Shane McAnally
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Shane McAnally |
| Also known as | Shane Mack |
| Born | October 12, 1974 |
| Origin | Mineral Wells, Texas, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Shane McAnally (born October 12, 1974 in Mineral Wells, Texas), is a multiple Grammy Award winning country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has written and produced songs for Kacey Musgraves, Kelly Clarkson, Sam Hunt, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Jake Owen, Luke Bryan, The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum, and Miranda Lambert. The Academy of Country Music named him Songwriter of the Year in 2014.
McAnally co-produced Kacey Musgraves' 2012 Award Winning debut Same Trailer Different Park with her and fellow songwriter, Luke Laird. He co-wrote nine of the album's twelve tracks including all four singles, "Merry Go 'Round", "Blowin' Smoke", "Follow Your Arrow", and "Keep It to Yourself". He co-produced with Zach Crowell Sam Hunt’s major label debut, Montevallo, and co-wrote the singles "Leave the Night On” and "Take Your Time".
Biography
McAnally began performing at local clubs at age 12 and appeared on Star Search when he was 14, singing Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch." He moved to Branson, Missouri at age 15, then to Nashville at 19, where he released his debut album, Shane McAnally.[1]
Songwriter
In 2008, McAnally co-wrote Lee Ann Womack's single "Last Call".[2] He went on to write a string of American Country Music hits including Kenny Chesney's singles "Somewhere with You" "Come Over" and "American Kids", Jake Owen's "Alone with You", Luke Bryan's "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye", The Band Perry's "Better Dig Two" and Chainsaw, Lady Antebellum's "Downtown", Miranda Lambert's "Mama's Broken Heart" and Sam Hunt’s "Leave the Night On”. He won the 2014 Grammy Award for Country Song of the Year with Kacey Musgraves' "Merry Go 'Round" and the 2014 Country Music Association's Song of the Year for "Follow Your Arrow"
Songs written by McAnally
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Lee Ann Womack | Call Me Crazy | "Last Call" | Erin Enderlin |
| 2009 | Luke Bryan | Doin' My Thing | "What Country Is" | Jamie Teachenor |
| 2010 | Kenny Chesney | Hemingway's Whiskey | "Somewhere with You" | J.T. Harding |
| Reba McEntire | All The Women I Am | "All the Women I Am" | Kent Blazy, Marv Green | |
| "Cry" | Brandy Clark | |||
| "The Day She Got Divorced" | Brandy Clark, Mark D. Sanders | |||
| LeAnn Rimes | Lady & Gentlemen | "Crazy Women" | Brandy Clark, Jessi Jo Dillion | |
| 2011 | Luke Bryan | Tailgates & Tanlines | "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" | Luke Bryan, Jeff Stevens |
| "You Don’t Know Jack" | Erin Enderlin | |||
| Kristin Chenoweth | Some Lessons Learned | "What Would Dolly Do?" | Kristen Chenoweth, Desmond Child, Bob Ezrin | |
| Sarah Darling (feat Vince Gill) | Angels & Devils | "Bad Habit" | Sarah Darling, Josh Osborne | |
| The Dirt Drifters | This is My Blood | "Hurt Somebody" | ||
| Uncle Kracker | My Hometown | "My Hometown" | ||
| Miranda Lambert | Four the Record | "Mama's Broken Heart" | Brandy Clark, Kacey Musgraves | |
| David Nail | The Sound of a Million Dreams | "That’s How I’ll Remember You" | Brandy Clark, Madeleine Slate | |
| Jake Owen | Barefoot Blue Jean Night | "Alone with You" | Catt Gravitt, J.T. Harding | |
| Ashton Shepherd | Where Country Grows | "Tryin' to Go to Church" | Ashton Shepherd, Brandy Clark | |
| Chris Young | Neon | "Neon" | Josh Osborne, Trevor Rosen | |
| 2012 | Greg Bates | Greg Bates | "Fill In the Blank" | |
| ”Go Time” | ||||
| Kenny Chesney | Welcome to the Fishbowl | "Come Over" | Josh Osborne, Sam Hunt | |
| Easton Corbin | All Over the Road | "Are You with Me" | Tommy Lee James, Terry McBride | |
| Florida Georgia Line | Here's to the Good Times | "Party People" | Luke Laird, J.T. Harding | |
| Love and Theft | Love and Theft | "Runnin' Out of Air" | Josh Osborne, Matt Jenkins | |
| Sam Palladio & Clare Bowen | The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 2 | "Fade Into You" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen | |
| Randy Rogers Band | Trouble | "Fuzzy” | Josh Osborne, Trevor Rosen | |
| Joanna Smith | Be What It Wants to Be | "We Can't Be Friends" | ||
| 2013 | The Band Perry | Pioneer | "Better Dig Two" | Brandy Clark, Trevor Rosen |
| "Chainsaw" | Josh Osborne, Matthew Ramsey | |||
| Wade Bowen | Songs About Trucks | "Songs About Trucks" | ||
| Luke Bryan | Crash My Party | "Goodbye Girl" | Josh Osborne, Matthew Ramsey | |
| Brandy Clark | 12 Stories | "Stripes" | Brandy Clark, Matt Jenkins | |
| "Pray to Jesus" | Brandy Clark, Jessi Jo Dillion | |||
| "Crazy Women" | Brandy Clark | |||
| "Take A Little Pill" | Brandy Clark, Mark D. Sanders | |||
| "The Day She Got Divorced" | ||||
| "Hungover" | Brandy Clark, Jessie Jo Dillion | |||
| "Just Like Him" | ||||
| Kelly Clarkson | — | "Tie It Up" | Ashley Arrison, Josh Osborne | |
| Wrapped in Red | "Wrapped in Red" | Kelly Clarkson, Ashley Arrison, Aben Eubanks | ||
| Sheryl Crow | Feels Like Home | "Homecoming Queen" | Brandy Clark, Luke Laird | |
| Billy Currington | We Are Tonight | "Closer Tonight" | J.T. Harding, Marv Green | |
| "Another Day Without You" | Barry Dean, Andrew Dorff | |||
| Brett Eldredge | Bring You Back | “On & On” | Brett Eldredge, Luke Laird, Barry Dean | |
| Florida Georgia Line | Here's to the Good Times | “Take It Out On Me" | Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley | |
| Hunter Hayes | Hunter Hayes (Encore) | “Light Me Up” | Hunter Hayes, busbee | |
| Lady Antebellum | Golden | "Downtown" | Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird | |
| Scotty McCreery | See You Tonight’’ | “Feel Good Summer Song” | J.T. Harding, Josh Osborne | |
| Tim McGraw | Two Lanes of Freedom | “It’s Your World” | Josh Osborne, Scott Stepakoff | |
| Ashley Monroe | Like a Rose | “Two Weeks Late” | Ashley Monroe | |
| Lorrie Morgan & Pam Tillis | Dos Divas | “Last Night’s Makeup” | Jessi Jo Dillion, Brandy Clark | |
| Kacey Musgraves | Same Trailer Different Park | “Merry Go Round” | Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne | |
| "Blowin' Smoke" | Kacey Musgraves, Luke Laird | |||
| "Follow Your Arrow" | Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark | |||
| "Silver Lining | Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne | |||
| "My House" | ||||
| "Dandelion" | Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark | |||
| "Keep It to Yourself" | Kacey Musgraves, Luke Laird | |||
| "Stupid" | Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne | |||
| "Step Off | Kacey Musgraves, Luke Laird | |||
| Matt Nathanson | Last of the Great Pretenders | “Farewell December" | ||
| Jake Owen | Days of Gold | "Ghost Town" | Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley | |
| "One Little Kiss" | Ashley Gorley, Jimmy Robbins | |||
| "Tipsy" | Matt Jenkins, Trevor Rosen | |||
| Hayden Panettiere | Nashville Season 2 | "Boys & Buses" | Brandy Clark, Josh Osborne | |
| Thomas Rhett | It Goes Like This | "Call Me Up" | Luke Laird, Rhett Akins | |
| Darius Rucker (feat Sheryl Crow) | True Believers | "Love Without You" | Brandy Clark | |
| Thompson Square | Just Feels Good | "Testing The Water" | Luke Laird, Hillary Lindsey | |
| Keith Urban | Fuse | “Come Back To Me” | Brandy Clark, Trevor Rosen | |
| Gretchen Wilson | Right on Time | “Get Outta My Yard” | Brandy Clark, Kacey Musgraves | |
| Charlie Worsham | Rubberband | “Someone Like Me” | Charlie Worsham, Ryan Tyndell | |
| “Break What’s Broken” | Charlie Worsham, Josh Osborne | |||
| Chris Young | A.M. | “Hold You To It” | Chris Young, Josh Osborne | |
| “Text Me Texas” | Rhett Atkins | |||
| 2014 | Frankie Ballard | Sunshine & Whiskey | "Young & Crazy" | Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley |
| Dierks Bentley | Riser | "Say You Do" | Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen | |
| "Hurt Somebody" | Mark Nesler, Matt Fleeney | |||
| Lee Brice | I Don't Dance | "Somebody's Been Drinkin'" | Hillary Lindsey, Ashley Gorley | |
| Connie Britton | The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 1 | "Lies of the Lonely" | Natalie Hemby, Josh Osborne | |
| Brothers Osborne | Brothers Osborne | "Stay a Little Longer" | Josh Osborne, TJ Osborne | |
| Kenny Chesney | The Big Revival | "American Kids" | Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird | |
| "Wild Child" | Kenny Chesney, Josh Osborne | |||
| Sara Evans | Slow Me Down | "You Never Know" | Sara Evans, Josh Osborne | |
| Pat Green feat. Lyle Lovett | — | "Girls from Texas" | Jon Randall | |
| Sam Hunt | Montevallo | "Break Up in a Small Town" | Sam Hunt, Zach Crowell | |
| "Leave the Night On" | Sam Hunt, Josh Osborne | |||
| "Take Your Time" | ||||
| "Single for the Summer" | Sam Hunt, Josh Osborne, Zach Crowell | |||
| Josh Abbott Band | — | "Hangin' Around" | Josh Abbott, Josh Osborne | |
| Lady Antebellum | 747 | "Freestyle" | Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood | |
| "Just a Girl | ||||
| "Damn You Seventeen" | Luke Laird, Rodney Clawsom | |||
| Little Big Town | Pain Killer | "Quit Breaking Up with Me" | Natalie Hemby, Busbee | |
| "Things You Don't Think About" | Natalie Hemby, Ross Copperman | |||
| Miranda Lambert feat. Little Big Town | Platinum | "Smokin' and Drinkin'" | Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird | |
| Tim McGraw | Sundown Heaven Town | "Overrated" | Josh Osborne, Rivers Rutherford | |
| Kacey Musgraves | — | "The Trailer Song" | Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark | |
| The Best of Me (Soundtrack) | "Love Is a Liar" | Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne | ||
| David Nail | I'm a Fire | "Burnin' Bed" | Brandy Clark, Bob DiPiero | |
| "Brand New Day" | Scooter Carusoe | |||
| Eric Paslay | Eric Paslay | "Country Side of Heaven" | Eric Paslay, Dylan Altman | |
| Chase Rice | Ignite the Night | "Gonna Wanna Tonight" | Jon Nite, Jimmy Robbins | |
| Blake Shelton | Bringing Back the Sunshine | "I Really Shouldn't Drink Around You" | Josh Osborne, Trevor Rosen | |
| "Messed Up" | Thomas Harding, Luke Laird | |||
| Carrie Underwood | — | "Keep Us Safe" | Carrie Underwood, Luke Laird, Hillary Lindsey | |
| Lost Frequencies | — | "AreYou With Me" (Remix) | Tommy Lee James, Terry McBride | |
| 2015 | Kelly Clarkson | Piece by Piece | "Good Goes the Bye" | Natalie Hemby, Jimmy Robbins |
| "Second Wind | Chris DeStefano, Maren Morris | |||
| Toby Keith | 35 MPH Town | "Drunk Americans" | Brandy Clark, Bob DiPiero | |
| Reba McEntire | Love Somebody | "She Got Drunk Last Night" | Brandy Clark | |
| "Until They Don't Love You" | Lori McKenna, Josh Osborne | |||
| "Love Somebody" | Josh Osborne, Sam Hunt | |||
| "More Than Just Her Last Name" | Brandy Clark, Josh Osborne | |||
| Kacey Musgraves | Pageant Material | "High Time" | Kacey Musgraves, Luke Laird | |
| "Dime Store Cowgirl" | ||||
| "Pageant Material" | ||||
| "Biscuits" | Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark | |||
| "Somebody to Love" | Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne | |||
| "Die Fun" | Kacey Musgraves, Luke Laird | |||
| "Family Is Family" | Kacey Musgraves, Josh Osborne | |||
| "Cup of Tea" | ||||
| "Fine" | Kacey Musgraves, Ashley Arrison | |||
| George Strait | Texas Rising (Soundtrack) | "Take Me to Texas" | Brandy Clark | |
| Laura Bell Bundy | Another Piece of Me | "Let's Pretend We're Married" | Laura Bell Bundy, Josh Osborne | |
| Jake Owen | single | "Real Life" | Josh Osborne, Ashley Gorley, Ross Copperman | |
| Lucy Angel | Lucy Angel | "Crazy Too" | Brandy Clark, Karen Rochelle | |
| "Stripes" | Brandy Clark, Matt Jenkins | |||
| Easton Corbin | About to Get Real | "Are You with Me" | Tommy Lee James, Terry McBride | |
| Luke Bryan | Scarecrow | "Kill The Lights" | Trevor Rosen, Ashley Gorley | |
| Thomas Rhett | Tangled Up | "Anthem" | Nicolle Galyon, Jimmy Robbins | |
| "T-Shirt | Luke Laird, Ashley Gorley | |||
| Keith Urban | Single | "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" | Josh Osborne, Ross Copperman |
Broadway Shows
In 2013, McAnally and Brandy Clark wrote the music and lyrics for a new, original Broadway musical inspired by the TV classic, Hee-Haw. The book was written by Robert Horn and Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical is set to debut in Dallas at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in September.
Producer
| Year | Artist | Type | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kacey Musgraves | Album | Same Trailer Different Park |
| Kelly Clarkson | Track | "Tie It Up" | |
| 2014 | Sam Hunt | Album | Montevallo |
| Old Dominion | Track | "Dirt on a Road" | |
| EP | Old Dominion EP | ||
| 2015 | Jake Owen | Track | "Real Life" |
| Kacey Musgraves | Album | Pageant Material |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MusicRow Awards | Producer of the Year | — | Nominated |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Song of the Year | "American Kids" | Nominated | |
| "Follow Your Arrow" | Nominated | |||
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | "American Kids" | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Country Music Association Awards | Song of the Year | "Follow Your Arrow" | Won |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Album of the Year | Same Trailer Different Park | Won | |
| Song of the Year | "Mama's Broken Heart" | Nominated | ||
| Songwriter of the Year | — | Won | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Album | Same Trailer Different Park | Won | |
| Best Country Song | "Merry Go Round" | Won | ||
| "Mama's Broken Heart" | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | American Country Awards | Song of the Year | "Merry Go Round" | Nominated |
| "Mama's Broken Heart" | Nominated | |||
| "Better Dig Two" | Nominated | |||
| Country Music Association Awards | Album of the Year | Same Trailer Different Park | Nominated | |
| Single of the Year | "Merry Go Round" | Nominated | ||
| Song of the Year | "Merry Go Round" | Nominated | ||
| "Mama's Broken Heart" | Nominated | |||
| MusicRow Awards | Song of the Year | "Merry Go Round" | Won | |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Songwriter of the Year | — | Nominated |
Recording Artist
McAnally and music producer Rich Herring recorded a demo of a song that McAnally had written. The song, "Just One Touch", earned McAnally a publishing deal as well as a recording contract with Curb Records.[3]
In 1999, McAnally signed with Curb Records and began recording his first album for the label as well as his first single. "Say Anything" was released in 1999 as the lead-off single to his self-titled debut album. The song failed to reach the Top 40 of the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. The follow-up single, "Are Your Eyes Still Blue", became his first Top 40 single, peaking at number 31. McAnally released two more singles from the album; "Run Away", which peaked at number 50 on the country chart, and "It Comes and Goes", which failed to chart at all. His album was finally released in October 2000.
McAnally briefly recorded under the name Shane Mack from 2005-2007. Six of his songs appear in the 2007 LGBT film Shelter.[4]
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
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| Shane McAnally |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||||||
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| US Country [5] |
CAN Country [6] | ||||||||
| 1999 | "Say Anything" | 41 | 46 | Shane McAnally | |||||
| "Are Your Eyes Still Blue" | 31 | 47 | |||||||
| 2000 | "Run Away" | 50 | 57 | ||||||
| "It Comes and Goes" | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Say Anything" | Chris Rogers |
Personal life
McAnally is openly gay.[7] McAnally married his partner of six years, Michael Baum, in September 2012.[7] The couple welcomed a daughter and a son in December 2012.[7]
References
- ^ Rodman, Sarah (19 February 2015). "Songwriter Spotlight: Shane McAnally Tells Stories Behind the Hits". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ Vercher, Brady (2008-06-18). "Lee Ann Womack - "Last Call"". Engine 145. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- ^ "Shane McAnally : Allmusic : Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Music from The Here! Original Film Shelter". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ "Shane McAnally Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ a b c Rosen, Jody (May 24, 2013). "Shane McAnally, Out and Riding High in Nashville". The New York Times. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
