Zach Crowell

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Zach Crowell
BornNashville, Tennessee
Genres
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • Record Producer

Zach Crowell is a songwriter and record producer, who was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Crowell is involved in a joint publishing agreement with Round Hill Music and Taperoom Music.[1]

Crowell has written/produced over 30 #1 songs and is a three-time Grammy Award nominee.[2]

In 2012, he co-wrote and produced the song "Confe$$ions" on the Grammy Award-winning sixth studio album, Gravity by rapper Lecrae.[3][4]

In 2013, Crowell co-wrote and produced the song "Strong" for singer Will Hoge, which was featured as the theme song for a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado advertising campaign.[5] Crowell has also written and/or produced multiple number one songs including "Take Your Time", "House Party", and "Leave the Night On" for Sam Hunt, and "Where It's At (Yep, Yep)" and "Hell of a Night" for Dustin Lynch. Additionally, Crowell co-wrote and produced the song "Cop Car" by Keith Urban along with having songs recorded by Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line and Cole Swindell.

In 2015, Crowell co-wrote and/or produced multiple number one songs for county music star Carrie Underwood's fifth studio album, Storyteller, including the songs "Heartbeat", "Church Bells", and "Dirty Laundry".

Crowell produced and co-wrote the 2017 song "Body Like a Back Road" for singer Sam Hunt.[6] The song set the all-time record at 34 weeks for the most time spent at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Selected discography

Year Artist Album Song
  • Writer
  • Producer
2024 Jelly Roll Beautifully Broken "I Am Not Okay" Producer
"Winning Streak" Producer
"Burning"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Heart Of Stone"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"I Am Not Okay" Producer
"When The Drugs Don't Work (with Ilsey)" Producer
"Higher Than Heaven (with Wiz Khalifa)" Producer
"Liar" Producer
"Grace" Producer
"What It Takes"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Hey Mama" Producer
"Time Of Day (with MGK)"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Take A Bow (with Halsey)"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Past Yesterday (with Skylar Grey)" Producer
Sam Hunt Lockep Up "Locked Up"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Liberty"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Last Hurrah" Producer
Madeline Merlo One House Down (from the girl next door) "Broken Heart Thing"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Bar Fight" Producer
"Middle Of The Bed" Producer
"Good Grief" Producer
"One House Down (from the girl next door)" Producer
2023 Dan + Shay Bigger Houses "Breakin' Up With A Broken Heart" Writer
"Neon Cowgirl" Writer
Old Dominion Memory Lane "Different About You" Writer
Dustin Lynch Killed the Cowboy "Killed The Cowboy" Producer
"Honky Tonk Heartbreaker"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"George Strait Jr." Producer
"Chevrolet (feat. Jelly Roll)" Producer
"If I Stop Drinkin'" Producer
"Only Girl In This Town" Producer
"Breakin' Up Down"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Trouble With This Truck"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Blue Lights" Producer
"Lonestar" Producer
"Listen To The Radio" Producer
"Long Way Home" Producer
Jelly Roll Whitsitt Chapel "Halfway To Hell" Producer
"Church" Producer
"The Lost" Producer
"Nail Me" Producer
"Hold On Me" Producer
"Kill A Man" Producer
"Unlive (feat. Yelawolf)"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Save Me (feat. Lainey Wilson)" Producer
"Dancing With The Devil"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Hungover In A Church Pew"
  • Writer
  • Producer
Madeline Merlo TBA "Same Car"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Tim + Faith"
Cole Swindell Stereotype "Broken" Producer
"Drinkaby" Producer
Sam Hunt TBA "Start Nowhere"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Outskirts"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Walmart"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Women In My Life"
  • Writer
  • Producer
2022 Russell Dickerson Russell Dickerson "God Gave Me a Girl"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"All The Same Friends"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"I Still Believe" Writer
"Drink To This" Writer
"Beers To The Summer" Producer
Madeline Merlo Slide "Slide"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"YOUNG-ish"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Girl Where He Grew Up" Producer
"I Need a Drink"
  • Writer
  • Producer
Cole Swindell Stereotype "She Had Me at Heads Carolina" Producer
"Never Say Never (feat. Lainey Wilson)" Producer
"I'm Gonna Let Her" Producer
"How Is She" Producer
"Girl Goes Crazy" Producer
"Miss Wherever" Producer
"Some Habits" Producer
"Walk On Whiskey" Producer
"Sayin' You Love Me" Producer
Thomas Rhett Where We Started "Death Row" Writer
Dustin Lynch Blue in the Sky "Party Mode" Producer
"Thinking 'Bout You (feat. MacKenzie Porter)" Producer
"Stars Like Confetti"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Somethin' That Makes You Smile" Producer
"Break It on a Beach"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Tequila on a Boat" (feat. Chris Lane) Producer
"Tennessee Trouble" Producer
"Summer Never Ended" Producer
"Back Road TN" Producer
"Huntin' Land" (feat. Riley Green) Producer
"Pasenda" Producer
"Not Every Cowboy" Producer
Chris Janson All In "Bye Mom" Producer
"All In"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Keys to the Country"
  • Writer
  • Producer
2021 Luke Bryan Born Here, Live Here, Die Here "Waves" Writer
Thomas Rhett Country Again: Side A "Country Again" Writer
"Blame It on a Backroad" Writer
Ryan Hurd Pelago "June, July, August" Writer
Scotty McCreery Same Truck "Same Truck" Writer
"Small Town Girl" Writer
Brett Young Weekends Look a Little Different These Days "Weekends Look A Little Different These Days" Writer
2020 Kenny Chesney Here and Now "Heartbreakers" Writer
Sam Hunt Southside "2016"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Hard to Forget" Producer
"Kinfolks"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Sinning with You" Producer
"Young Once"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Let It Down"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"That Ain't Beautiful"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Nothing Lasts Forever"
  • Writer
  • Producer
Dustin Lynch Tullahoma "Momma's House" Producer
"Dirt Road" Producer
"Thinking 'Bout You" Producer
"Ridin' Roads"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Old Country Song" Producer
"The World Ain't Yours And Mine" Producer
"Country Star" Producer
"Workin' On You" Producer
"Country Star" Producer
"Little Town Livin"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Red Dirt, Blue Eyes" Producer
2019 Thomas Rhett Center Point Road "Don't Stop Drivin'" Writer
Chris Janson Real Friends "Good Vibes"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Normal People"
  • Writer
  • Producer
2018 Brett Young Ticket to L.A. "Ticket To L.A." Writer
"Runnin' Away From Home" Writer
"Don't Wanna Write This Song" Writer
Sam Hunt Single "Downtown's Dead"
  • Writer
  • Producer
Dustin Lynch Single "Good Girl" Producer
2017 Sam Hunt Bright: The Album "This Land Is Your Land" Producer
Luke Bryan What Makes You Country "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset" Writer
Kelsea Ballerini Unapologetically "Roses" Writer
Darius Rucker When Was the Last Time "Twenty Something" Writer
Dustin Lynch Current Mood "Small Town Boy" Producer
"New Girl"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Here We Come"
  • Writer
  • Producer
Brett Young Brett Young "Making Me Say" Writer
Sam Hunt Single "Body Like a Back Road"
  • Writer
  • Producer
Sam Hunt Single "Drinkin' Too Much"
  • Writer
  • Producer
2016 Florida Georgia Line Dig Your Roots "Good Girl, Bad Boy" Writer
Blake Shelton If I'm Honest "You Can't Make This Up" Writer
Cole Swindell You Should Be Here "Middle of a Memory" Writer
Martina McBride Reckless "Reckless" Writer
Joe My Name Is Joe Thomas "Hollow"
  • Writer
  • Producer
2015 Sam Hunt Between the Pines Between the Pines
  • Writer
  • Producer
Carrie Underwood Storyteller "Heartbeat"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Church Bells" Writer
"Dirty Laundry" Writer
"Relapse" Producer
Michael Ray Michael Ray "Everything in Between" Writer
Easton Corbin About to Get Real "Guys and Girls" Writer
Billy Currington Summer Forever "Do I Make You Wanna" Writer
Brett Kissel Pick Me Up "Airwaves" Writer
Luke Bryan Spring Break...Checkin' Out "Spring Breakdown" Writer
2014 Cole Swindell Down Home Sessions "Kiss" Writer
Sam Hunt Montevallo "Take Your Time" Producer
"Leave the Night On" Producer
"House Party"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Break Up in a Small Town"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Single for the Summer"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Ex to See" Producer
"Make You Miss Me" Producer
"Cop Car"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Raised on It"
  • Writer
  • Producer
"Speakers" Producer
Chase Rice Ignite the Night "What's Your Name" Writer
"U Turn" Writer
Dustin Lynch Where It's At "Where It's At (Yep, Yep)" Writer
"Hell of a Night" Writer
"To the Sky" Writer
"Middle of Nowhere" Writer
Lindsay Ell Single "Shut Me Up" Writer
Colt Ford Thanks for Listening "The High Life"
(featuring Chase Rice)
Writer
2013 Keith Urban Fuse "Cop Car"
  • Writer
  • Producer
Dierks Bentley Riser "Sounds of Summer" Writer
Jake Owen Days of Gold "Good Timing" Writer
Scotty McCreery See You Tonight "See You Tonight" Writer
"Can You Feel It" Writer
Will Hoge Never Give In "Strong"
  • Writer
  • Producer
2012 Lecrae Gravity "Confe$$ions"
  • Writer
  • Producer

References

  1. ^ "Warner/Chappell Music - Featured Writers". Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Zach Crowell". Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  3. ^ "Lecrae's Biggest Grammy Win? Getting His Calls Returned Now". MTV News. Archived from the original on March 25, 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ^ "AllHipHop " ALBUM STREAM: Lecrae Releases His Long-Awaited "Gravity"". AllHipHop. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Will Hoge's 'Strong' fuels new Chevrolet ad campaign". Blogs.tennessean.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Songwriter Spotlight: Zach Crowell on Sam Hunt and Hustling". Rolling Stone. 30 November 2015.