Monty Powell (born June 1, 1961) is an American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

songwriter best known for collaborating with

Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...

, and for producing albums by

Diamond Rio Diamond Rio is an American country music band. The band was founded in 1982 as an attraction for the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee, and was originally known as the Grizzly River Boys, then the Tennessee River Boys. It was fou ...

. Powell's first songwriting credit was a jingle for an Allstate commercial. After moving to

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...

in the early 1990s, Powell wrote several songs for

, whose lead singer Marty Roe was a roommate of his while they were in college at

Lipscomb University Lipscomb University is a private university in Nashville, Tennessee. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The campus is located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, between Belmont Boulevard to the west and Granny White Pike o ...

. Other artists who recorded Powell's songs include

Tracy Byrd Tracy Lynn Byrd (born December 17, 1966) is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1992, Byrd broke through on the country music scene that year with his 1993 single " Holdin' Heaven", which reached Number One on ' ...

Chris Cagle Christopher Norris Cagle (born November 10, 1968) is an American country music artist. He was first known for writing songs for David Kersh before signing to Virgin Records Nashville in 2000. Cagle made his debut on ''Billboard'' Hot Country Si ...

Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961) is an American country singer and actor. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and ...

Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...

Collin Raye Floyd Elliot Wray (born August 22, 1960) is an American country music singer, known professionally as Collin Raye, and previously as Bubba Wray. Under the latter name, he recorded as a member of the band The Wrays between 1983 and 1987. He made ...

, and

Restless Heart Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's members are Larry Stewart (lead vocals), John Dittrich (drums, vocals), Paul Gregg (bass guitar, vocals), Dave Innis (piano, keyboards, guitar, vocals), and Greg J ...

. One of his first collaborations with Urban was his debut single, " It's a Love Thing", which reached Top 20 in 1999. Powell won awards for Song, Songwriter, and Publisher of the Year in 2009 from SESAC. He also received a Country Music Association nomination in 2006 for co-writing Urban's " Tonight I Wanna Cry", and an Album of the Year award in 1994 for collaborating on '' Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles''. Powell is the father of Suzannah Powell, who is known as the experimental rap artist Boyfriend. Currently, alongside his wife Anna Wilson, Powell spends his time co-writing, producing and performing in a new band they have founded together called Troubadour 77, that pays homage to the 70s Laurel Canyon SoCal sound.

Songwriting

*Selma Avenue / Troubadour 77 *Drive / Troubadour 77 *Steal Forever / Troubadour 77 *When We’re Gone / Troubadour 77 *For You / Keith Urban *Miss Me Baby / Chris Cagle *Days Go By / Be Here / Keith Urban *Tonight I Want To Cry / Be Here/ Keith Urban *She's Gotta Be / Keith Urban *These Are The Days / Keith Urban *Who Wouldn't Want To Be Me / Keith Urban *It's A Love Thing / Keith Urban *What A Beautiful Day / Chris Cagle *I Love It When She Does That / Chris Cagle *Night On The Country / Chris Cagle *It Takes Two / Chris Cagle *Growin’ Love / Chris Cagle *Just Love Me / Chris Cagle *Look At What I’ve Done / Chris Cagle *Luckiest Man In The World / Neil McCoy *I Am That Man / Brooks & Dunn *When You Gonna Run To Me / Lee Ann Womack *New York City Subway Rider / Anna Wilson *It's Got Me / Anna Wilson *Always The Same / Anna Wilson *Could Have Been Me / Billy Ray Cyrus *Words By Heart / Billy Ray Cyrus *Let Me Be Wrong Again / Sons of the Desert *Damn the Whiskey / Brad Martin *Why Not Colorado / McBride &The Ride *If A Man Ain’t Thinkin / Jerry Kilgore *Radio Romance / Canyon *Dancy’ Dream / Restless Heart *Norma Jean Riley / Diamond Rio *Nowhere Bound / Diamond Rio *Finished What We Started / Diamond Rio *They Don't Make Hearts Like They Used To / Diamond Rio *The Ballad of Conley & Billy / Diamond Rio *Pick Me Up / Diamond Rio *Calling All Hearts / Diamond Rio *Down By The Riverside / Diamond Rio *I Was Meant To Be With You / Diamond Rio *Kentucky Mine / Diamond Rio *Old Weakness / Diamond Rio ( *I'll Go Down Loving You / Shenandoah *The Love That We Lost / Chely Wright *Cowboy Band / Billy Dean *This Is Me Missing You / James House *One Of These Days / Tim McGraw *Pete's Music City / Alabama *Straight and Narrow / Barbra Mandrell *Straight and Narrow / Wild Rose *My Kind of Girl / Collin Raye *Love Lessons / Track Byrd *The Chain Just Broke / Paulette Carlson *Love Won / Ray Kennedy *Easy Goin’ / Ray Kennedy *Between a Rock and a Heartache / David Slater *One of These Days / Marcus Hummon *Straight As The Crow Flies / Marcus Hummon *I Do / Marcus Hummon *Brand New Me / Chad Brock *That's Another Song / Bryan White *Tender Moment / Oak Ridge Boys *That Wasn't Me / Davis Daniel *Someone Else's Tears / James Prosser *Portrait Of An American Family / Dusty Drake *I'm Not Afraid / Michelle Wright *My Last Word / Kathy Mattea *I Didn't Think It Would Hurt / Amanda Norman Sell *Ten Paces, Turn Around / The Ministers *Perpetual Emotion / The Ministers *Crying In Paradise / The Ministers *To Whom It May Concern / The Ministers *With or Without Me / Jeff Wood *He Said, She Said / Richie Havens/Anton Figg *I'm Ready When You Are / Robert Ellis Orral *Courage of Daniel / Wade Kimes *Don't Let Go Of My Heart / Phil Keaggy *Friday Night / Western Flyer *Pieces/Rascal Flatts/ “Me and My Gang’ *Shine / Keith Urban / “Love *Tu Compania / Keith Urban/ *Raise The Barn / Keith Urban *You Don't Act Like My Woman / James Otto *Damn Right / James Otto *Sunset Man / James Otto *All I Ever Wanted / Chuck Wicks *Good Time Coming On / Chuck Wicks *I'm Done / Jo Dee Messina *Sweet Thing / Keith Urban *Kiss A Girl /Keith Urban *Till Summer Comes Around / Keith Urban *She Goes All The Way / Rascal Flatts & Jamie Foxx *As You Turn Away/Lady Antebellum *If I Knew Then / Lady Antebellum *Stars Tonight / Lady Antebellum *When the Party's Over / Trent Tomlinson *Hey Love / Better Than Ezra *Fancy Things / Royal Bliss *Into The Night / Royal Bliss *Baby Just Hold On / Royal Bliss *I Will Never Know/ Anna Wilson *Faces of Love / Jeanette McCurdy *Angels / Austin's Bridge *Times Like These / Austin's Bridge

References

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