''Always Never Enough'' is the fifth studio album by Australian

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer Catherine Britt. The album was released in August 2012 and peaked at number 44 on the

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. The album was supported by a national tour across June and July 2012. At the

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, the album was nominated for the

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. At the AIR Awards of 2013, the album won Best Independent Country Album.

Background and release

Since the release of her last self titled album in 2010, Britt won numerous awards for songwriting; including "Sweet Emmylou" which won 'Single of the Year' at the 2011

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. The song came in second place in the 2011 Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition, behind

Kimbra Kimbra Lee Johnson (born 27 March 1990), known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Known for mixing pop with R&B, jazz and rock musical elements, her accolades include four ARIA Music Awards, two Grammy Awards and s ...

, who took home first prize for "Cameo Lover". "Sweet Emmylou" also placed second in the Americana category in the 2011 International Songwriting Competition, which had over 16,000 entries from 112 countries. In 2012, Britt performed over the weekend at Song Summit's Women of Vanda and Young showcase along with

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and hosts the national TV show 'Alt Country' on the Country Music Channel. Britt also toured with

Beccy Cole Beccy Cole (born Rebecca Diane Thompson, 27 October 1972), also known as Beccy Sturtzel, Rebecca Diane Albeck and Bec O'Donovan, is an Australian country music singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She has released ten studio albums, wi ...

, co-headlined at CMC Rocks the Hunter and co-hosted the 7th Australian Music Prize Awards. ''Always Never Enough'' was recorded in Austin, Texas and features include Grammy Award-winning producer and musician

Lloyd Maines Lloyd Wayne Maines (born June 28, 1951) is an American country music record producer, musician and songwriter. He was inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame as one of the first three members, the other two being Willie Nelson and Stev ...

, Carrie Rodriguez,

Lucinda Williams Lucinda Gayle Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and a solo guitarist. She recorded her first two albums: '' Ramblin' on My Mind'' (1979) and '' Happy Woman Blues'' (1980), in a traditional country and blues style ...

, Gurf Morlix,

Jimmy LaFave Jimmy LaFave (July 12, 1955 – May 21, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. After moving to Stillwater, Oklahoma, LaFave became a supporter of Woody Guthrie. He later became an Advisory Board member and regular performer ...

Eliza Gilkyson Eliza Gilkyson (born August 24, 1950, Hollywood, California) is a Taos, New Mexico-based folk musician.Gilkyson moved her base from Austin, Texas, to Taos in 2020. She is the daughter of songwriter and folk musician Terry Gilkyson and his wife, J ...

, Carrie Rodriguez, Bobby Kallus, Glenn Schuetz, Phil Hurley, John Silva, Chip Dolan, Ray Bonneville and John Blundell. The album was announced in May 2012 with the album's lead single, "Always Never Enough", released on 4 June.

Background and release

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References