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Liz Rose
American songwriter
American songwriter
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Liz Rose |
| birth_name | Elisabeth Wagner |
| birth_date | |
| spouse | Brian Maher |
| genre | Country |
| occupation | Songwriter |
| years_active | 1994–present |
| website | |
| birth_place | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Elisabeth Wagner (born September 6, 1957), known professionally as Liz Rose, is an American country music songwriter, best known for her work with Taylor Swift. She has co-written 17 of Swift's officially released songs, including "You Belong with Me", which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year; "Teardrops on My Guitar"; "White Horse", which won both Swift and her a Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2010; and "All Too Well", a re-recording of which — "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" — reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021 and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 2023. She works regularly alongside songwriters Lori McKenna and Hillary Lindsey, collectively calling themselves The Love Junkies and writing songs for Little Big Town and Carrie Underwood, among others.
Biography
Elisabeth Wagner was born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in Irving, Texas. Rose moved to Nashville, Tennessee, with her then-husband, Johnny Rose, and began writing songs through the suggestion of a friend. One of her first cuts was "Elisabeth", which was recorded by Billy Gilman. In 2003, Gary Allan took Rose's "Songs About Rain" (co-written with Pat McLaughlin) into the country's top 20. Rose spoke in the podcast Broken Record about being married 4 times.
Rose began writing songs with Taylor Swift on Swift's 2006 self-titled debut album, on which Rose has seven co-writer's credits. Among those cuts were the album's first two singles, "Tim McGraw" and "Teardrops on My Guitar", which helped Rose win a Songwriter of the Year award from SESAC in 2007. Rose continued to collaborate with Swift on her second album, 2008's Fearless. Swift and Rose co-wrote the singles, "White Horse" and "You Belong with Me" as well as the title track. "White Horse" won both of them the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2010, and "You Belong with Me" was nominated for Grammy Award for Song of the Year. On Swift's fourth album, 2012's Red, Rose co-wrote one song, entitled "All Too Well".
She has also worked with songwriting for Swedish country singer Jill Johnson and Nashville-based band Mockingbird Sun, co-writing their second single "Lucky Guy".
With regular collaborators, Lori McKenna and Hillary Lindsay as part of The Love Junkies, she co-wrote the song "Girl Crush" performed by Little Big Town. For the song, she won the 2015 CMA Song of the Year and was nominated at the 2016 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Country Song, winning the latter.
She also contributed to Carrie Underwood's album Storyteller with the song "Like I'll Never Love You Again".
Liz Rose first began her career as a songwriter at age 37. A successful songwriter, she does not play an instrument.
Rose is one of the board of directors of National Music Publishers' Association.
Her daughter is country/Americana artist Caitlin Rose.
Songs written
| Songwriting discography | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with | Charts and Awards | Lauren Alaina | Gary Allan | Eli Young Band | Colbie Caillat | Nelly Furtado | Jewel | Jill Johnson | Jypsi | Little Big Town | Martina McBride | Tim McGraw | Drake Milligan | Kylie Minogue | Jess Moskaluke | Cassadee Pope | RaeLynn | Blake Shelton | Jennette McCurdy | Taylor Swift | Sykamore | Carrie Underwood | Lee Ann Womack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildflower (2011) | "Like My Mother Does" | Nathan Chapman, Nikki Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| See If I Care (2003) | "Songs About Rain" | Pat McLaughlin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Life at Best (2011) | "Crazy Girl" | Lee Brice | No. 1 on US Hot Country Songs, No. 1 on Year End Hot Country Songs, 2× Platinum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 Towns (2014) | "Angel Like You" | Heather Morgan, Mike Eli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gypsy Heart (2014) | "Never Getting Over You" | Colbie Caillat, Jason Reeves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Ride (2017) | "Tap Dancing" | Nelly Furtado, Natalie Hemby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Perfectly Clear (2008) | "Till It Feels Like Cheating" | Jewel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweet and Wild (2010) | "Satisfied" | Jewel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flirting with Disaster (2011) | "Flirting with Disaster" | Jill Johnson, Lisa Carver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "What's a Little Rain" | Jill Johnson, Pam Rose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "In One Piece" | Jill Johnson, Lisa Carver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "While You're Sleeping" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "I'm Awake Now" | Jill Johnson, Pam Rose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Don't Want to Let You Go" | Jill Johnson, Lisa Carver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "I"m Never Far" | Jill Johnson, Pam Rose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "When We Had It So Good" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Roll My Way" | Jill Johnson, Lisa Carver, Pam Rose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "The Sound of Leaving" | Jill Johnson, Lisa Carver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Used to Think He Was Everything" | Jill Johnson, Lori McKenna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Dreaming Me Away" | Jill Johnson, Lisa Carver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jypsi (2008) | "I Don't Love You Like That" | Stephanie Chapman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tornado (2012) | "Sober" | Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pain Killer (2014) | "Tumble and Fall" | Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Girl Crush" | Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey | No. 1 US Hot Country Songs, 2× Platinum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Save Your Sin" | Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shine (2009) | "Walk Away" | Nathan Chapman, Jesse Walker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reckless (2016) | "Diamonds" (w/Keith Urban) | Nicolle Galyon, Eric Paslay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors (2002) | "All We Ever Find" | Kim Patton-Johnston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dallas/Fort Worth (2022) | "Hearts Don't Break Even" | Brandon Hood, Drake Milligan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Golden (2018) | "Golden" | Kylie Minogue, Lindsay Rimes, Steve McEwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Demos | "Mapdot" | Jess Moskaluke, Zach Abend | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frame by Frame (2013) | "Edge of a Thunderstorm" | Cassadee Pope, busbee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Me | "God Made Girls" | RaeLynn, Nicolle Galyon, Lori McKenna | No. 1 Country Digital Songs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I'm Honest (2016) | "Every Goodbye | busbee, Ryan Hurd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jennette McCurdy (2012) | "Better" | Jennette McCurdy, Tommy Lee James | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taylor Swift (2006) | "Tim McGraw" | Taylor Swift | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Picture to Burn" | No. 3 on US Hot Country Songs, 2× Platinum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Teardrops on My Guitar" | No. 2 on US Hot Country Songs, 3× Platinum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Cold As You" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Tied Together with a Smile" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Stay Beautiful" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)" | Taylor Swift, Brian Maher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection (2007) | "Christmases When You Were Mine" | Taylor Swift, Nathan Chapman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fearless (2008) | "Fearless" | Taylor Swift, Hillary Lindsey | Platinum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "White Horse" | Taylor Swift | No. 2 on US Hot Country Songs, 2× Platinum, won Grammy Award for Best Country Song with Swift | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "You Belong with Me" | No. 2 on Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on US Adult Contemporary, No. 1 on US Hot Country Songs, 7× Platinum, nominated Grammy Award for Song of the Year with Swift | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Tell Me Why" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Come in with the Rain" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Superstar" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Red (2012) | "All Too Well" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fearless (Taylor's Version) (2021) | "Fearless (Taylor's Version)" | Taylor Swift, Hillary Lindsey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "White Horse (Taylor's Version)" | Taylor Swift | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "You Belong with Me (Taylor's Version)" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Tell Me Why (Taylor's Version)" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Come in with the Rain (Taylor's Version)" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Superstar (Taylor's Version)" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "We Were Happy" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Bye Bye Baby" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Red (Taylor's Version) (2021) | "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" | No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version)" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pinto (2022) | "Go Easy on Me" | Jordan Ostrom, Bobby Campbell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Storyteller (2015) | "Like I'll Never Love You Again" | Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cry Pretty (2018) | "Cry Pretty" | Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greatest Hits (2004) | "The Wrong Girl" | Pat McLaughlin |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Academy of Country Music | Song of the Year | You Belong with Me (with Taylor Swift) | |
| Grammy Awards | Song of the Year | |||
| Best Country Song | White Horse (with Taylor Swift) | |||
| 2012 | Academy of Country Music | Song of the Year | Crazy Girl (with Lee Brice) | |
| 2015 | Country Music Association | Song of the Year | Girl Crush (with Lori McKenna and Hillary Lindsey) | |
| 2016 | Grammy Awards | Song of the Year | ||
| Best Country Song | ||||
| Academy of Country Music | Song of the Year | |||
| 2020 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | It All Comes Out in the Wash (with Miranda Lambert, Lori McKenna and Hillary Lindsay) | |
| 2023 | Grammy Awards | Song of the Year | All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film) (with Taylor Swift) |
Notes
References
References
- "Lori McKenna & The Love Junkies".
- "Taking the "Backward" Approach with LIZ ROSE". Larry Wayne Clark.
- Joe Edwards. (January 26, 2007). "For teen country star Taylor Swift, the time was just right". [[The Seattle Times]].
- Edward Morris. (November 6, 2007). ""Tim McGraw" Composer Liz Rose Is SESAC's Songwriter of the Year". [[Country Music Television.
- Edward Morris. (September 29, 2009). "SESAC Honors Songwriter Liz Rose for Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me"". CMT.
- Sara D. Anderson. (January 31, 2010). "'White Horse' wins best country song — Grammys 2010". AOL Radio Blog.
- "2010 Nominees". Grammy.com.
- "Red". Taylor Swift.com.
- (September 28, 2011). "Jill Johnson flirtar med katastrofen". Allehanda.
- "Mockingbird Sun".
- [Hight, J. (2009). Writer's hit parade: Liz rose. The Performing Songwriter, 16, 70.]
- [Leahey, A (2014) Songwriter Spotlight: Liz Rose, Rollingstone Magazine]
- (June 13, 2019). "NMPA Announces New Songwriter Board Members at Annual Meeting".
- (July 25, 2010). "La vie en Rose". The Independent.
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