiki/Top_Heatseekers"]US
Heat[/URL]
[SUP][12][/SUP][/TH]
[TH][URL="http://www.music-discussion.com/wiki/Folk_Albums"]US
Folk[/URL]
[SUP][13][/SUP][/TH]
[TH][URL="http://www.music-discussion.com/wiki/Independent_Albums"]US
Indie[/URL]
[SUP][14][/SUP][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]The Captain[/TH]
[TD]

• Release date: 1999
  
• Format: CD, digital download
  
• Label: EMI Records
  

[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]49[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]

• AUS: 2× Platinum[SUP][15][/SUP]
  

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Barricades & Brickwalls[/TH]
[TD]

• Release date: 3 September 2001
  
• Format: CD, digital download
  
• Label: Warner Bros. Records
  

[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]104[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]

• AUS: 7× Platinum[SUP][16][/SUP]
  

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Wayward Angel[/TH]
[TD]

• Release date: 31 May 2004
  
• Format: CD, digital download
  
• Label: Warner Bros. Records
  

[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]

• AUS: 3× Platinum[SUP][17][/SUP]
  

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Carnival[/TH]
[TD]

• Release date: 19 August 2006
  
• Format: CD, digital download
  
• Label: EMI Records
  

[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]

• AUS: Platinum[SUP][18][/SUP]
  

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Rattlin' Bones
(with Shane Nicholson)[/TH]
[TD]

• Release date: 19 April 2008
  
• Format: CD, digital download
  
• Label: Liberation Music (Aus/NZ), Sugar Hill Records (US/Worldwide)
  

[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]

• AUS: Platinum[SUP][19][/SUP]
  

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Little Bird[/TH]
[TD]

• Release date: 17 September 2010
  
• Format: CD, digital download
  
• Label: Liberation Music (Aus/NZ), Sugar Hill Records (US/Worldwide)
  

[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]39[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]

• AUS: Gold[SUP][20][/SUP]
  

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Storybook[/TH]
[TD]

• Release date: 23 September 2011
  
• Format: CD, digital download
  
• Label: Liberation Music (Aus/NZ), Sugar Hill Records (US/Worldwide)
  

[/TD]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]53[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Wreck & Ruin
(with Shane Nicholson)[/TH]
[TD]

• Release date: 23 October 2012
  
• Format: CD, digital download
  
• Label: Liberation Music (Aus/NZ), Sugar Hill Records (US/Worldwide)
  

[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]35[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 10"][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Singles
[TABLE="class: wikitable"]
[TR]
[TH]Year[/TH]
[TH]Single[/TH]
[TH="colspan: 2"]Peak chart
positions[/TH]
[TH]Certifications
(sales threshold)[/TH]
[TH]Album[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]AUS
[SUP][21][/SUP][/TH]
[TH]NZ
[SUP][22][/SUP][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2000[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]"Cry Like a Baby"[/TD]
[TD]71[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: left"]The Captain[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]"The Captain"[/TD]
[TD]68[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2001[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]"Runaway Train"[/TD]
[TD]86[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Barricades & Brickwalls[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]"On a Bad Day"[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2002[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]"Not Pretty Enough"[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]

• AUS: 2× Platinum[SUP][23][/SUP]
  

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]"Million Tears"[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]"If I Were You"[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2003[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]"True Colours"[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]

• AUS: Gold[SUP][24][/SUP]
  

[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Non-album song[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2004[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]"Hollywood"[/TD]
[TD]28[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Wayward Angel[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2005[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]"Pony"[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]"Saturated"[/TD]
[TD]75[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2006[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]"Nothing at All"[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Carnival[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]"Surrender"[/TD]
[TD]74[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2008[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]"Rattlin' Bones"[/TD]
[TD]55[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Rattlin' Bones[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]"Monkey on a Wire"[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: left"]"Wildflower" (with Shane Nicholson)[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2010[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]"Little Bird"[/TD]
[TD]82[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Little Bird[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2011[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]"Beautiful Mess"[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD]—[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 10"][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]