Once people find out I write songs for a living, the next inevitable question is, “have you written anything I would know.” It is always safe for me to answer “probably not” in this sea of 6,000,000 songs floating around iTunes. Most of the songs I’ve written have stayed in relative obscurity. And depending on the musical pool you normally swim in, some of these songs will confuse or surprise you. Truth is, some of them I am proud of, others, less so. Regardless, it is still infinitely cool that something I helped write has been recorded by someone else. Even more cool if you have heard one of these. AND even cooler if there’s one you’ve sung along with.
I’ve never actually put the songs in one place but here are some of the songs I’ve written or co-written that have been recorded by someone other than me over the years. They’re in alphabetical order by Artist with links to iTunes.
- Abandon – “Known”
- Rob Blackledge – “Your City My City”
- Aaron Blanton – “We Are the Hands”
- Branch – “Louder”
- Branch – “Up, Down or Inbetween”
- Branch – “Sink My Heart”
- Chris and Caleb -“Unstoppable”
- Chris and Caleb -“Yesterday’s Rain”
- Chris and Caleb -“How Great a Love”
- Imperials – “Wrap My Arms Around the World”
- Alexa James – “More Than More”
- Jaime Jamgochian – “God Unchanging”
- Kari Jobe – “We Are”
- Shannon Labrie – “Some Kind of Rescue”
- Shannon Labrie – “I Remember A Boy”
- Shannon Labrie – “Headlines”
- Shannon Labrie – “Muddy Water”
- Chris Lee – “Braid”
- Adam Levy – “Jukebox”
- Me In Motion – “Yes We Can”
- North Point Live – “God Is With Us”
- Michael Olson -“If You Can Stop The World”
- Michael Olson -“God Is With Us”
- Michael Olson -“Tell Me Again”
- Michael Olson -“Look Among the Lowly”
- Matt Papa – “Open Hands”
- Matt Papa – “One Thing”
- Alvin Slaughter – “Tell Me Again”
- Stand & Shout – “God Unchanging”
- Arkin Terrel – “Strength to Surrender”
- Sammy Ward – “Right On Time”
- Heather Waters – “Jukebox”
- Waves of Grace – “Beautiful Redeemer”
I know this isn’t a complete list but it’s at least a few that I could find on iTunes. And of course, all of the recordings I’ve released so far are HERE.Got a favorite song from the list? Leave a comment and let me know.
Peace,
James