Shy Carter
Carter in 2020
Carter in 2020
Background information
Birth nameBlake Anthony Carter
Born (1984-08-21) August 21, 1984 (age 39)
Memphis, Tennessee
GenresPop, R&B, country
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, record producer, rapper, singer
Years active2007-present

Blake Anthony Carter (born August 21, 1984), known professionally as Shy Carter, is an American songwriter, record producer, rapper and singer. He has written for Meghan Trainor, Jason Derulo, Charlie Puth, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Kane Brown and Billy Currington. He co-wrote Charlie Puth's double platinum hit "One Call Away" which hit No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart.[1] In 2009, he co-wrote "Someday" with Rob Thomas, which spent over 40 weeks in the Top 5 and became a No. 1 hit on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart.[2] "Stuck Like Glue", his collaboration with Sugarland, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 20 and became the 11th most downloaded country music song of all time. He has also been featured on Latin artist Gloria Trevi's #1 song "Habla Blah Blah".[3] He's also worked with Faith Hill, Ashanti, and Chingy. Carter also wrote a song titled "Bring it Back", which was released on August 7, 2015, and reached the Top 40 of Billboard's Rhythmic chart.[4]

Career

Beginnings

Carter grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta, and then moved to Memphis, TN. He played saxophone in church and with bands on Beale Street.[citation needed] In 2007, Shy Carter was discovered by talent manager Courtney Benson. Carter signed a production deal with Benson's former client Nelly.[5] A year later, he signed a publishing agreement with Primary Wave Entertainment.

2009–2014

In September 2009, Rob Thomas released "Someday", co-written with Carter, and became Rob Thomas's third career No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart.[2] Within a couple of years, he co-wrote "Stuck Like Glue" with Kevin Griffin (Better Than Ezra), Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush of Sugarland. It was released in July 2010, selling almost three million copies and became the 11th most downloaded country music song of all time, and the highest debut for a country group or duo on the Hot 100, debuting at No. 20.[6] He co-wrote, co-produced, and was featured alongside Ray J on Mr. Midwest's song, "Shorty Is A Weirdo", which was released on March 20, 2011. In May 2012, Haley Reinhart released Listen Up! with the song, "Let's Run Away" which he co-wrote and produced. Carter co-wrote and co-produced the song, "Don't Keep in Touch", from Marcus Canty's EP, This...Is Marcus Canty. In 2013, he was a part of two songs on the country artist Billy Currington's album We Are Tonight, on which he co-wrote, produced and sang background on "Hallelujah" as well as rapped a verse on "Banana Pancakes". Carter appeared on Gloria Trevi's album, De Pelicula, singing a rap verse on "Habla Blah Blah".[7] The song reached No. 1 on the Adult Pop Songs on the Billboard charts.[8] He was also on the song "Mr. Almost", from Meghan Trainor's debut, three-time platinum studio album, Title.[9]

2015–present

Shy released his single "Bring It Back" under RCA Records in 2015.[5] It debuted on Sirius XM Hits 1 radio, on their weekend show, "Hitbound", on July 25, 2015, and "graduated" to their "Weekend Countdown" on September 19, 2015.[10] The song hit the Top 40 of the Billboard Rhythmic charts.[11] Shy wrote Jamie Foxx's single "Baby's In Love" feat. Kid Ink which was released in May 2015.[12] Carter appeared on DJ Quik and Problem's Rosecrans EP on the track "A New Nite".[13] Shy also appeared on Charlie Puth's song "As You Are", from Puth's debut studio album, Nine Track Mind and co-wrote the double platinum hit single "One Call Away".[1] Billy Currington's number one "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To" (released in February 2016) was also co-written by Shy.[14] Shy co-wrote Faith Hill and Tim McGraw's single "Speak to a Girl" off their duets album as well as Tim McGraw's single "Way Down".[15] Additionally, Carter co-wrote Kane Brown's hit tracks "Heaven" and "Good As You". He is also featured on two songs on Keith Urban's album, Graffiti U, and is credited as a writer on Keith Urban's song, "God Whispered Your Name" (released in February 2020).

Discography

Singles

Songwriting credits

Title Year Artist Album Written with
Someday 2009 Rob Thomas Cradlesong Matt Serletic, Rob Thomas
Stuck Like Glue 2010 Sugarland The Incredible Machine Jennifer Nettles, Kevin Griffin, Kristian Bush
Banana Pancakes 2013 Billy Currington We Are Tonight Jack Johnson
Halllelujah Billy Currington We Are Tonight Brad Warren, Brett Warren
It Don't Hurt Like It Used To 2015 Billy Currington Summer Forever Billy Currington, Cary Barlowe
Baby's In Love Jamie Foxx (feat. Kid Ink) Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses Lauren Christy, Brian Todd Collins, Jacob Luttrell, Will Lobban-Bean
Try Me Jason Derulo (feat. Jennifer Lopez & Matoma) Everything Is 4 Lindy Robbins, David Ritz, Jason Desrouleaux, Marvin Gaye, Odell Brown
Mr. Almost Meghan Trainor (feat. Shy Carter) Title (Deluxe) Meghan Trainor, Jesse Frasure
One Call Away 2016 Charlie Puth Nine Track Mind Breyan Isaac, Charlie Puth, Justin Franks, Matthew Prime, Maureen McDonald
As You Are Charlie Puth (feat. Shy Carter) Nine Track Mind Charlie Puth, George Tizzard, Jack Martello, Rick Parkhouse
Elevated Citizen Way 2.0 Ben Calhoun, Colby Wedgeworth, Nate Welch
Speak to a Girl 2017 Tim McGraw & Faith Hill The Rest of Our Life Dave Gibson, Joe Spargur
Heaven Kane Brown Kane Brown (Deluxe Edition) Lindsay Rimes, Matt McGinn
Figures Jessie Reyez Kiddo Jessie Reyez, Bjorn Djupstrom, Tobias Frelin
Precious Aston Merrygold (feat. Shy Carter) N/A Brett Farkas, Joe Ayoub
Never Comin Down 2018 Keith Urban Graffiti U James Abrahart, Josh Kerr, Keith Urban
My Wave Keith Urban Graffiti U Greg Wells, Keith Urban
Overflow TobyMac The Elements Josh Miller, Toby McKeehan
Good As You 2019 Kane Brown Experiment Extended Brock Berryhill, Kane Brown, Taylor Phillips, Will Weatherly
Way Down Tim McGraw (feat. Shy Carter) N/A Craig Wiseman, Tommy Cecil
Say About Me Chris Janson (feat. Offset) Real Friends Chris Janson, Kiari Kendrell, Tommy Cecil
God Whispered Your Name 2020 Keith Urban The Speed of Now Part 1 Chris August, James Slater, Micah Carter

References

  1. ^ a b "Charlie Puth Dials Up First No. 1 on an Airplay Chart as a Lead With 'One Call Away'". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Rob Thomas". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Gloria Trevi premieres her new single 'Habla Blah Blah'". AXS. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Shy Carter – Bring It Back (feat. Aleon Craft) – Single". iTunes (U.S.). August 7, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Tomorrow's Hits: Alvaro Soler, Shy Carter & Dallas Smith". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "Week Ending May 5, 2013. Songs: Macklemore Pulls A Gaga". Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "Gloria Trevi on Recording in English, Breaking Language Barriers at Billboard Latin Conference: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  8. ^ "Chart Highlights: Nico & Vinz Vault To No. 1 On Adult Pop Songs With 'Am I Wrong'". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Meghan Trainor – Title (Deluxe Edition)". iTunes (U.S.). January 9, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  10. ^ "Hits 1: Weekend Countdown (10/24/2015)". Hear & Now. October 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  11. ^ "Shy Carter – Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  12. ^ "Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved January 25, 2017.[dead link]
  13. ^ "DJ Quik / Problem: Rosecrans Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  14. ^ "Billy Currington Stays at No. 1 Two Weeks Running". Taste of Country. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  15. ^ "Hear Tim McGraw, Faith Hill's Sweeping Duet 'Speak to a Girl'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
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