Nathan Chapman (record producer)

Nathan Chapman
Origin	Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Record producer, session musician, songwriter
Years active	2006–present
Associated acts	Taylor Swift

Nathan Chapman is an American record producer who works in the field of country music. He is known primarily for working with Taylor Swift, having produced her albums Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red and 1989. The former was also the first album that he produced.^[1] He is a 2001 graduate of Lee University.^[2] He was said to be working in a shack before producing music with various artists.

At the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010, and the 58th Grammy Awards in 2016 Chapman won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for his work as a producer on Taylor Swift's albums Fearless and 1989.^[3] Other acts for whom Chapman has produced include The Band Perry, Jypsi, Point of Grace, Keith Urban, Krystal Keith, Shania Twain, Lady Antebellum, and Jimmy Wayne.^[4]^[5] In addition to his production work, Chapman is a session musician who plays guitar, banjo and mandolin.^[4]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result^[4]
2008	Academy of Country Music	Album of the Year — Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift	Nominated
2009		Producer of the Year	Nominated
		Album of the Year — Taylor Swift, Fearless	Won
	Country Music Association	Album of the Year — Taylor Swift, Fearless	Won
	American Music Awards	Favorite Country Album — Taylor Swift, Fearless	Won
2010	Grammy Awards	Album of the Year — Taylor Swift, Fearless	Won
		Record of the Year — Taylor Swift, "You Belong with Me"	Nominated
		Best Country Album — Taylor Swift, Fearless	Won
	Academy of Country Music	Producer of the Year	Nominated
2011		Album of the Year — Taylor Swift, Speak Now	Nominated
		Producer of the Year	Nominated
	Dove Awards	Best Country Album — Point of Grace, No Changin' Us	Won
	Dove Awards	Best Holiday Album — Point of Grace, Home for the Holidays	Won
2014	Grammy Awards	Album of the Year — Taylor Swift, Red	Nominated
2014		Best Country Album — Taylor Swift, Red	Nominated
2016		Album of the Year — Taylor Swift, 1989	Won

References

↑ Morris, Edward (1 December 2006). "When She Thinks "Tim McGraw," Taylor Swift Savors Payoff". CMT. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
↑ Harbin, Beth (9 December 2009). "Lee Alumnus Nathan Chapman Stands Out In The Country Music Business". The Chattanoogan. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
↑ "52nd Grammy Awards". Grammy.com. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
1 2 3 "Credits". Nathan Chapman website. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
↑ "Shania Twain Returns To Country Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-06-20.

Grammy Award for Album of the Year

1959–1979	The Music from Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini (1959) Come Dance with Me! – Frank Sinatra (1960) The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart – Bob Newhart (1961) Judy at Carnegie Hall – Judy Garland (1962) The First Family – Vaughn Meader (1963) The Barbra Streisand Album – Barbra Streisand (1964) Getz/Gilberto – Stan Getz, João Gilberto (1965) September of My Years – Frank Sinatra (1966) A Man and His Music – Frank Sinatra (1967) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles (1968) By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Glen Campbell (1969) Blood, Sweat & Tears – Blood, Sweat & Tears (1970) Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel (1971) Tapestry – Carole King (1972) The Concert for Bangladesh – Various (1973) Innervisions – Stevie Wonder (1974) Fulfillingness' First Finale – Stevie Wonder (1975) Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon (1976) Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder (1977) Rumours – Fleetwood Mac (1978) Saturday Night Fever – Various (1979)

1980–2000	52nd Street – Billy Joel (1980) Christopher Cross – Christopher Cross (1981) Double Fantasy – John Lennon and Yoko Ono (1982) Toto IV – Toto (1983) Thriller – Michael Jackson (1984) Can't Slow Down – Lionel Richie (1985) No Jacket Required – Phil Collins (1986) Graceland – Paul Simon (1987) The Joshua Tree – U2 (1988) Faith – George Michael (1989) Nick of Time – Bonnie Raitt (1990) Back on the Block – Quincy Jones and various artists (1991) Unforgettable... with Love – Natalie Cole (1992) Unplugged – Eric Clapton (1993) The Bodyguard – Whitney Houston (1994) MTV Unplugged – Tony Bennett (1995) Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette (1996) Falling into You – Celine Dion (1997) Time Out of Mind – Bob Dylan (1998) The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill (1999) Supernatural – Santana (2000)

2001–present	Two Against Nature – Steely Dan (2001) O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack (2002) Come Away with Me – Norah Jones (2003) Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – Outkast (2004) Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles and various artists (2005) How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb – U2 (2006) Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks (2007) River: The Joni Letters – Herbie Hancock (2008) Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (2009) Fearless – Taylor Swift (2010) The Suburbs – Arcade Fire (2011) 21 – Adele (2012) Babel – Mumford & Sons (2013) Random Access Memories – Daft Punk (2014) Morning Phase – Beck (2015) 1989 – Taylor Swift (2016)

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