Catt Gravitt

Catt Gravitt
Birth name	Cathy Lee Gravitt
Born	Moline, Illinois, United States
Genres	Country, rock, pop, gospel
Occupation(s)	Songwriter
Associated acts	Kelly Clarkson, Jana Kramer, Adam Lambert, Jake Owen, Sons of Sylvia

Cathy Lee "Catt" Gravitt is an American songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. In the music business for over 20 years, she signed on as a writer with her current publishing company, Razor and Tie, in 2008. Gravitt has songwriting credits in multiple genres, and was most recently named SESAC's Songwriter of the Year in 2012.

After graduating from Eastern Illinois University with a journalism degree, Gravitt initially set out to be an artist. She was signed to A&M Records in an all-girl pop group in Los Angeles. After the group parted ways she made her way to Nashville where she sparked the attention of producer Garth Fundis (Trisha Yearwood, Don Williams, Sugarland). After being signed to a label development deal, Gravitt began focusing more specifically on her writing career.

A song Gravitt co-wrote about a fire that injured her godson was initially put on hold for an artist in country music, and ended up in the hands of Christian music/gospel artist Natalie Grant. The song, “In Better Hands” became a CCM No.1 single (Gravitt’s first no.1) for Grant, and was nominated for Gospel Music Associations (GMA) Song of the Year and Pop Song of the Year in 2008.

Gravitt has had three different publishing deals, but has been with publishing company Razor and Tie since 2008.

In recent years, Gravitt has had simultaneous radio singles ("Amen", Eden's Edge; "Alone With You", Jake Owen; "Why Ya Wanna", Jana Kramer) on the charts in country music; garnered a producer credit (as well as helping to pen 8 of the 11 tracks on the debut album) for rock band Sons of Sylvia, along with well-respected producer Jack Joseph Puig (John Mayer, U2, Stone Temple Pilots); and a vocal producer gig from Warner Bros..

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