American songwriter
Musical artist
Troy Verges is an Americansongwriter ofcountry andpop music fromLouisiana .
His first cut as a songwriter was a track onFaith Hill 'sBreathe [ 1] Wanted ", recorded by Hunter Hayes; "Beer Money", recorded by Kip Moore; "Who I Am ", recorded byJessica Andrews ; "Blessed ", recorded byMartina McBride ; "Wasted ", recorded by Carrie Underwood; "Day Drinking", recorded by Little Big Town;[ 2] Shotgun Rider ", recorded by Tim McGraw;[ 3] [ 4]
"Wanted" was ACM nominated in 2013 for Song of the Year,[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
He produced and mixed the Anders Osborne albumComing Down .[ 10]
Verges was named "Songwriter of the Year" in 2002 byBroadcast Music Incorporated and "Songwriter of the Year" by theNashville 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 filmCountry Strong .
List of songs co-written by Verges [ edit ] (alphabetical by song title)
Taylor Swift – "A Perfectly Good Heart"[ 11] Jane Fonda ,Diane Keaton ,Mary Steenburgen ,Candice Bergen - "Anywhere With You"[ 12] Sara Evans – "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus "[ 13] Kip Moore – "Beer Money "[ 14] Kip Moore – "Bittersweet Company"[ 15] Martina McBride – "Blessed "[ 16] Kolby Cooper - "Breaking News"[ 17] Marié Digby – "Breathing Underwater"Matt Nathanson – "Bulletproof Weeks"[ 18] Trisha Yearwood – "Can't Take Back Goodbye"[ 19] Chaley Rose (fromThe Music Of Nashville soundtrack) – "Carry You Home"[ 20] Pia Toscano , Alexandra Kay, Taz Zavala (from theWestside soundtrack) – "Champagne High"[ 21] Tim McGraw - "Christmas All Over The World"[ 22] Carly Pearce – "Closer to You"[ 23] Marié Digby – "Come Find Me"Kip Moore – "Come Home with You"[ 24] Gwyneth Paltrow – "Coming Home"Carrie Underwood – "Crazy Dreams"[ 25] Rascal Flatts – "Dance"[ 26] Little Big Town – "Day Drinking "[ 27] Kellie Pickler – "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You "Jason Aldean – "Don't Give Up on Me"[ 13] Trisha Yearwood – "Drink Up"[ 19] Tim McGraw – "Drugs or Jesus "[ 25] Cassadee Pope – "Everybody Sings"[ 28] Caylee Hammack – "Family Tree"[ 29] Kelleigh Bannen – "Famous"[ 30] Kip Moore – "Fast Women"[ 15] David Nail -"Fighter"[ 31] Hunter Hayes – "Flashlight"[ 32] Carolyn Dawn Johnson – "Georgia "Drake White – "Girl in Pieces"[ 33] Maggie Rose – "Girl in Your Truck Song"[ 34] Kip Moore – "Girl of the Summer"[ 35] Craig Morgan – "God Must Really Love Me "David Nail – "Good at Tonight"[ 36] Kip Moore – "Good Thing"[ 15] Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – "Good to Be Alive"Gordie Sampson – "Hanging by a Wire"Emerson Hart – "Hallway"[ 37] Jessica Andrews – "Helplessly, Hopelessly "Kellie Pickler – "Happy"Backstreet Boys – "Helpless When She Smiles "[ 13] Laura Bell Bundy – "I Am What I Am"[ 38] Caitlyn Smith - "I Don't Like The World Without You"[ 39] Caitlyn Smith – "I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore"[ 40] Hunter Hayes – "I Want Crazy "[ 41] Jessica Andrews - "I Wish For You"[ 42] LeAnn Rimes – "I Wish I Was Wrong"Trisha Yearwood – "I Would've Loved You Anyway "Trisha Yearwood – "I'll Carry You Home"[ 19] Kellie Pickler – "I'm Your Woman"Brantley Gilbert – "If You Want a Bad Boy"[ 43] Dia Frampton – "Isabella"[ 13] Rhonda Vincent – "I've Forgotten You"Steven Lee Olsen – "Just Married"[ 44] Caylee Hammack – "King Size Bed"[ 45] Caitlyn Smith - "Lately"[ 46] Carrie Underwood – "Leave Love Alone"[ 13] Joe Nichols – "Let's Get Drunk and Fight"Emerson Drive – "Lemonade"Brie Larson – "Life After You"Billy Ray Cyrus – "Like Nothing Else"[ 47] Danielle Bradbery - "Look At The Mess I'm In"[ 48] Marco Borsato & Sita – "Lopen Op Het Water"Faith Hill – "Love Is a Sweet Thing"Shelby Darrall - "Love Me When I'm Leavin"[ 49] Darius Rucker – "Low Country"[ 50] Jessica Simpson – "Man Enough"[ 13] Caitlyn Smith – "Midnight In New York City"[ 40] Jessica Simpson – "Might as Well Be Making Love"[ 13] Celine Dion – "Naked"Jessica Andrews - "Never Be Forgotten"[ 51] Sara Evans – "Niagara"[ 13] Backstreet Boys – "No Place"Tori Kelly - "North Star"[ 52] Hunter Hayes – "Nothing Like Starting Over"[ 32] BoA – "Obsessed"[ 13] Cassadee Pope – "One Song Away"[ 28] Sara Evans – "Otis Redding"Faith Hill – "Paris"[ 13] Brandy Clark - "Pawn Shop"[ 53] Kelly Sweet – "Raincoat"[ 13] Uncle Kracker - "Reason To Drink"[ 54] Josh Dorr – "Rocket"[ 55] Kip Moore – "Running for You "[ 35] Katharine McPhee – "Say Goodbye"[ 13] Zayn Malik &Simone Ashley - "See Me"[ 56] Tim McGraw – "Shotgun Rider "[ 57] Carolyn Dawn Johnson – "Simple Life "Tim McGraw — "Sleep Tonight"Brothers Osborne – "Slow Your Roll"[ 58] Steven Tyler – "Somebody New"[ 59] Hunter Hayes – "Someday Girl"[ 60] Easton Corbin – "Someday When I'm Old"[ 25] Jamey Johnson - "Someday When I'm Old"[ 61] Matraca Berg – "South of Heaven"Maura O'Connell – "Spinning Wheel"Caitlyn Smith – "St. Paul"[ 62] Backbone (Meat Loaf ,John Rich ,Lil Jon ,Mark McGrath ) – "Stand in the Storm"[ 13] Hunter Hayes – "Still"[ 63] Hunter Hayes – "Storyline"[ 32] Faith Hill – "Stronger"[ 13] Gordie Sampson – "Sunburn "Jessica Andrews - "Sunshine and Love"[ 64] Hunter Hayes – "Tattoo "[ 32] Tim McGraw ,Josh Gracin – "Telluride "[ 65] Trisha Yearwood – "Tell Me Something I Don't Know"[ 19] Lori McKenna – "The Bird & The Rifle" –[ 66] Danielle Bradbery – "The Heart of Dixie "[ 67] Il Divo – "The Man You Love"[ 13] Paulina Rubio – "The One You Love (Todo Mi Amor) "[ 13] Lindsay Lohan – "The Very Last Moment in Time"[ 13] Trace Adkins - "The Way I Wanna Go"[ 68] Steven Lee Olsen – "There I Said It"[ 44] Maura O'Connell – "There's No Good Day for Dying"Jon McLaughlin – "Things That You Say"Tara Oram – "Things I Should've Said"Steve Moakler – "Thirty"[ 69] Annelise Cepero - "This Is Christmas" (from the "Holiday Harmony" soundtrack)[ 70] Terri Clark – "Three Mississippi"Steven Lee Olsen – "Timing Is Everything"[ 44] Andy Griggs – "Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man "Edens Edge – "Too Good to Be True "[ 71] Steven Lee Olsen – "Undefeated"[ 44] Martina McBride – "You're Not Leaving Me"[ 13] Hunter Hayes – "Wanted "[ 72] Carrie Underwood – "Wasted "[ 13] Bon Jovi – "We Can Dance"[ 13] Kat Higgins – "We Go Driving"[ 73] Trisha Yearwood – "What Gave Me Away"[ 19] Montgomery Gentry – "What It Takes"[ 74] Kip Moore – "What Ya Got On Tonight"[ 35] Tim McGraw – "What You're Looking For"[ 75] Jessica Andrews – "Who I Am "[ 76] Hunter Hayes – "Wild Blue"[ 63] Danielle Bradbery – "Wild Boy"[ 77] Jessica Andrews - 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