Category 5 Records

Category 5 Records
Founded	January 2006
Founder	Raymond Termini
Status	Inactive
Distributor(s)	Sony/Red
Genre	Country
Country of origin	U.S.
Location	Nashville, Tennessee

Category 5 Records was an independent record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 2005, the label included eight different country music artists in its roster. The label was owned by Raymond Termini, and was disestablished in 2009.

Category 5 Records was founded in January 2005 by its president, Raymond Termini. Tony Benken, formerly a promotion director of the Broken Bow Records label, was signed as vice president of promotion for Category 5. Carl Strube, formerly president of Critique Records, was the label's vice president and general manager. Portions of the label's proceeds were given to hurricane relief funds. The Label also employed legendary producer Billy Joe Walker,Jr

The first act signed to Category 5 was Craig Hand, whose debut single "Direct Connect" was released in February 2006. Other acts signed to the label included Travis Tritt, Sammy Kershaw, Donovan Chapman, and Jerrod Niemann. Tritt and Kershaw had previously been on major labels, and Chapman was previously on Curb Records. Kershaw's 2006 album Honky Tonk Boots was the label's first full album release.

Founder Raymond Termini, who was co-producer on several releases with Billy Joe Walker, JR, produced the first album for Jerrod Neiman, Yellow Brick Road. Termini and Walker also produced God's Country a tribute to George Jones including an original song performed by Jones (God's Country). Termini was credited with signing country hit maker Travis Tritt resulting in his last known top 40 single on the Billboard Country Chart "You Never Take Me Dancing" #25. Termini and Walker also produced the top 40 single "House Like That" for Donovan Chapman.

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