Hillary Lindsey
Hillary Lee Lindsey (born 1976 in Washington , Georgia ) is an American singer and songwriter.
She was born in Washington, Georgia. She has written songs with or for various artists, including Michelle Branch , Faith Hill , Martina McBride , Shakira , Lady Antebellum , Gary Allan , Sara Evans , Carrie Underwood , Kellie Pickler , Bon Jovi , Taylor Swift , Lady Gaga , Tim McGraw and Luke Bryan . In 2006 and 2016 Lindsey won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song for Carrie Underwoods Jesus, Take the Wheel and for Little Big Towns Girl Crush . In 2011, Lindsey received an Oscar nomination for Coming Home , recorded by Gwyneth Paltrow for the Country Strong soundtrack , for Best Original Song . That same year, Coming Home also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song along with There's a Place for Us , making Lindsey a double nomination in 2011. As of 2018, she has had 20 number one singles as a songwriter.
For her work on Jesus Take the Wheel , Girl Crush and Always Remember Us This Way , she was nominated three times for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year .
Life
In 1994, Lindsey moved from Washington, Georgia to Nashville to enroll at Belmont University's Music Business School. She told a roommate who was doing an internship with a record company about her plans and who took one of her tapes to work. The cassette was given to the publisher and Lindsey was signed to Famous Music Publishing . In her first year as a songwriter, she had eight recordings.
She had her first number one song as a songwriter in 2002 with Martina McBrides Blessed . Eleven of her number one hits as a songwriter are songs sung by Carrie Underwood , including Jesus Take the Wheel , Wasted , So Small , Just a Dream , Last Name and Two Black Cadillacs . Thirty million records have been sold with their compositions, and two of their songs have been featured on the ABC television series Nashville : Telescope , performed by Hayden Panettiere , and Change Your Mind , performed by Clare Bowen and Sam Palladio .
Awards and nominations
year | Union | category | Nominee work | Result |
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2006 | Academy of Country Music | Song of the Year | Jesus, Take the Wheel (shared with Gordie Sampson and Brett James ) | Won |
Canadian Country Music Association | SOCAN Song of the Year | Won | ||
Gospel Music Association | Country Song of the Year | Won | ||
2007 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | Won | |
Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
2015 | Country Music Association | Song of the Year | Girl Crush (shared with Liz Rose and Lori McKenna ) | Won |
2016 | Grammy Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
Best Country Song | Won | |||
Academy of Country Music | Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
2017 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | Blue Ain't Your Color (shared with Steven Lee Olsen and Clint Lagerberg) | Nominated |
Academy of Country Music | Song of the Year | Blue Ain't Your Color | Nominated | |
Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |||
2018 | Academy of Country Music | Songwriter of the Year | Nominated | |
2020 | Grammy Awards | Song of the Year | Always Remember Us This Way (shared with Lady Gaga , Natalie Hemby, and Lori McKenna ) | Nominated |
Best Country Song | It All Comes Out in the Wash (shared with Miranda Lambert , Lori McKenna, and Liz Rose ) | Nominated | ||
Best Song Written for Visual Media | I'll Never Love Again (Film Version) (shared with Lady Gaga , Natalie Hemby, and Aaron Raitiere) | Won |
Billboard Hot Country Chart number one songs
song | Artist | year |
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" Blessed " | Martina McBride | March 2002 |
" This One's For The Girls " | Martina McBride | July 2004 |
" Jesus Take The Wheel " | Carrie Underwood | January 2006 |
" Wasted " | Carrie Underwood | April 2007 |
" So Small " | Carrie Underwood | December 2007 |
" Last Name " | Carrie Underwood | June 2008 |
" Just A Dream " | Carrie Underwood | November 2008 |
" American Honey " | Lady Antebellum | April 2010 |
" A Little Bit Stronger " | Sara Evans | May 2011 |
" Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain) " | Gary Allan | February 2013 |
" Two Black Cadillacs " | Carrie Underwood | March 2013 |
" See You Again " | Carrie Underwood | September 2013 |
" Shotgun Rider " | Tim McGraw | December 2014 |
" Little Toy Guns " | Carrie Underwood | June 2015 |
" Smoke Break " | Carrie Underwood | November 2015 |
" Church Bells " | Carrie Underwood | June 2016 |
" Blue Ain't Your Color " | Keith Urban | January 2017 |
" Dirty Laundry " | Carrie Underwood | January 2017 |
" God, Your Mama, and Me " | Florida Georgia Line featuring Backstreet Boys | June 2017 |
" Legends " | Kelsea Ballerini | February 2018 |
" Knockin 'Boots " | Luke Bryan | September 2019 |
List of the songs Lindsey co-wrote
Artist | Title |
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Lauren Alaina | " Tupelo " |
" Wildflower " | |
Jason Aldean | " Grown Woman " (duet with Miranda Lambert ) |
" Tryin 'to Love Me " | |
" Wheels Rollin ' " | |
Gary Allan | " Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain) " |
Kelsea Ballerini | " End of the World " |
" Legends " | |
" Unapologetically " | |
Dierks Bentley | " Bourbon in Kentucky " |
" Can't Be Replaced " | |
Boa | " Obsessed " |
Bon Jovi | " Seat Next to You " |
Michelle Branch | " Crazy Ride " |
" I Want Tears " | |
" I'm Not That Strong " | |
" Long Goodbye " | |
" Sooner or Later " | |
" Summertime " | |
" Through the Radio " | |
Chris Brewer | " Help Me Out of the Sewer " |
Lee Brice | " Somebody's Been Drinking " |
Catherine Britt | " Dirt Cheap " |
Shannon Brown | " I won't lie " |
Luke Bryan | " Knockin 'Boots " |
" To the Moon and Back " | |
" What She Wants Tonight " | |
Caitlin & Will | " Address in the Stars " |
Carter's Chord | " Young Love " |
Terri Clark | " Three Mississippi " |
Miley Cyrus | " My Heart Beats for Love " |
" When I Look at You " | |
Use DeLange | " I'm Not So Tough " |
Marié Digby | " Breathing Underwater " |
Eden's Edge | " Feels So Real " |
" Too Good to Be True " | |
Emerson Drive | " That Kind of Beautiful " |
Sara Evans | " All the Love You Left Me " |
" As If " | |
" Backseat of a Greyhound Bus " | |
" Big Cry " | |
" Diving in Deep " | |
" Four Thirty " | |
" A Little Bit Stronger " | |
" Otis Redding " | |
" Some Things Never Change " | |
Florida Georgia Line | " God, Your Mama, and Me " (featuring Backstreet Boys ) |
Gloriana | " Sunset Lovin " |
Halestorm | " Unapologetic " |
Jessica Harp | " Good Enough for Me " |
Faith Hill | " Stronger " |
" This Is Me " | |
Enrique Iglesias | " Only a Woman " |
Carolyn Dawn Johnson | " Simple Life " |
Wynonna Judd | " (No One's Gonna) Break Me Down " |
Lady Antebellum | " American Honey " |
" Cold as Stone " | |
" Get To Me " | |
" Long Teenage Goodbye " | |
" Mansion " | |
" Nothin 'Like the First Time " | |
"You Look Good" | |
Lady Gaga | " Always Remember Us This Way " ( A Star Is Born Soundtrack ) |
" A-Yo " | |
" Grigio Girls " | |
" I'll Never Love Again " ( A Star Is Born Soundtrack ) | |
" Million Reasons " | |
Miranda Lambert | " Fire Escape " |
" It All Comes Out in the Wash " | |
" Track Record " | |
" Way Too Pretty for Prison " (with Maren Morris ) | |
Aaron Lines | " Waitin 'on the Wonderful " |
Ashliegh Lisset | " Kill the Headlights " |
Little Big Town | " Beat Up Bible " |
" Don't Die Young, Don't Get Old " | |
" Girl Crush " | |
" Kiss Goodbye " | |
" Lost in California " | |
" Over Drinking " | |
" Pain Killer " | |
" Save Your Sin " | |
" Shut Up Train " | |
" Sober " | |
" Throw Your Love Away " | |
" Tumble and Fall " | |
" When Someone Stops Loving You " | |
Lindsay Lohan | " Very Last Moment In Time " |
Martina McBride | " Always Be This Way " |
" Blessed " | |
" Cry Cry ('Til The Sun Shines) " | |
" Everybody Wants to Be Loved " | |
" From The Ashes " | |
" If I Had Your Name " | |
" So Magical " | |
" Summer Of Love " | |
" That's The Thing About Love " | |
" This One's for the Girls " | |
" When You Love Me " | |
" You're Not Leaving Me " | |
Mindy McCready | " Songs About You " |
Reba McEntire | " The Clown " |
Tim McGraw | " Shotgun Rider " |
Katharine McPhee | " Say Goodbye " |
Mika | " Step With Me " |
Kacey Musgraves | " Wonder Woman " |
Nashville occupation | "Change Your Mind" |
" Telescope " ( Hayden Panettiere ) | |
Jennifer Nettles | " His Hands " |
Heidi Newfield | " Cry Cry ('Til the Sun Shines) " |
Jamie O'Neal | " God Don't Make Mistakes " |
Tara Oram | " 538 Stars " |
" Pretty Red Dress " | |
Brad Paisley | " Oh Love " (duet with Carrie Underwood) |
Gwyneth Paltrow | " Coming Home " |
Carly Pearce | " Closer To You " |
" Hide the Wine " | |
" Honeysuckle " | |
" I Need a Ride Home " | |
Kellie Pickler | " Girls Like Me " |
" I Forgive You " | |
Cassadee Pope | " Champagne " |
" One Song Away " | |
Rachel Proctor | " Where I Belong " |
Rascal flatts | " Help Me Remember " |
" Unstoppable " | |
Julie Roberts | " Men and Mascara " |
Darius Rucker | " Low Country " |
Runaway June | " Buy My Own Drinks " |
Shakira | " Medicine " (featuring Blake Shelton ) |
" Spotlight " | |
Crystal Shawanda | " Try " |
Jessica Simpson | " Might as Well Be Making Love " |
" Sipping on History " | |
" Still Don't Stop Me " | |
" When I Loved You Like That " | |
" You're My Sunday " | |
Sister Hazel | " That Kind of Beautiful " |
Mindy Smith | " Out Loud " |
Steel Magnolia | " Last Night Again " |
" Not Tonight " | |
Taylor Swift | " Fearless " |
Jamie Tate | " Love Looks Good on You " |
Steven Tyler | " It Ain't Easy " |
" Somebody New " | |
" Sweet Louisiana " | |
Carrie Underwood | " Backsliding " |
" Chaser " | |
" Church Bells " | |
" Clock Don't Stop " | |
" Cry Pretty " | |
" Dirty Laundry " | |
" Do You Think About Me " | |
" End Up with You " | |
" Forever Changed " | |
" Get Out of this Town " | |
" Ghosts on the Stereo " | |
" The Girl You Think I Am " | |
" Good in Goodbye " | |
" Jesus, Take the Wheel " | |
" Just a Dream " | |
" Keep Us Safe " | |
" Last Name " | |
" Leave Love Alone " | |
" Like I'll Never Love You Again " | |
" Little Girl Don't Grow Up Too Fast " | |
" Little Toy Guns " | |
" Low " | |
" Nobody Ever Told You " | |
" Renegade Runaway " | |
" See You Again " | |
" Smoke Break " | |
" So Small " | |
" Someday When I Stop Loving You " | |
" Spinning Bottles " | |
" Starts With Goodbye " | |
" Thank God for Hometowns " | |
" That Song That We Used To Make Love To " | |
" There's a Place for Us " | |
" This Time " | |
" Twisted " | |
" Two Black Cadillacs " | |
" Unapologize " | |
" Wasted " | |
" What I Never Knew I Always Wanted " | |
" Wheel of the World " | |
Keith Urban | " Blue Ain't Your Color " |
" God Made Woman " | |
" This Is Me " | |
Rhonda Vincent | " I've Forgotten You " |
Holly Williams | " Keep The Change " |
Lee Ann Womack | " Painless " |
" The Story of My Life " | |
Michelle Wright | " I've Forgotten You " |
Trisha Yearwood | " Cowboys Are My Weakness " |
" Drink Up " | |
" The Good Stuff " |
Web links
- Hillary Lindsey in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pat Padua: Pic (s) of the Week: They Write the Songs Edition - In The Muse: Performing Arts Blog. In: loc.gov. blogs.loc.gov, 2011, accessed January 21, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Hit Songwriter Bios - Hillary Lindsey. (No longer available online.) In: durango-songwriters-expo.com. web.archive.org, 2009, archived from the original on February 10, 2009 ; accessed on January 21, 2020 .
- ^ Hillary Lindsey in the Grammy Database. grammy.com, accessed February 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Thesongsurvives.com. In: thesongsurvives.com. Accessed January 21, 2020 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lindsey, Hillary |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lindsey, Hillary Lee (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer and songwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1976 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington , Georgia , United States |