Charlotte Franklin Hatherley
(born in London; 20 June 1979) is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. She initially came to prominence as guitarist and backing vocalist for alternative rock band Ash. Since departing Ash in 2006, she has found success as a solo artist, is also a touring as a guitarist with Bat for Lashes and as a bassist for Client.
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Biography
Ash (1997 - 2006)
Hatherley was brought up in West
London and attended
Chiswick Community School. Her music career began aged sixteen, when she played in obscure British
punk band
Nightnurse.
[1] Around this time,
Ash were looking for a fourth member, a guitarist, to add to their live sound. Ash frontman
Tim Wheeler was present at a Nightnurse gig and thought Hatherley fit the bill. After two weeks of rehearsals, Hatherley's Ash début was at the
1997 V Festival in front of 50,000 people. Her recording debut with the band happened later that year on the single "
A Life Less Ordinary" and then on the album
Nu-Clear Sounds
in 1998.
Hatherley was credited with writing for a handful of Ash's songs, the most notable being "Grey Will Fade", a
B-side on the single "
There's a Star". The song was a cult favourite among fans, and eventually became the title track for Hatherley's debut
solo album.
It was during the period of recording the album
Meltdown
with Ash that Hatherley began to record her own album
Grey Will Fade
simultaneously, fully encouraged by the rest of the band. From the album she released the singles "Bastardo", "Kim Wilde" and "Summer", which all, as well as the album itself, received high praise from critics.
Solo (2006-present)
On 20 January 2006 it was announced that Hatherley would be leaving Ash in an amicable breakup.
[2] This decision was initially thought to be based on Hatherley's intention to pursue a solo career further, although it later emerged she was asked to leave by the remaining three members.
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Hatherley's second album,
The Deep Blue
was released on 5 March 2007. It was preceded by two singles; "Behave", in December, and "I Want You To Know", in February, along with an accompanying UK and Ireland tour. Two more singles were released to promote the album, "Siberia" and "Again". In 2007, Hatherley also opened for
Blondie on their UK tour and played guitar for
Bryan Ferry. In November 2007 she joined
Client to fill the vacant role of
bassist on their European and Scandinavian tours. With Client she is known as
Client C
.
In October 2008, Cinnabar City was announced as the title of Hatherley's third solo album. The album title was later changed to
New Worlds
. The album's opening track,
Full Circle
, débuted on
BBC 6 Music's: The Nemone Show on 23 December. The album will be released on 19 October 2009.
In March 2009, Hatherley announced on her official website that she would be joining
Bat for Lashes as a live member of the band throughout 2009.
[4]
Personal life
Hatherley is the ex-girlfriend of film director
Edgar Wright, who is best known for
Shaun of the Dead
and
Hot Fuzz
. He directed videos for two of her singles, "Summer" and "Bastardo". Her mother,
Patricia Franklin, is an actor who appeared in several Carry On films of the 1960s and 70s. She is thanked in the credits for both
Shaun of the Dead
[5] and
Hot Fuzz
[6]. She is also credited on the UK DVD of
Shaun of the Dead
for taking photographs of the crew.
Solo discography
Albums
| Year
| Album
| UK
[7] |
| 2004
| Grey Will Fade
| 51
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| 2007
| The Deep Blue
| 109
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| 2009
| New Worlds
| TBR
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Singles
| Year
| Title
| Album
| UK
| B-sides
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| 2004
| "Kim Wilde" (Download-only)
| Grey Will Fade
| —
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| 2004
| "Summer"
| 31
| Commodore
; SMUT
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| 2005
| "Bastardo"
| 31
| 3 Minutes
; I Am a Kamera
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| 2006
| "Behave"
| The Deep Blue
| 168
| Mr. Ed
; Cousteau (Extended Version)
;
Behave (Luke Smith Clor Remix)
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| 2007
| "I Want You to Know"
| 108
| Sister Universe
; Suspiria
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| 2007
| "Siberia"
| —
| Last Night
; This Is Pop
; I Don't Need Anyone
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| 2007
| "Again"
| —
| Again (acoustic)
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| 2007
| "CH V FD (Deep Blue remixes)"
| Non-album single
| —
| Dawn Treader (Fredmix)
; It Isn't Over (Fredmix)
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| 2009
| "White"
| New Worlds
| TBR
| TBR
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Notes and references
- Psycho Babble Charlotte Hatherley
- Charlotte Hatherley quits Ash
- Ash: We are way better than The Beatles
- Bats, Bells and Banquets
- ''Shaun of the Dead'' full credits, IMDB
- ''Hot Fuzz'' full credits, IMDB
- British Hit Singles & Albums
- UK Chartlog: H