Heather Morgan (songwriter)

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Heather Morgan
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Background information
Birth nameHeather Lynn Morgan
Bornc. 1984 (age 37/38) [1]
Origin Richardson, Texas, United States
Genres Country
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Years active2004–present [2]
LabelsEleven Feathers
Website heathermorganmusic.com

Heather Lynn Morgan is an American country music singer-songwriter from Richardson, Texas. After graduating from TCU, Heather signed her first publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music. Her songs have been featured on the TV show Nashville and recorded by Keith Urban, Brett Eldredge, Sara Evans, Eli Young Band, Maddie & Tae, and more. She is now a staff writer at Sony ATV Music, and had her first number 1 single in June 2014 with Brett Eldredge's "Beat of the Music". [3] and was then awarded 2015 BMI Song of the Year. "Lose My Mind" was Heather's second number 1 single in October 2015. That year she was also nominated for Music Row's Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year Award, [4] and took part as a songwriter in the 2015 ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp.

Contents

On 5 October 2018 she released her debut studio album Borrowed Heart produced by Paul Moak. [5]

Discography

Songwriter discography

YearArtistAlbumTitleCo-writers
2011 Billy Ray Cyrus I'm American"We Fought Hard" Ross Copperman, John Kennedy
Jennette McCurdy Jennette McCurdy "Generation Love"Ross Copperman, Tom Douglas
Brett Eldredge Bring You Back"Beat of the Music"Ross Copperman, Brett Eldredge
"Bring You Back"Ross Copperman
2013 Keith Urban Fuse "Love's Poster Child"Ross Copperman
Eli Young Band 1000 Towns"Angel Like You"Mike Eli, Liz Rose
2014 Ashley Gearing Boomerang"Boomerang" Jaren Johnston, Jimmie Allen
Sara Evans Slow Me Down"Slow Me Down" Jimmy Robbins, Marv Green
2015David Fanning"Doin' Country Right"Jimmy Robbins, Josh Osborne
Brett Eldredge Illinois"Just a Taste" Brett Eldredge, Ross Copperman
"Lose My Mind" Ross Copperman, Brett Eldredge
"Shadow"Ross Copperman, Brett Eldredge
"You Can't Stop Me"Ross Copperman, Brett Eldredge
"Going Away for a While"Ross Copperman, Brett Eldredge
Maddie & Tae Start Here"Your Side of Town" Maddie & Tae
2016 Cole Swindell You Should Be Here "Home Game"Aaron Eshuis, Brandon Lay
Martina McBride Reckless"Reckless"Sarah Buxton, Zach Crowell
Joe#MyNameIsJoeThomas"Hollow" Josh Hoge, Zach Crowell
Dierks Bentley Black"I'll Be the Moon"Ryan Hurd, Matt Dragstrem
Kenny Chesney Cosmic Hallelujah "Sometown Somewhere"Ross Copperman, Josh Osborne
2017Sara Evans Words "Marquee Sign"Sara Evans, Jimmy Robbins
2018Dierks Bentley The Mountain "Stranger to Myself"Dierks Bentley, Ross Copperman
Brett Eldredge Brett Eldredge "Love Someone"Brett Eldredge, Ross Copperman

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References

  1. Master, Rachel Stowe (June 2014). "NASHVILLE FROG". TCU Magazine. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. Dineen, Annie. "Heather Morgan Chats "Beat of the Music," Songwriting, and Women on the Radio". The Shotgun Seat. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. "About | Heather Morgan". heathermorgan.net. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  4. "Michael Carter and Heather Morgan nominated for MusicRow Breakthrough Songwriter Award". saffordmotley.com. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  5. Nicholson, Jessica (17 August 2018). "Heather Morgan's Debut Album 'Borrowed Heart' Coming In October". MusicRow. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "Heather Morgan | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-12-22.