"Cookin' in my Kitchen" is the first single, released in 2005, by

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singer

Samantha McClymont Samantha McClymont (born 1986) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She is a member of the country music family band The McClymonts with her older sister Brooke McClymont and younger sister Mollie. She is also a television presenter on travel pr ...

. She has not released further solo material since joining her sisters to form

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Background

McClymont won the

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award at the 2005

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. Her prize included a recording session at Ramrod Studios, production and distribution of a CD through the ABC Music label of the two tracks recorded and a video clip of one of the songs. "Cookin' in my Kitchen" (b/w the self-penned "Heart of a Man") was the resulting single.

Charts and awards

"Cookin' in my Kitchen" reached Number 3 on the Australian country music chart in 2005. "Heart of a Man", with a stronger

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sound, went on to reach Number 1 in 2006, remaining on the chart for 17 weeks. At the 2006

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, "Cookin' in my Kitchen" won the award of New Talent of the Year for McClymont. "Heart of a Man" also earned McClymont a nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year at the same awards.

Videography

"Cookin' in my Kitchen"Heart of a Man

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cookin' in my Kitchen Samantha McClymont songs 2005 singles Songs written by Brooke McClymont 2005 songs Songs written by Rick Price