Patricia Conroy

Patricia Conroy (born January 30, 1964) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. In her career, she has released five studio albums, and one compilation album. She has also released 25 singles, including the RPM Country Tracks number one singles "Somebody's Leavin'" and "What Else Can I Do" (1995). As a songwriter, Conroy has written singles for several artists including Steel Magnolia ("Just By Being You (Halo and Wings)"), Emerson Drive ("She Always Gets What She Wants"), and Lady A ("Champagne Night").

Conroy was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2021.

Biography

Early life Patricia Conroy was born on January 30, 1964, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Conroy was born to musical family which was influenced by her mother's Maritime country background and her father's Irish roots. As a young girl her musical interests led to piano and vocal lessons and performances in a local church and with her family band, the Shamrock Ceili Band. In the late 1980s, Conroy hooked up with local musicians in Vancouver, British Columbia and eventually entered a Battle of the Bands contest. Conroy ultimately won and received $10,000, which gave her the opportunity to record demos of some of her original material. The song reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in January 2021.

Discography Studio albums Title Details Peakpositions CAN Country Blue Angel Release date: 1990 Label: Warner Music Canada — Bad Day for Trains Release date: 1992 Label: Warner Music Canada 20 You Can't Resist Release date: 1994 Label: Warner Music Canada 3 Wild As the Wind Release date: March 17, 1998 Label: Shoreline / Sunset — Talking to Myself Release date: January 30, 2007 Label: 306 / Angeline Entertainment — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums Title Details Greatest Hits Release date: February 29, 2000 Label: Koch Records

Singles

Music videos Year Video Director 1993 "Bad Day for Trains" Steven Goldmann "What Do You Care" 1994 "Somebody's Leavin'" Steven Goldmann 1995 "What Else Can I Do" "You Can't Resist It" "I Don't Wanna Be the One" Tara Johns 1996 "Keep Me Rockin'" Tom Bevins 1997 "Mary on the Dashboard" 1998 "Direction of Love" 1999 "Ain't Nobody Like You" 2005 "When" Tony Hrynchuk "It's Almost Christmas" 2006 "Talking to Myself"

Awards

Canadian Country Music Awards Vista Rising Star (1990) Album of the Year, Bad Day for Trains (1993) Female Artist of the Year (1994) Independent Artist of the Year (1999, 2000) Independent Female Artist of the Year (2006) Songwriter of the Year (2021) Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame (2021)

British Columbia Country Music Awards Ray McAuley Horizon Award (1988) Female Vocalist of the Year (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) Entertainer of the Year (1989, 1991, 1993, 1994) Album of the Year, Blue Angel (1991) Song of the Year, "Bad Day for Trains" (1993) Single of the Year, "Bad Day for Trains" (1993) Album of the Year, Bad Day for Trains (1993) Song of the Year, "Blank Pages" (1994) International Achievement (1997)