Caitlyn Smith
Caitlyn Smith | |
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Born | Cannon Falls, Minnesota, U.S.[1] |
Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Genres | [1] |
Occupation(s) |
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Labels | Monument |
Website | caitlynsmith |
Caitlyn Smith is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She was raised in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.[2] Smith's debut album Starfire was released on Monument Records on January 19, 2018.[3] Her second studio album, Supernova, was released on March 13, 2020.[4]
She has written songs recorded by Meghan Trainor ("Like I'm Gonna Lose You", duet with John Legend, #1 on Billboard Adult Top 40 chart), Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton ("You Can't Make Old Friends"), Avicii ("Chained") and more.
She released the EP Starfire in July 2016. In January 2017, she announced she had signed a label deal with the newly reformed Monument Records.[5] Smith has played at Lollapalooza, Bourbon & Beyond Festival, Americana Fest and ACL Fest.[3]
Caitlyn was named one of Rolling Stone Magazine's "10 New Artists You Need To Know".[6]
Personal life[]
Caitlyn lives in Nashville with her husband, songwriter Rollie Gaalswyk. They have two sons together, Thomas Miles Gaalswyk, born in 2016, and Lewis James Gaalswyk, born in 2018. [7][8]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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US Sales [9] |
US Folk [10] |
US Heat [11] | |||||||
Starfire |
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— | 24 | 6 | |||||
Supernova[4] |
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92 | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Extended plays[]
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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US Folk [10] |
US Heat [11] |
US Indie [12] | ||||||
Everything to You[13] |
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— | — | — | ||||
Starfire |
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18 | 16 | 48 | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Singles[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||||
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US AAA [14] |
US Country Airplay [15] | ||||||
"Starfire"[16] | 2018 | — | — | Starfire | |||
"Put Me Back Together"[4] | 2019 | — | — | Supernova | |||
"Long Time Coming"[17] | 2020 | 35 | — | ||||
"I Can't"[18] (featuring Old Dominion) |
2021 | — | 39 | ||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released to that format. |
Selected writing credits[]
Title | Year | Artist | Album | Notes |
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"Let It Hurt" | 2012 | Rascal Flatts | Changed |
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"You Can't Make Old Friends" | 2013 | Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton | You Can't Make Old Friends
and Blue Smoke |
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"Wasting All These Tears" | Cassadee Pope | Frame by Frame |
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"Hypnotizing" | Hayden Panettiere | The Music of Nashville: Season 1, Volume 2 |
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"Wild Boy" | Danielle Bradbery | Danielle Bradbery |
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"Don't Put Dirt On My Grave Just Yet" | 2014 | Hayden Panettiere | The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 2 |
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"Tacoma" | Garth Brooks | Man Against Machine |
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"747" | Lady Antebellum | 747 |
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"Hear Your Heart" | 2015 | James Bay | Other Sides (EP) |
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"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" | Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend | Title |
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Caitlyn Smith biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "How Caitlyn Smith Defied Sex Symbol Clichés to Break Out in Nashville". ELLE. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Caitlyn Smith Steps Into the Spotlight With 'Starfire' After Penning Songs for Meghan Trainor and Garth Brooks". Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Jon Bream (September 13, 2019). "Cannon Falls-reared Caitlyn Smith fittingly previews new album at St. Paul planetarium". StarTribune. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ "Sony Music's Monument Records Revived By Jason Owen, Shane McAnally". Billboard.com. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "10 New Country Artists You Need To Know: May 2016". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Her New Little 'Starfire' Has Arrived! Caitlyn Smith Introduces Son Lewis James: 'So Grateful'". PEOPLE.com.
- ^ "Caitlyn Smith Welcomes Son Thomas Miles". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ "Caitlyn Smith (Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Caitlyn Smith (Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Caitlyn Smith (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Caitlyn Smith (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Dunkerley, Beville (October 21, 2014). "Hear Caitlyn Smith's Autobiographical 'Everything to You' EP — Exclusive Premiere". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Caitlyn Smith (Triple A Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Caitlyn Smith (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". All Access. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". All Access. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Cassadee Pope - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ "Cassadee Pope - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ "Meghan Trainor - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ "Meghan Trainor - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ "Meghan Trainor - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ "Meghan Trainor - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
External links[]
- Caitlyn Smith at AllMusic
- Caitlyn Smith discography at Discogs
- American female country singers
- American country rock singers
- American country singer-songwriters
- American singer-songwriters
- Living people
- People from Goodhue County, Minnesota
- Country musicians from Minnesota