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| Birth name | Melissa Ann Peirce |
| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Country and Pop |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Disney Music |
Melissa Peirce (born 1975) is an American country and pop music songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Peirce was born and raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. [1] She moved to Nashville at age 18, and enrolled in Belmont University. [2] She worked at Giant Records as an A&R assistant while writing songs at night, before joining Malaco Music Group as a songwriter. [3]
In 2004, Peirce won an ASCAP Award for writing Reba McEntire's "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain", launching her career. [4] She co-wrote the Tyler Farr song "A Guy Walks Into a Bar", which reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. The song also reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, [5] number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100, [6] and was named one of 11 Songs I Wish I'd Written at the 2015 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony. [7] She has written singles including David Nail's "Red Light", which reached number 7 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, Eli Young Band's "Say Goodnight" and Lady Antebellum's "Hurt". [8] [9] Her songs have also been recorded by Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, LeAnn Rimes, Joss Stone, Keith Urban and Olivia Holt. [1] [8]
Since 2012, she has been signed to Disney Music Publishing. [1] [8]
Peirce is married to Your Guitar Sage Course Teacher Erich Andreas.
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| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Credit |
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| 2003 | Chalee Tennison | Parading In the Rain | "Lonesome Road" | Writer |
| Doc Walker | Everyone Aboard | "I Am Ready" | Writer | |
| Reba McEntire | Room to Breathe | "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain" | Writer | |
| Bella | Tumblin' Down | "Tumblin' Down" | Writer | |
| 2004 | Malibu Storm | Malibu Storm | "Long Way to Fall" | Writer |
| 2005 | LeAnn Rimes | This Woman | "Won't Be Lonely Long" | Writer |
| Carrie Underwood | Some Hearts | "That's Where It Is" | Writer | |
| 2006 | Maia Sharp | Eve and the Red Delicious | "The Edge" | Writer |
| 2007 | Travis Meadows | My Life 101 | "Don't Wanna Let You Down" | Writer |
| 2008 | Phil Stacey | Phil Stacey | "You Are Mine" | Writer |
| John Paul White | The Long Goodbye | "Come Over" | Writer | |
| "Over My Head" | Writer | |||
| "Losing Me" | Writer | |||
| 2009 | David Nail | I'm About to Come Alive | "Red Light" | Writer |
| 2010 | Jonathan Singleton & the Grove | Jonathan Singleton & the Grove | "Probably Just Time" | Writer |
| Richard Page | Peculiar Life | "You Are Mine" | Writer | |
| Mindy McCready | I'm Still Here | "Fades" | Writer | |
| 2011 | Jeff Bates | One Day Closer | "The Rapture" | Writer |
| Shelly Fairchild | Ruby's Money | "Try the Truth" | Writer | |
| "Love Everybody" | Writer | |||
| Travis Meadows | Killing Uncle Buzzy | "Pray For Jungleland" | Writer | |
| Joss Stone | LP1 | "Don't Start Lyin' to Me Now" | Writer | |
| Randy Montana | Randy Montana | "Goodbye Rain" | Writer | |
| Eli Young Band | Life at Best | "Say Goodnight" | Writer | |
| 2012 | Marty Raybon | "Dirt Road Heartache" | Writer | |
| Chris Cagle | Back in the Saddle | "Probably Just Time" | Writer | |
| 2013 | Travis Meadows | Old Ghosts and Unfinished Business | "Good Girl" | Writer |
| Michelle Wright | Strong | "Strong" | Writer | |
| Matt Wertz | Heatwave | "Get to You" | Writer | |
| Felicia Barton | "The Real Thing (Kiss the Girl)" | Writer | ||
| 2014 | Emerson Hart | Beauty in Disrepair | "Don't Forget Yourself" | Writer |
| Hunter Hayes | Storyline | "Still Fallin" | Writer | |
| Bea Miller | "Open Your Eyes" | Writer | ||
| Lucy Hale | Road Between | "Goodbye Gone" | Writer | |
| "Lie a Little Better" | Writer | |||
| "Road Between" | Writer | |||
| Emily West | I Hate You I Love You | "My Story" | Writer | |
| Neal Carpenter | Good Guys | "Lonely is a Hell of a Drug" | Writer | |
| "Borrowed Things" | Writer | |||
| Lucy Hale | "Mistletoe" | Writer | ||
| Garth Brooks | Man Against Machine | "Midnight Train" | Writer | |
| "Cold Like That" | Writer | |||
| Olivia Holt | Bears soundtrack | "Carry On" | Writer | |
| 2015 | Elenowen | For the Taking | "For the Taking" | Writer |
| Rachel Potter | Not So Black and White | "Tail Lights" | Writer | |
| Striking Matches | Nothing But the Silence | "Miss Me More" | Writer | |
| Tyler Farr | Suffer in Peace | "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" | Writer | |
| Star Darlings | "Wish Now" | Writer | ||
| Jason Blaine | Country Side | "Back to You" | Writer | |
| 2017 | Jerry Salley | New Songs, Old Friends | "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain" | Writer |
| Lindsey Ell | Standing Here | "Worth the Wait" | Writer | |
| Jordan Fisher and Angie Keilhauer | "Happily Ever After" | Writer | ||
| Lady Antebellum | Heart Break | "Hurt" | Writer | |
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