Tommy Lee James
{{short description|American songwriter}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2010}}
Tommy Lee James is an American country music songwriter and record producer with Still Working Music Group. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, he is originally from Roanoke, Virginia.
He graduated from Northside High School then attended Radford University, where he studied voice. He moved to Nashville with dreams of becoming an artist, but then became a full-time songwriter.
James is the writer of a number of hit songs, including Reba McEntire's "And Still", Brooks & Dunn's "A Man This Lonely", Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn's duet "If You See Him/If You See Her", Martina McBride's "Wrong Again", Cyndi Thomson's "What I Really Meant to Say", and Tim McGraw's "She's My Kind of Rain". All these songs went to number one on the charts.
James had an additional chart topping success with "I Wish" recorded by Jo Dee Messina and "Let's Be Us Again" recorded by Lonestar which was a top 4 hit. He also co-wrote the critically acclaimed single by Gary Allan entitled "Life Ain't Always Beautiful".
James has had many other cuts with artists such as Cliff Richard, 98 Degrees, Pam Tillis, Blue County, Emerson Drive, Jedd Hughes, Little Big Town, Delta Goodrem, and Pussycat Dolls.
In addition to being a writer, James also produced albums for Capitol Records recording artists Cyndi Thomson, Susan Ashton and Emily West, Big Machine artist Danielle Peck, and former Lonestar vocalist Richie McDonald.{{cite web |url=http://www.stillworkingmusic.com/tommyleejames.htm |title=Still Working Music Writer - Tommy Lee James |website=www.stillworkingmusic.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317064443/http://www.stillworkingmusic.com/tommyleejames.htm |archive-date=2007-03-17}}
James' success continues in 2012 with Joe Walsh's new album, Analog Man, which was released on June 5, 2012 (co-produced by Jeff Lynne), and One Direction's new record, Take Me Home.
Writing credits
{{Incomplete list|date=April 2020}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Artist ! Song ! Album |
|---|
| 1993
|"I Don't Love You" |
| rowspan="2"| 1995
|"And Still" |
| Joe Diffie
|"She Loves Me" |
| rowspan="2"|1996
|"It Don't Matter" |
| Brooks & Dunn |
| rowspan="3"|1998
|"Wrong Again" |
| Pam Tillis
|"Every Time" |
| Brooks & Dunn/Reba McEntire
|"If You See Him/If You See Her" |If You See Him (McEntire) If You See Her (Brooks & Dunn) |
| 2000
|"The Way You Do" |
| 2001 |
| rowspan="2"|2003 |
| Jo Dee Messina
|"I Wish" |
| rowspan="2" |2004 |
| Lee Ann Womack
|"Time For Me To Go" |
| rowspan="2"|2006 |
| Danielle Peck
|"Isn't That Everything" |
| rowspan="9"|2007
|rowspan="5"|Delta Goodrem |rowspan="5"|Delta |
| "In This Life" |
| "You Will Only Break My Heart" |
| "One Day" |
| "Angels in the Room" |
| rowspan="2"|Trisha Yearwood
|"This Is Me You're Talking To" |rowspan="2"|Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love |
| "Nothin' 'Bout Memphis" |
| Martina McBride
|"Tryin' to Find a Reason" |
| Luna Halo
|"Untouchable" |
| rowspan="3"|2009
|"I Love This Road" |
| Orianthi
|"God Only Knows" |
| Gary Allan
|"Today" |
| 2010
|"Letting Go" |
| rowspan="2"|2011
|"Bleed Red" |
| Pixie Lott |
| rowspan="9" |2012
|rowspan="4"|Joe Walsh |"Wrecking Ball" |rowspan="4"|Analog Man |
| "And the Band Played On" |
| "Family" |
| "Lucky That Way" |
| Easton Corbin |
| rowspan="2"|One Direction
|"They Don't Know About Us" |rowspan="2"|Take Me Home |
| "Loved You First" |
| Jennette McCurdy
|"Better" |
| Celine Dion
|"Didn't Know Love" |
| 2013
|"Pretty Good Day" |
| rowspan="9" |2014
|Are You With Me |
| Blake Shelton |
| The Swon Brothers |
| Will Hoge
|"Just Up The Road" |
| Will Hoge
|"Middle Of America" |Small Town Dreams |
| Will Hoge
|"Growing Up Around Here" |Small Town Dreams |
| Chase Bryant |
| Blake Shelton
|"Good Country Song" |
| Tim Hicks
|"She Don't Drink Whiskey Anymore" |5:01 |
| rowspan="4" |2015
|"Just Like Them Horses" |
| Reba McEntire
|"Livin' Ain't Killed Me Yet" |Love Somebody |
| Reba McEntire
|"I'll Go On" |Love Somebody |
| Easton Corbin
|"Are You With Me" |
| rowspan="2" |2016
|"Still Feels Like Mexico" |
| Drake White
|"Story" |
| rowspan="3" |2017
|"Tonight and Every Night" |
| Trace Adkins
|"Gonna Make You Miss Me" |
| Kenny Chesney
|"All The Pretty Girls" |
| rowspan="5" |2018
|"Only Love" | |
| Tocadisco
|"New World" |New World (EP) |
| Oliver Moldan
|"Dope" |Dope (EP) |
| Oliver Moldan
|"Forgettable" |Dope (EP) |
| Nick Martin feat. Carly Paige
|"Cool Love" |Cool Love (EP) |
| rowspan="11" |2019
|"In His Mind" |
| Stafford Brothers
|"Wolf" |Single |
| Oliver Heldens feat. Nile Rodgers & Devin
|"Summer Lover" |Single |
| Plastik Funk & Alle Farben
|"Find Your Way" |Single |
| Richard Judge
|"Miss America" |Single |
| Alle Farben
|"What Was I Drinking" |
| Mr. Belt & Wezol
|"Not Dancing" |Single |
| 3lau
|"Miss Me More" |Single |
| Mahama feat. Jason Walker
|"Never Ending" |Single |
| Justin Caruso feat. Wyn Starks
|"Can't Live Without It" |Single |
| Robin Schulz featuring Harlœ
|IIII |
| rowspan="3" |2020
|Kyd the Band |"Go There" |Single |
| Mika Setzer
|"Happy for Ya" |Single |
| Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani
|Fully Loaded: God's Country |
| rowspan=2 | 2021
|rowspan=2 |Taylor Swift |"Untouchable (Taylor's Version)" | rowspan=2 |Fearless (Taylor's Version) |
| "Don't You" |
| rowspan="1"| 2024
|rowspan=1 |Teddy Swims | You Still Get To Me |rowspan="1"|I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1.5) |
References
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External links
- [http://www.songfacts.com/int/2008/10/tommy-lee-james-shes-my-kind-of-rain.html Interview with Tommy Lee James]
- [https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/tommy-lee-james-songbook/pl.bbbd3737e76343778115f0b894fe2bb7 Apple Music Playlist]
- [https://musicrow.com/2017/03/exclusive-songwriter-tommy-lee-james-celebrates-25-years-preps-the-wontons-release/ Music Row]
- [https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20030915_shes_my_kind_of_rain_pools_1_prize BMI - She's My Kind Of Rain]
- [https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi_turns_losers_into_winners_celebrating_5_blake_shelton_1_hits BMI - My Eyes]
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