Cary Barlowe | |
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Born | c. 1982 [1] Virginia |
Genres | Rock, country |
Occupation | Songwriter |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | early 2000s–present |
Cary Barlowe (born 1982) is a multi No.1 hit American music songwriter, guitarist and a family member of the rock band Luna Halo. He is also a three-time Grammy Award-nominee. [1] [2] [3]
Born in Virginia on a Saturday, July 31, 1982, and raised in North Carolina, Barlowe originally performed with his older brother Nathan in the rock group Luna Halo in addition to signing a publishing contract with TobyMac. While remaining a member and contributor to Luna Halo, Barlowe began working as a country music songwriter, writing for Major Bob Music. His first song in the country genre was "Untouchable" by Luna Halo and soon picked up by Taylor Swift on her multi-platinum album, Fearless . His songs include "American Honey" by Lady Antebellum, "Make a Life, Not a Living by Brett Kissel, "Where It's At" by Dustin Lynch, [4] and "Sun Daze" by Florida Georgia Line. He has songs with Billy Currington, Dierks Bentley, Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town and Gary Allan.
Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with | Notes |
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2005 | Rebecca St. James | If I Had One Chance to Tell You Something | "Beautiful Stranger" | Rebecca St. James, Jamie Moore | |
Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | "Lion" | Rebecca St. James, Jamie Moore, Shaun Shakel | |||
2007 | Jump5 | Hello & Goodbye | "Fly" | Aaron Rice, Jamie Moore | |
Mandisa | True Beauty | "Love Somebody" feat. TobyMac & Diverse City | Mandisa, TobyMac, Jamie Moore, Aaron Rice | ||
TobyMac | Portable Sounds | "One World" feat. Siti Monroe | TobyMac, Christopher Stevens | ||
"Made to Love" | TobyMac, Aaron Rice, Jamie Moore | Certified gold, No. 1 on U.S. Hot Christian Songs | |||
"I'm for You" | TobyMac, Aaron Rice | No. 2 on U.S. Hot Christian Songs No. 1 on R&R Christian CHR No. 10 on R&R's Christian AC | |||
2008 | Taylor Swift | Fearless | "Untouchable" | Taylor Swift, Nathan Barlowe, Tommy Lee James | |
2010 | David Archuleta | The Other Side of Down | "Love Don't Hate" | David Archuleta, Joy Williams, Jesse Frasure | |
Lady Antebellum | Need You Now | "American Honey" | Hillary Lindsey, Shane Stevens | Certified platinum, [5] No. 1 on U.S. Hot Country Songs | |
TobyMac | Tonight | "Tonight" feat. Jon Cooper | TobyMac, Christopher Stevens | ||
"Get Back Up" | TobyMac, Jaime Moore, Aaron Rice | Certified gold No. 1 on U.S. Christian AC No. 1 U.S. on Christian Airplay No. 1 on Hot Christian Songs No. 2 on U.S. Christian AC Indicator | |||
"City on Our Knees" | TobyMac, Jamie Moore | Certified gold No. 1 on U.S. Hot Christian Songs | |||
"Hold On" | TobyMac, Jesse Frasure | ||||
Christmas in Diverse City | "Christmas This Year" | TobyMac, Jesse Frasure | No. 1 on U.S. Christian AC No. 1 on U.S. Christian Airplay No. 1 on U.S. Hot Christian Songs | ||
2011 | Jamie Grace | One Song at a Time | "Holding On" | TobyMac, Matt Hammitt, Jamie Moore | |
Mandisa | What If We Were Real | "Good Morning" feat. TobyMac | Mandisa, TobyMac, Jamie Moore, Aaron Rice | ||
"Free" | Jamie Moore, Aaron Rice, Lauren Evans | ||||
2012 | Danny Gokey | Love Again | "Second Hand Heart" | Josh Kear, Shane Stevens | |
Jessie James | — | "Military Man" [6] | Jessie James, Clint Lagerberg, Nicky Chinn | ||
Hayden Panettiere | The Music of Nashville: Season 1, Volume 1 | "Telescope" | Hillary Lindsey | ||
TobyMac | Eye on It | "Family" | TobyMac, J. Moore | ||
Carrie Underwood | Blown Away | "Do You Think About Me" | Hillary Lindsey, Shane Stevens | ||
2013 | Jacky [7] | Living in a Love Song | "Rewind" | Emily Shackleton, Shane Stevens | |
Hayden Panettiere | The Music of Nashville: Season 1, Volume 2 | "Hypnotizing" | Steve Robson, Caitlyn Smith | ||
Holly Williams | The Highway | "'Til It Runs Dry" feat. Dierks Bentley | Holly Williams, Chris Coleman | ||
2014 | Dierks Bentley | Riser | "Back Porch" | Hillary Lindsey, Jaren Johnston | |
Dan + Shay | Where It All Began | "Somewhere Only We Know" | Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney | ||
Colton Dixon | Anchor | "Walk on the Waves" | Colton Dixon, Ben Glover | ||
Florida Georgia Line | Anything Goes | "Sun Daze" | Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Jesse Frasure, Sarah Buxton | ||
"Good, Good" | Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Jesse Frasure, Sarah Buxton | Certified platinum No. 1 on U.S. Country Airplay No. 3 on U.S. Hot Country Songs [8] | |||
Jamie Grace | Ready to Fly | "Fighter" | Jamie Grace, TobyMac, Christopher Stevens | ||
Lady Antebellum | 747 | "747" | Caitlin Smith, Gordie Sampson | ||
Dustin Lynch | Where It's At | "Where It's At" | Zach Crowell, Matt Jenkins | Certified platinum No. 1 on U.S. Country Airplay | |
Jess Moskaluke | Light Up the Night | "Cheap Wine and Cigarettes" | Hillary Lindsey | Certified platinum (Canada) [9] | |
Steven Lee Olsen | — | "Raised by a Good Time" | Steven Lee Olsen, Chris Stevens | No. 3 on Canadian Country | |
Sam Palladio, Chaley Rose, Jonathan Jackson | The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 2 | "I Ain't Leavin' Without Your Love" | Justin Davis, Sarah Zimmerman | ||
Leah Turner [10] | Leah Turner | "Take the Keys" | Leah Turner, Jesse Frasure | ||
"Bless My Heart" | Leah Turner, Hillary Lindsey, Jesse Frasure | ||||
"Beat Up Bronco" | Leah Turner, Hillary Lindsey, Jesse Frasure | ||||
"My Finger" | Leah Turner, Jesse Frasure | ||||
2015 | Gary Allan | — | "Hangover Tonight" | Gary Allan, Chris Stapleton, Jesse Frasure | |
Laura Benanti & Jonathan Jackson | The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 2 | "Novacaine" | Steve Lee Olsen, Caitlin Smith | ||
Easton Corbin | About to Get Real | "Guys and Girls" | Zach Crowell, Jaren Johnston | ||
Billy Currington | Summer Forever | "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To" | Billy Currington, Shy Carter | No. 1 on U.S. Country Airplay, No. 3 on U.S. Hot Country Songs | |
Brett Kissel | Pick Me Up | "Pick Me Up" | Hillary Lindsey, Chase Bryant | ||
Tim McGraw | Damn Country Music | "Damn Country Music" | Jessi Alexander, Josh Thompson | ||
TobyMac | This Is Not a Test | "Feel It" feat. Mr. TalkBox | TobyMac, David Garcia | ||
Chris Young | I'm Comin' Over | "You Do the Talkin'" | Corey Crowder, Liz Rose | ||
2016 | Florida Georgia Line | Dig Your Roots | "Life is a Honeymoon" feat. Ziggy Marley | Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Ziggy Marley, Jordan Schmidt | |
Chris Lane | Girl Problems | "Back to Me" | Rob Persaud, Josh Thompson | ||
Martina McBride | Reckless | "Just Around the Corner" | Sarah Buxton, Sam Ellis | ||
2017 | Chris Carmack | The Music of Nashville: Season 5, Volume 3 | "Stand Up" | Josh Thompson, Jordan Schmidt | |
Brooke Eden | Welcome to the Weekend | "Act Like You Don't" | Brooke Eden, Jesse Frasure | ||
Little Big Town | The Breaker | "Best Up Bible" | Hillary Lindsey, Shane Stevens | ||
Rascal Flatts | Back to Us | "Back to Us" | David Hodges, Josh Thompson | ||
"Hopin' You Were Lookin'" | Jesse Frasure, Shay Mooney, Dan Smyers | ||||
Dan Tyminski [11] | Southern Gothic | "Breathing Fire" | Dan Tyminski, Will Weatherly | ||
"Temporary Love" | Dan Tyminski, Jesse Frasure | ||||
"Haunted Heart" | Dan Tyminski, Jesse Frasure, Andrew Dorff | ||||
"Bloodline" | Dan Tyminski, Jesse Frasure | ||||
Chris Young | Losing Sleep | "Holiday" | Corey Crowder, Johnny Belford | ||
"She's Got a Way" | Corey Crowder | ||||
2018 | Rascal Flatts | — | "Back to Life" | Niko Moon, Fed Wilhelm, Shay Mooney | Certified gold |
Thompson Square | Masterpiece | "A Love Like This" | Kiefer Thompson | ||
2019 | Chad Brownlee | Back in the Game | "Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere" | Donovan Woods, Todd Clark | Certified gold (Canada), No. 1 on Canadian Country |
Hunter Brothers | State of Mind | "Lost" | Brad Rempel, Jesse Frasure, Jon Nite | ||
2020 | Jessi Alexander [12] | Decatur Country Road | "Damn Country Music" | Jessi Alexander, Josh Thompson | |
Little Big Town | Nightfall | "Over Drinking" | Hillary Lindsey, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Steph Jones | ||
Dallas Smith | Timeless | "Damn Sun" | Jamie Moore, Derrick Southerland | ||
2021 | Brett Kissel | What Is Life? | "Make a Life, Not a Living" | Brandon Day, Steven Lee Olsen | Certified gold (Canada) No. 1 on Canadian Country Juno Single of the Year nominee |
Meghan Patrick | Heart on My Glass | "Cool About It" | Meghan Patrick, Corey Crowder | No. 10 on Canadian Country | |
Chris Young | Famous Friends | "Raised on Country" | Chris Young, Corey Crowder | Certified gold, No. 5 on U.S. Country Airplay | |
"Famous Friends" feat. Kane Brown | Chris Young, Corey Crowder | Certified 2× platinum No. 1 on U.S. Country Airplay No. 2 on U.S. Hot Country Songs | |||
"Town Ain't Big Enough" feat. Lauren Alaina | Chris Young, Corey Crowder, Shay Mooney | ||||
"Hold My Beer Watch This" | Chris Young, Corey Crowder | ||||
"Music Note" feat. Jimmie Allen | Chris Young, Josh Phillips | ||||
2022 | Kelsea Ballerini | Subject To Change | "The Little Things" | Kelsea Ballerini, Alyssa Vanderheym, Ashley Gorley | |
"What I Have" | Kelsea Ballerini, Alyssa Vanderheym | ||||
Little Big Town | Mr. Sun | "Heaven Had a Dance Floor" | Kimberly Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Philip Sweet, Jesse Frasure | ||
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2008 | 50th Annual Grammy Awards | Best Gospel Song | "Made to Love" | Nominated |
2010 | 52nd Annual Grammy Awards | "City on Our Knees" | Nominated | |
2016 | 58th Annual Grammy Awards | Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song | "Feel It" | Nominated |
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