Sharon Vaughn

Sharon Vaughn
Birth name Mary Sharon Vaughn
Also known as Sharon Rice, Sharon Bellamy
Origin Orlando, Florida, United States
Genres Pop, rock, country
Occupation(s) Songwriter, Musician, Producer
Years active 1973-present
Labels Cinnamon, Dot

Mary Sharon Vaughn is a Stockholm based American musician, songwriter and producer. She has written hits for artists such as Willie Nelson, Agnes, Kate Ryan, Boyzone, Namie Amuro and September.[1] During 2014, Vaughn competed as the songwriter of three songs in Melodifestivalen.[2]

Vaughn moved to Nashville in her early 20’s. In 1974, she charted two singles for Cinnamon Records: a duet with Narvel Felts titled "Until the End of Time", and "Never a Night Goes By". A year later, she signed with Dot Records and released a third single, "You and Me, Me and You".[3] She was also the lead singer in the Lea Jane Singers, and worked with the Jordanaires, the Nashville Edition and The Holladay Sisters.[4]

Vaughn’s first cut was "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys",[5] that was first recorded by Waylon Jennings in 1976 and further popularized in 1980 by Willie Nelson for the soundtrack of the movie The Electric Horseman.[6] Since then she has worked with country artists such as Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker and Kenny Rogers and she has been nominated for The Nashville Songwriters Foundation's Hall Of Fame three times.[4]

Vaughn was formerly married to songwriter Bill Rice, and later to Howard Bellamy of The Bellamy Brothers.[3]

Vaughn has during the last couple of years had over 100 cuts with European artists and four number ones in Japan. She has worked with several Swedish Idol artists including the winner Jay Smith (2010) and a number one hit for Ola. She has also worked with many Scandinavian songwriters and artists including Agnes, Mutt Lange, Tony Nilsson, Vendela, Anders Hanson and Emilia.[4]

In 2009 the song Release Me (Agnes) reached #1 on the U.S Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart.[7] In 2013 Vaughn received the Jasrac Awards as #1 of the Top 10 Foreign Works for her co-written song Rising Sun (Exile).[8]

Vaughn has co-written songs with Ian Dench,[9] Carl Falk[10] and worked together with Jonas Quant.

Charted singles

Year Song Peak chart positions[3]
US Country
1974 "Until the End of Time" (with Narvel Felts) 39
"Never a Night Goes By" 96
1975 "You and Me, Me and You" 99

Songs written

The following table lists a selection of songs from Vaughn's career as a songwriter:[1]

Year Artist Song
1976 Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, Tompall Glaser "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys"
1977 Oak Ridge Boys "Y'all Come Back Saloon"
1999 Patty Loveless "Lonely Too Long"
2004 Randy Travis "Right On Time"
2007 Delta Goodrem "The Guardian"
2008 Agnes "Release Me"
2009 Alcazar "Harlem Nights"
2009 Kevin Borg "More Than I Do Now"
2009 Malena Ernman "One Step From Paradise"
2010 The Wanted "A Good Day For Love To Die"
2010 Boyzone "Too Late For Hallelujah"
2011 September "Heat Rising"
2011 Girls' Generation "Top Secret"
2012 Namie Amuro "Only You"
2012 Jedward "Waterline"
2012 Charlotte Perrelli "In The Sun"
2013 Diandra "Colliding Into You"
2013 Kimberley Walsh "You First Loved Me"
2013 Sunrise Avenue "Unholy Ground", "Lifesaver", I Can Break Your Heart", "Hurtsville", "Letters In The Sand", "Aim For The Kill", "Afraid Of The Midnight"
2013 Robin Stjernberg "Beautiful"
2013 Måns Zelmerlöw "Braver On The Outside"
2013 Shirley Clamp "Burning Alive"
2013 Helena Paparizou "Survivor"
2013 Ellen Benediktson "Songbird"

References

  1. 1 2 "Sharon Vaughn Discography at Discogs: Writing-Arrangement - Credits". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  2. "Alla artister i Melodifestivalen 2014 presenteras – de tävlar i Göteborg och Örnsköldsvik - Melodifestivalen". SVT.se. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  3. 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 439. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  4. 1 2 3 http://www.stim.se/en/PRESS/Portraits/Sharon-Vaughn--the-country-hitmaker-with-a-Nordic-soul/
  5. "Sharon Vaughn, Hero to Songwriters". ASCAP. Fall 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
  6. Användarnamn *. "Logga in på Mina sidor" (in (Swedish)). Stim.se. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  7. "Agnes - Chart history". Billboard. 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  8. http://www.jasrac.or.jp/ejhp/about/pdf/2013awards_1.pdf
  9. "Wally Lopez - Follow Me! (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  10. "Brother - Boyzone | Credits". AllMusic. 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
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