List of songs written by Cathy Dennis
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Cathy Dennis is a British singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. After a moderately successful international solo career, Dennis later received great success as a writer of pop songs, scoring eight UK number ones and winning five Ivor Novello Awards. This is a list of released singles, songs and album tracks, recorded by other artists, that have been written or co-written by Cathy Dennis. Below is a round-up of the chart positions achieved around the world by singles released featuring the writing credits of Cathy Dennis.
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· Full discography of songs written by Cathy Dennis › International singles and certifications
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| Year | Artist | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
| UK | AUT | BEL | GER | IRE | NED | NZ | NOR | SWE | SWI | US | ||||
| 1992 | Dannii Minogue | "Love's on Every Corner" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | S Club 7 | "Two in a Million" | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 45 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 2000 | "Reach" | 2 | — | — | 62 | 8 | — | 28 | — | 42 | 30 | |||
| "Natural" | 3 | — | — | 42 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | |||
| "Never Had a Dream Come True" | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 31 | — | 10 | — | 10 | |||
| 2001 | Kylie Minogue | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| S Club 7 | "Have You Ever" | 1 | 49 | — | 37 | 4 | — | 20 | — | 21 | 40 | |||
| A*Teens | "Heartbreak Lullaby" | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 97 | |||
| 2002 | Will Young | "Anything Is Possible" | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
| S Club Juniors | "One Step Closer" | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| allSTARS* | "Back When" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Kelly Clarkson | "Before Your Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Kylie Minogue | "Come into My World" | 8 | 59 | 35 | 47 | — | 35 | 20 | — | — | 66 | |||
| 2003 | S Club | "Say Goodbye" | 2 | — | — | 84 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Rachel Stevens | "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" | 2 | — | 25 | 64 | 3 | 79 | — | 5 | 24 | 63 | |||
| 2004 | Britney Spears | "Toxic" | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Jentina | "French Kisses" | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | "Catch You" | 8 | — | — | — | 29 | 84 | — | — | — | |||
| Sugababes | "About You Now" | 1 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 40 | 21 | |||
| David Guetta | "Baby When the Light" | 50 | 62 | 15 | 59 | — | 30 | — | — | 35 | 25 | |||
| 2008 | Katy Perry | "I Kissed a Girl" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2009 | Jonas Brothers | "Paranoid" | 56 | — | — | 65 | 27 | — | — | 20 | 53 | |||
| Kris Allen | "No Boundaries" | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Adam Lambert | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | 72 | |||
| 2010 | Diana Vickers | "Once" | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Mark Ronson | "Somebody to Love Me" | 55 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2011 | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | "Off & On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2013 | Kelly Clarkson | "4 Carats" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2014 | Galantis | "Runaway (U & I)" | 4 | 39 | 6 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | |||
| 2015 | "Gold Dust" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2016 | "Love on Me" | 16 | 46 | 11 | 39 | 19 | 29 | — | — | 27 | 64 | |||
| 2018 | "Mama Look at Me Now" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Emoji" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2019 | "Holy Water" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2022 | KT Tunstall | "I Am the Pilot" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
· Full discography of songs written by Cathy Dennis › All credited contributions
1991
1991
Year
1991
Artist
Liu Xiaohui
Album
In Your Dreams
Song
"Lover in the Stars"
Co-written with
Danny Poku
1992
1992
Year
1992
Artist
Priscilla Chan
Album
Return
Song
"Moon"
Co-written with
Michael Leeson, Terence Britten
Dannii Minogue
Dannii Minogue
Year
Dannii Minogue
Artist
Get into You
Album
"Love's on Every Corner"
Song
Danny Poku, Paul Taylor
1993
1993
Year
1993
Artist
Lirian
Album
Am I Really in Love?
Song
"Senior Love Home"
Co-written with
Shep Pettibone, Tony Shimkin
1994
1994
Year
1994
Artist
Liu Xiaohui
Album
Change to Select
Song
"Lover in the Stars"
Co-written with
Danny Poku
Linda Wong
Linda Wong
Year
Linda Wong
Artist
Boundless Moment
Album
"Emotional Ensemble"
Song
Terence Britten
1996
1996
Year
1996
Artist
Spice Girls
Album
Non-album single
Song
"Bumper to Bumper"
Co-written with
Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chrisholm, Geraldine Horner, Paul "Pablo" Wilson, Andy Watkins
1998
1998
Year
1998
Artist
Phil Roy
Album
As Good As It Gets OST
Song
"Under Stars"
Co-written with
Phil Roy, Heitor Pereira
1999
1999
Year
1999
Artist
21st Century Girls
Album
21st Century Girls
Song
"Teenage Attack"
Co-written with
Leanne Garner, Fiona Garner, Katelyn Turney, Meriam Mohammad, Charlotte Fendek, Todrick Allen
"Drive"
"Drive"
Year
"Drive"
Artist
Leanne Garner, Fiona Garner, Katelyn Turney, Meriam Mohammad, Charlotte Fendek
S Club 7
S Club 7
Year
S Club 7
Artist
S Club
Album
"Two in a Million"
Song
Simon Ellis
"Viva La Fiesta"
"Viva La Fiesta"
Year
"Viva La Fiesta"
Artist
Hallegir Rustan, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen
"I Really Miss You"
"I Really Miss You"
Year
"I Really Miss You"
Artist
Eliot Kennedy, Patrick Lincoln
"Hope for the Future"
"Hope for the Future"
Year
"Hope for the Future"
Artist
Danny Poku
"So Right"
"So Right"
Year
"So Right"
Artist
Danny Poku
2000
2000
Year
2000
Artist
7
Album
"Reach"
Song
Andrew Todd
"Natural"
"Natural"
Year
"Natural"
Artist
Norma Ray, Jean Fredenucci, Andrew Todd
"I'll Keep Waiting"
"I'll Keep Waiting"
Year
"I'll Keep Waiting"
Artist
Simon Ellis
"All in Love Is Fair"
"All in Love Is Fair"
Year
"All in Love Is Fair"
Artist
Simon Ellis
"Love Train"
"Love Train"
Year
"Love Train"
Artist
Andrew Todd
"I'll Be There"
"I'll Be There"
Year
"I'll Be There"
Artist
Danny Poku
"Never Had a Dream Come True"
"Never Had a Dream Come True"
Year
"Never Had a Dream Come True"
Artist
Simon Ellis
Non-album single
Non-album single
Year
Non-album single
Artist
"If It's Love"
Album
Simon Ellis
Hooverphonic
Hooverphonic
Year
Hooverphonic
Artist
The Magnificent Tree
Album
"Jackie Cane"
Song
Alexander Callier
S Club 7
S Club 7
Year
S Club 7
Artist
Non-album single
Album
"Perfect Christmas"
Song
Simon Ellis
2001
2001
Year
2001
Artist
A-Teens
Album
Teen Spirit
Song
"Heartbreak Lullaby"
Co-written with
Jan Kask, Peter Mansson
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Year
Kylie Minogue
Artist
Fever
Album
"Can't Get You Out of My Head"
Song
Robert Davis
"Come into My World"
"Come into My World"
Year
"Come into My World"
Artist
Robert Davis
"Dancefloor"
"Dancefloor"
Year
"Dancefloor"
Artist
Steve Anderson
S Club 7
S Club 7
Year
S Club 7
Artist
Sunshine
Album
"Have You Ever"
Song
Andrew Frampton, Christopher Braide
"Boy Like You"
"Boy Like You"
Year
"Boy Like You"
Artist
Lauren Christy
"Sunshine"
"Sunshine"
Year
"Sunshine"
Artist
Joanne O'Meara, Paul Cattermole, Bradley McIntosh, Tina Barrett, Hannah Spearritt, Rachel Stevens, Jonathan Lee, Yak Bondy
"Dance, Dance, Dance"
"Dance, Dance, Dance"
Year
"Dance, Dance, Dance"
Artist
Julian Gingell, Barry Stone
"Right Guy"
"Right Guy"
Year
"Right Guy"
Artist
Bradley McIntosh
Hear'Say
Hear'Say
Year
Hear'Say
Artist
Everybody
Album
"Suddenly"
Song
Oskar Paul
"Home Again"
"Home Again"
Year
"Home Again"
Artist
Simon Ellis
2002
2002
Year
2002
Artist
Will Young
Album
From Now On
Song
"Anything Is Possible"
Co-written with
Christopher Braide
S Club 8
S Club 8
Year
S Club 8
Artist
Together
Album
"One Step Closer"
Song
Michael Percy, Timothy Lever
Allstars
Allstars
Year
Allstars
Artist
Allstars
Album
"Back When"
Song
Michael Percy, Timothy Lever
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Year
Kelly Clarkson
Artist
Non-album single
Album
"Before Your Love"
Song
Gary Burr, Desmond Child
Will Young
Will Young
Year
Will Young
Artist
From Now On
Album
"Lover Won't You Stay"
Song
Guy Chambers
"Lovestruck"
"Lovestruck"
Year
"Lovestruck"
Artist
William Young
"What's in Goodbye"
"What's in Goodbye"
Year
"What's in Goodbye"
Artist
Burt Bacharach
"Cruel to Be Kind"
"Cruel to Be Kind"
Year
"Cruel to Be Kind"
Artist
William Young
S Club 8
S Club 8
Year
S Club 8
Artist
Together
Album
"Wherever You Are"
Song
Simon Ellis
"Anytime Anywhere"
"Anytime Anywhere"
Year
"Anytime Anywhere"
Artist
Andrew Todd
Gareth Gates
Gareth Gates
Year
Gareth Gates
Artist
What My Heart Wants to Say
Album
"Tell Me One More Time"
Song
Oskar Paul, Andrew Fromm
S Club 7
S Club 7
Year
S Club 7
Artist
Seeing Double
Album
"Do It Till We Drop"
Song
John Lisners
"Who Do You Think You Are?"
"Who Do You Think You Are?"
Year
"Who Do You Think You Are?"
Artist
John Lisners
2003
2003
Year
2003
Artist
Jason Prince
Album
The Collection
Song
"Evergreen"
Co-written with
Christopher Braide
Gareth Gates
Gareth Gates
Year
Gareth Gates
Artist
Go Your Own Way
Album
"Dance Again"
Song
Steve McCutcheon
Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Year
Celine Dion
Artist
One Heart
Album
"Reveal"
Song
Greg Wells
Delta Goodrem
Delta Goodrem
Year
Delta Goodrem
Artist
Innocent Eyes
Album
"Throw It Away"
Song
Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy
Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating
Year
Ronan Keating
Artist
Non-album single
Album
"This is It"
Song
Ronan Keating, Christopher Braide
S Club 7
S Club 7
Year
S Club 7
Artist
Best: The Greatest Hits of S Club 7
Album
"Say Goodbye"
Song
Christopher Braide
Amy Studt
Amy Studt
Year
Amy Studt
Artist
False Smiles
Album
"Seconds Away"
Song
Amy Studt
Thalía
Thalía
Year
Thalía
Artist
Thalía
Album
"Misbehavin'"
Song
David Siegel, Steven Morales
Rachel Stevens
Rachel Stevens
Year
Rachel Stevens
Artist
Funky Dory
Album
"Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"
Song
Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback
"Glide"
"Glide"
Year
"Glide"
Artist
Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback
"Heaven Has to Wait"
"Heaven Has to Wait"
Year
"Heaven Has to Wait"
Artist
Anders Bagge, Arnthor Birgisson
"Little Secret"
"Little Secret"
Year
"Little Secret"
Artist
Guy Chambers
S Club 8
S Club 8
Year
S Club 8
Artist
Sundown
Album
"Drawn to You"
Song
Ian Allan, Kieron Bass, Mark Bass, Nathan Bass
Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken
Year
Clay Aiken
Artist
Measure of a Man
Album
"Measure of a Man"
Song
Steven Morales, David Siegel
Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Year
Britney Spears
Artist
In the Zone
Album
"Showdown"
Song
Britney Spears, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback
"Toxic"
"Toxic"
Year
"Toxic"
Artist
Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Year
Kylie Minogue
Artist
Body Language
Album
"After Dark"
Song
Christopher Braide
Will Young
Will Young
Year
Will Young
Artist
Non-album single
Album
"Ticket to Love"
Song
William Young
Hooverphonic
Hooverphonic
Year
Hooverphonic
Artist
Sit Down and Listen To
Album
"The Last Thing I Need is You"
Song
Alexander Callier, Paul Campbell
2004
2004
Year
2004
Artist
TEARs
Album
Non-album single
Song
"I Found Love"
Co-written with
Robert Davis
Emma Bunton
Emma Bunton
Year
Emma Bunton
Artist
Free Me
Album
"Lay Your Love on Me"
Song
Emma Bunton
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Year
Janet Jackson
Artist
Damita Jo
Album
"Island Life"
Song
Janet Jackson, Scott Storch
Jentina
Jentina
Year
Jentina
Artist
Jentina
Album
"French Kisses"
Song
Jentina Chapman, Greg Wells
Delta Goodrem
Delta Goodrem
Year
Delta Goodrem
Artist
Mistaken Identity (single)
Album
"How a Dream Looks"
Song
Guy Chambers
Delta Goodrem
Delta Goodrem
Year
Delta Goodrem
Artist
Mistaken Identity
Album
"Analyst"
Song
Delta Goodrem, Guy Chambers
"Electric Storm"
"Electric Storm"
Year
"Electric Storm"
Artist
Delta Goodrem, Guy Chambers
"Sanctuary"
"Sanctuary"
Year
"Sanctuary"
Artist
Delta Goodrem, Guy Chambers
2005
2005
Year
2005
Artist
JamX
Album
Non-album single
Song
"Blue Monday" (with DeLeon featuring Bernard Sumner)
Co-written with
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Paul Harris, Bernard Sumner, Robert Davis
Sugababes
Sugababes
Year
Sugababes
Artist
"Like the Weather"
Album
Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, Heidi Range, Guy Sigsworth
Taller in More Ways
Taller in More Ways
Year
Taller in More Ways
Artist
"Bruised"
Album
Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, Heidi Range, Guy Sigsworth
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
| 1991 | Liu Xiaohui | In Your Dreams | "Lover in the Stars" | Danny Poku |
| 1992 | Priscilla Chan | Return | "Moon" | Michael Leeson, Terence Britten |
| Dannii Minogue | Get into You | "Love's on Every Corner" | Danny Poku, Paul Taylor | |
| 1993 | Lirian | Am I Really in Love? | "Senior Love Home" | Shep Pettibone, Tony Shimkin |
| 1994 | Liu Xiaohui | Change to Select | "Lover in the Stars" | Danny Poku |
| Linda Wong | Boundless Moment | "Emotional Ensemble" | Terence Britten | |
| 1996 | Spice Girls | Non-album single | "Bumper to Bumper" | Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chrisholm, Geraldine Horner, Paul "Pablo" Wilson, Andy Watkins |
| 1998 | Phil Roy | As Good As It Gets OST | "Under Stars" | Phil Roy, Heitor Pereira |
| 1999 | 21st Century Girls | 21st Century Girls | "Teenage Attack" | Leanne Garner, Fiona Garner, Katelyn Turney, Meriam Mohammad, Charlotte Fendek, Todrick Allen |
| "Drive" | Leanne Garner, Fiona Garner, Katelyn Turney, Meriam Mohammad, Charlotte Fendek | |||
| S Club 7 | S Club | "Two in a Million" | Simon Ellis | |
| "Viva La Fiesta" | Hallegir Rustan, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen | |||
| "I Really Miss You" | Eliot Kennedy, Patrick Lincoln | |||
| "Hope for the Future" | Danny Poku | |||
| "So Right" | Danny Poku | |||
| 2000 | 7 | "Reach" | Andrew Todd | |
| "Natural" | Norma Ray, Jean Fredenucci, Andrew Todd | |||
| "I'll Keep Waiting" | Simon Ellis | |||
| "All in Love Is Fair" | Simon Ellis | |||
| "Love Train" | Andrew Todd | |||
| "I'll Be There" | Danny Poku | |||
| "Never Had a Dream Come True" | Simon Ellis | |||
| Non-album single | "If It's Love" | Simon Ellis | ||
| Hooverphonic | The Magnificent Tree | "Jackie Cane" | Alexander Callier | |
| S Club 7 | Non-album single | "Perfect Christmas" | Simon Ellis | |
| 2001 | A-Teens | Teen Spirit | "Heartbreak Lullaby" | Jan Kask, Peter Mansson |
| Kylie Minogue | Fever | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | Robert Davis | |
| "Come into My World" | Robert Davis | |||
| "Dancefloor" | Steve Anderson | |||
| S Club 7 | Sunshine | "Have You Ever" | Andrew Frampton, Christopher Braide | |
| "Boy Like You" | Lauren Christy | |||
| "Sunshine" | Joanne O'Meara, Paul Cattermole, Bradley McIntosh, Tina Barrett, Hannah Spearritt, Rachel Stevens, Jonathan Lee, Yak Bondy | |||
| "Dance, Dance, Dance" | Julian Gingell, Barry Stone | |||
| "Right Guy" | Bradley McIntosh | |||
| Hear'Say | Everybody | "Suddenly" | Oskar Paul | |
| "Home Again" | Simon Ellis | |||
| 2002 | Will Young | From Now On | "Anything Is Possible" | Christopher Braide |
| S Club 8 | Together | "One Step Closer" | Michael Percy, Timothy Lever | |
| Allstars | Allstars | "Back When" | Michael Percy, Timothy Lever | |
| Kelly Clarkson | Non-album single | "Before Your Love" | Gary Burr, Desmond Child | |
| Will Young | From Now On | "Lover Won't You Stay" | Guy Chambers | |
| "Lovestruck" | William Young | |||
| "What's in Goodbye" | Burt Bacharach | |||
| "Cruel to Be Kind" | William Young | |||
| S Club 8 | Together | "Wherever You Are" | Simon Ellis | |
| "Anytime Anywhere" | Andrew Todd | |||
| Gareth Gates | What My Heart Wants to Say | "Tell Me One More Time" | Oskar Paul, Andrew Fromm | |
| S Club 7 | Seeing Double | "Do It Till We Drop" | John Lisners | |
| "Who Do You Think You Are?" | John Lisners |
References
- Billboard Bizhttps://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/5645344/imagem-music-uk-sign-cathy-dennis-to-global-deal
- Music Weekhttp://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=713
- "UK Singles"http://www.officialcharts.com
- "Austrian Singles"https://web.archive.org/web/20160129182118/http://austriancharts.at/
- "Belgian Singles"https://www.ultratop.be
- "German Singles"https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150626/http://www.officialcharts.de/
- "Irish Singles"http://www.irishcharts.ie
- "Dutch Singles"https://dutchcharts.nl
- "New Zealand Singles"https://charts.nz
- "Norwegian Singles"https://web.archive.org/web/20110721070100/http://norwegiancharts.com/
- "Swedish Singles"https://web.archive.org/web/20100121135301/http://swedishcharts.com/
- "Swiss Singles"https://web.archive.org/web/20090523082123/http://www.hitparade.ch/
- Billboardhttps://www.allmusic.com
- "British Certifications"http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx
- "Swedish Certifications"https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/
- "Austrian Certifications"https://web.archive.org/web/20090608024513/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin
- Ultratophttps://www.ultratop.be/xls/Awards%202002.htm
- "German Certifications"http://www.musikindustrie.de/no_cache/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Can%27t+Get+You+Out+of+My+Head&strInterpret=Kylie+Minogue&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked
- "New Zealand Certifications"https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2002-03-15
- "Swiss Certifications"http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Kylie+Minogue+Can%27t+Get+You+Out+of+My+Head