Adam Harvey (born 21 December 1974) is an Australian country music singer. Harvey has sold over half a million records, has been nominated five times for an ARIA Music Award and has won nine golden guitars at the Country Music Awards of Australia.
Biography Harvey got his start musically learning country classics on the guitar as a small boy. His first gig came at the age of ten, and by his school years he was performing rock covers at a club when he was discovered and went off on tour as support for Tania Kernaghan. In 1998 Harvey won his first Country Music (CMAA) Award for 'Vocal Collaboration of the Year' with Tanya Self for "Drive Away". In 2001 he won another CMAA Award for 'Vocal Collaboration of the Year' this time with Beccy Cole, Darren Coggan and Felicity, for "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind".
In 2002, Harvey won two CMAA Awards; 'Album of the Year' and 'Male Vocalist of the Year' for Workin' Overtime. Workin' Overtime was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Country Album at the 2002 ARIA Awards.
In 2004, Harvey won a second CMAA Award for 'Male Vocalist of the Year' that year. In 2005 he received his third ARIA award nomination for Best Country Album Can't Settle for Less. In 2008, he won Album of the Year I'm Doin' Alright.
In 2009, he sang the Australian national anthem before the Australia vs New Zealand rugby league test match.
Harvey has been nominated for a CMAA Award in 2010 for Collaboration of the Year with John Williamson for "King of the Road".
In 2013, Harvey collaborated with Troy Cassar-Daley to record The Great Country Songbook, which debuted at number 2 on the ARIA Charts.
Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak positions Certifications(sales thresholds) AUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: Let the Song Take You Home: Adam Harvey Release date: 1994 Label: Formats: CD, Cassette — Second Time Around Release date: 1995 Label: Formats: CD, Cassette — Sugar Talk Release date: 30 August 1999 Label: ABC Music Formats: CD, Cassette — Workin' Overtime Release date: 13 August 2001 Label: Open Road Records Formats: CD, Cassette 48 ARIA: Gold Cowboy Dreams Release date: 28 April 2003 Label: ABC Music (1778679) Formats: CD, Cassette 52 ARIA: Gold Can't Settle for Less Release date: 17 January 2005 Label: ABC Music (14160) Formats: CD, Cassette 20 I'm Doin' Alright Release date: 22 September 2007 Label: Sony Music Australia (88697160032) Formats: CD, DD 38 Both Sides Now Release date: 9 October 2009 Label: Sony Music Australia (88697583672) Formats: CD, DD 19 ARIA: Gold Falling into Place Release date: 8 July 2011 Label: Sony Music Australia (88697918332) Formats: CD, DD 10 The Great Country Songbook (with Troy Cassar-Daley) Release date: 14 June 2013 Label: Sony Music Australia (88765434052) Formats: CD, DD 2 ARIA: Platinum Family Life Release date: 22 August 2014 Label: Sony Music Australia (88765434052) Formats: CD, DD 10 Harvey's Bar... The Backyard Sessions Release date: 20 November 2015 Label: Sony Music Australia Formats: CD, DD 17 The Great Country Songbook Volume 2 (with Beccy Cole) Release date: 28 April 2017 Label: Sony Music Australia (88985410882) Formats: CD, DD, streaming 6 The Nashville Tapes Release date: 27 July 2018 Label: Sony Music Australia Formats: CD, DD, streaming 9 Songs from Highway One Release date: 19 February 2021 Label: Sony Music Australia Formats: CD, DD, streaming 10 The Great Country Songbook Volume III (with Beccy Cole) Release date: 9 September 2022 Label: Sony Music Australia (19658756162) Formats: CD, DD, streaming 36 Let the Song Take You Home Release date: 1 November 2024 Label: Sony Music Australia Formats: CD, DD, streaming 61
Compilation albums Title Details Peak positions AUS Best So Far Release date: 20 August 2010 Label: Sony Music Australia Formats: CD, DD 41
Video albums Title Details Certifications Best So Far Release date: 2010 Label: Sony Music Australia Formats: DVD ARIA: Gold
Awards and nominations ARIA Awards Harvey had been nominated for 5 awards at the ARIA Music Awards
| 2002 || Workin' Overtime || Best Country Album || |- | 2003 || Cowboy Dreams || Best Country Album || |- | 2005 || Can't Settle for Less || Best Country Album || |- | 2010 || Both Sides Now || Best Country Album || |- | 2013 || The Great Country Songbook (with Troy Cassar-Daley) || Best Country Album ||
CMA Awards The Country Music Awards of Australia is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. Harvey has won nine awards.
(wins only) |- |rowspan="1"| 1998 || "Drive Away" (with Tanya Self) || Vocal Collaboration of the Year || |- |rowspan="1"| 2001 || "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" (with Beccy Cole, Darren Coggan and Felicity) || Vocal Collaboration of the Year || |- |rowspan="2"| 2002 || Workin' Overtime || Album of the Year || |- | "Shake of a Hand" || Male Vocalist of the Year || |- |rowspan="1"| 2004 || "Call It Love" || Male Vocalist of the Year || |- |rowspan="1"| 2005 || "That's What You Call a Friend" || Male Vocalist of the Year || |- |rowspan="1"| 2008 || I'm Doin' Alright || Album of the Year || |- |rowspan="1"| 2012 || Falling Into Place || Album of the Year || |- |rowspan="1"| 2022 || Songs from Highway One || Traditional Country Album of the Year ||
References
External links
Official Youtube Channel Adam Harvey discography @ Discogs [ Adam Harvey] @ AllMusic