Troy Verges
| Troy Verges | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20th-century |
| Origin | Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Country, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
Troy Verges is an American songwriter of country and pop music from Louisiana.
Career
His first cut as a songwriter was a track on Faith Hill's Breathe.[1]
His credits include the singles "Wanted", recorded by Hunter Hayes; "Beer Money", recorded by Kip Moore; "Who I Am", recorded by Jessica Andrews; "Blessed", recorded by Martina McBride; "Wasted", recorded by Carrie Underwood; "Day Drinking", recorded by Little Big Town;[2] "Shotgun Rider", recorded by Tim McGraw;[3] and "I Want Crazy",[4] recorded by Hunter Hayes – all of which went to number one on the country music charts.
"Wanted" was ACM nominated in 2013 for Song of the Year,[5] while "I Want Crazy" received a 2014 Grammy nomination[6] and "Day Drinking" received a 2015 Grammy nomination.[7]
"Wanted", composed by Hunter Hayes and Troy Verges, took home Song Of The Year honors at the 2013 BMI Country Awards.[8]
Verges was named "Songwriter of the Year" in 2002 by Broadcast Music Incorporated and "Songwriter of the Year" by the Nashville Songwriters Association International.
In 2011, Verges garnered both and Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe nomination in the Best Original Song category for his composition "Coming Home" from the film Country Strong.
He produced and mixed the Anders Osborne album Coming Down.[9]
List of songs co-written by Verges
(alphabetical by song title)
- Taylor Swift – "A Perfectly Good Heart"[10]
- Sara Evans – "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus"[11]
- Kip Moore – "Beer Money"[12]
- Martina McBride – "Blessed"[13]
- Marié Digby – "Breathing Underwater"
- Matt Nathanson – "Bulletproof Weeks"[14]
- Chaley Rose (from The Music Of Nashville soundtrack) – "Carry You Home"[15]
- Marié Digby – "Come Find Me"
- Gwyneth Paltrow – "Coming Home"
- Carrie Underwood – "Crazy Dreams"[16]
- Little Big Town – "Day Drinking"[17]
- Kellie Pickler – "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"
- Jason Aldean – "Don't Give Up on Me"[11]
- Tim McGraw – "Drugs or Jesus"[16]
- Cassadee Pope – "Everybody Sings"[18]
- Kelleigh Bannen – "Famous"[19]
- Hunter Hayes – "Flashlight"[20]
- Carolyn Dawn Johnson – "Georgia"
- Maggie Rose – "Girl in Your Truck Song"[21]
- Kip Moore – "Girl of the Summer"[22]
- Craig Morgan – "God Must Really Love Me"
- Gordie Sampson – "Hanging by a Wire"
- Emerson Hart – "Hallway"[23]
- Jessica Andrews – "Helplessly, Hopelessly"
- Kellie Pickler – "Happy"
- Gordie Sampson – "Hurricane Jane"
- Backstreet Boys – "Helpless When She Smiles"[11]
- Laura Bell Bundy – "I Am What I Am"[24]
- Hunter Hayes – "I Want Crazy"[25]
- Trisha Yearwood – "I Would've Loved You Anyway"
- LeAnn Rimes – "I Wish I Was Wrong"
- Kellie Pickler – "I'm Your Woman"
- Brantley Gilbert – "If You Want a Bad Boy"[26]
- Dia Frampton – "Isabella"[11]
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – "It's Good to Be Alive"
- Rhonda Vincent – "I've Forgotten You"
- Carrie Underwood – "Leave Love Alone"[11]
- Joe Nichols – "Let's Get Drunk and Fight"
- Emerson Drive – "Lemonade"
- Marco Borsato & Sita – "Lopen Op Het Water"
- Faith Hill – "Love Is a Sweet Thing"
- Darius Rucker – "Low Country"[27]
- Jessica Simpson – "Man Enough"[11]
- Jessica Simpson – "Might As Well Be Making Love"[11]
- Celine Dion – "Naked"
- Sara Evans – "Niagra"[11]
- Hunter Hayes – "Nothing Like Starting Over"[20]
- BoA – "Obsessed"[11]
- Cassadee Pope – "One Song Away"[18]
- Sara Evans – "Otis Redding"
- Faith Hill – "Paris"[11]
- Kelly Sweet – "Raincoat"[11]
- Josh Dorr - "Rocket"[28]
- Kip Moore – "Running for You"[22]
- Katharine McPhee – "Say Goodbye"[11]
- Tim McGraw – "Shotgun Rider"[29]
- Carolyn Dawn Johnson – "Simple Life"
- Tim McGraw — "Sleep Tonight"
- Hunter Hayes - "Someday Girl" [30]
- Easton Corbin – "Someday When I'm Old"[16]
- Matraca Berg – "South of Heaven"
- Maura O'Connell – "Spinning Wheel"
- Backbone (Meat Loaf, John Rich, Lil Jon, Mark McGrath) – "Stand in the Storm"[11]
- Hunter Hayes – "Storyline"[20]
- Faith Hill – "Stronger"[11]
- Gordie Sampson – "Sunburn"
- Hunter Hayes – "Tattoo"[20]
- Tim McGraw – "Telluride"[31]
- Danielle Bradbery – "The Heart of Dixie"[32]
- Il Divo – "The Man You Love"[11]
- Paulina Rubio – "The One You Love (Todo Mi Amor)"[11]
- Lindsay Lohan – "The Very Last Moment in Time"[11]
- Maura O'Connell – "There's No Good Day for Dying"
- Jon McLaughlin – "Things That You Say"
- Tara Oram – "Things I Should’ve Said"
- Terri Clark – "Three Mississippi"
- Andy Griggs – "Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man"
- Edens Edge – "Too Good to Be True"[33]
- Martina McBride – "You're Not Leaving Me"[11]
- Hunter Hayes – "Wanted"[34]
- Carrie Underwood – "Wasted"[11]
- Bon Jovi – "We Can Dance"[11]
- Kip Moore – "What Ya Got On Tonight"[22]
- Tim McGraw - "What You're Looking For" [35]
- Jessica Andrews – "Who I Am"[36]
- Chuck Wicks – "What If You Stay"
- Danielle Bradbery – "Wild Boy"[37]
- Lonestar – "With Me"
- Keith Urban —"You or Somebody Like You"
- Kenny Chesney – "You Save Me"
See also
References
- ↑ Bessman, Jim (November 30, 2002). "Words & Music". Billboard (New York: Prometheus Global Media). p. 36. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
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- ↑ A Perfectly Good Heart lyrics at Elyrics.net
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Troy Verges discography at DisCogs.com.
- ↑ Kip Moore readies to share his ‘Beer Money’ single with country radio, fans at kipmoore.org.
- ↑ Verges ‘Blessed’ With Second #1 at BMI.
- ↑ Bulletproof Weeks lyrics at Elyrics.net.
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- ↑ http://radio.com/2015/07/10/hunter-hayes-someday-girl/
- ↑ Telluride at Songlyrics.com.
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- ↑ Too Good to Be True at Songfacts.com.
- ↑ Wanted – Hunter Hayes at Urban Country News
- ↑ http://tasteofcountry.com/tim-mcgraw-damn-country-music/
- ↑ 'Who I Am' Hitmakers Revealed at BMI Nashville Celebration at BMI.
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External links
- Troy Verges at BMI
- Troy Verges at Universal Music Publishing Group
- Troy Verges discography at Discogs.com
- Troy Verges at the Internet Movie Database
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