Cary Barlowe

Cary Barlowe
Born	c. 1982[1] Virginia
Genres	Rock, country
Occupation	Songwriter
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	early 2000s–present

Cary Barlowe (born 1982) is a multi No.1 hit American music songwriter, guitarist and a family member of the rock band Luna Halo. He is also a three-time Grammy Award-nominee.^[1][2][3]

Born in Virginia on a Saturday, July 31, 1982, and raised in North Carolina, Barlowe originally performed with his older brother Nathan in the rock group Luna Halo in addition to signing a publishing contract with TobyMac. While remaining a member and contributor to Luna Halo, Barlowe began working as a country music songwriter, writing for Major Bob Music. His first song in the country genre was "Untouchable" by Luna Halo and soon picked up by Taylor Swift on her multi-platinum album, Fearless. His songs include "American Honey" by Lady Antebellum, "Make a Life, Not a Living by Brett Kissel, "Where It's At" by Dustin Lynch,^[4] and "Sun Daze" by Florida Georgia Line. He has songs with Billy Currington, Dierks Bentley, Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town and Gary Allan.

Songs written

Year	Artist	Album	Song	Co-written with	Notes
2005	Rebecca St. James	If I Had One Chance to Tell You Something	"Beautiful Stranger"	Rebecca St. James, Jamie Moore
		Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	"Lion"	Rebecca St. James, Jamie Moore, Shaun Shakel
2007	Jump5	Hello & Goodbye	"Fly"	Aaron Rice, Jamie Moore
	Mandisa	True Beauty	"Love Somebody" feat. TobyMac & Diverse City	Mandisa, TobyMac, Jamie Moore, Aaron Rice
	TobyMac	Portable Sounds	"One World" feat. Siti Monroe	TobyMac, Christopher Stevens
			"Made to Love"	TobyMac, Aaron Rice, Jamie Moore	Certified gold, No. 1 on U.S. Hot Christian Songs
			"I'm for You"	TobyMac, Aaron Rice	No. 2 on U.S. Hot Christian Songs No. 1 on R&R Christian CHR No. 10 on R&R's Christian AC
2008	Taylor Swift	Fearless	"Untouchable"	Taylor Swift, Nathan Barlowe, Tommy Lee James
2010	David Archuleta	The Other Side of Down	"Love Don't Hate"	David Archuleta, Joy Williams, Jesse Frasure
	Lady Antebellum	Need You Now	"American Honey"	Hillary Lindsey, Shane Stevens	Certified platinum,[5] No. 1 on U.S. Hot Country Songs
	TobyMac	Tonight	"Tonight" feat. Jon Cooper	TobyMac, Christopher Stevens
			"Get Back Up"	TobyMac, Jaime Moore, Aaron Rice	Certified gold No. 1 on U.S. Christian AC No. 1 U.S. on Christian Airplay No. 1 on Hot Christian Songs No. 2 on U.S. Christian AC Indicator
			"City on Our Knees"	TobyMac, Jamie Moore	Certified gold No. 1 on U.S. Hot Christian Songs
			"Hold On"	TobyMac, Jesse Frasure
		Christmas in Diverse City	"Christmas This Year"	TobyMac, Jesse Frasure	No. 1 on U.S. Christian AC No. 1 on U.S. Christian Airplay No. 1 on U.S. Hot Christian Songs
2011	Jamie Grace	One Song at a Time	"Holding On"	TobyMac, Matt Hammitt, Jamie Moore
	Mandisa	What If We Were Real	"Good Morning" feat. TobyMac	Mandisa, TobyMac, Jamie Moore, Aaron Rice
			"Free"	Jamie Moore, Aaron Rice, Lauren Evans
2012	Danny Gokey	Love Again	"Second Hand Heart"	Josh Kear, Shane Stevens
	Jessie James	—	"Military Man"[6]	Jessie James, Clint Lagerberg, Nicky Chinn
	Hayden Panettiere	The Music of Nashville: Season 1, Volume 1	"Telescope"	Hillary Lindsey
	TobyMac	Eye on It	"Family"	TobyMac, J. Moore
	Carrie Underwood	Blown Away	"Do You Think About Me"	Hillary Lindsey, Shane Stevens
2013	Jacky[7]	Living in a Love Song	"Rewind"	Emily Shackleton, Shane Stevens
	Hayden Panettiere	The Music of Nashville: Season 1, Volume 2	"Hypnotizing"	Steve Robson, Caitlyn Smith
	Holly Williams	The Highway	"'Til It Runs Dry" feat. Dierks Bentley	Holly Williams, Chris Coleman
2014	Dierks Bentley	Riser	"Back Porch"	Hillary Lindsey, Jaren Johnston
	Dan + Shay	Where It All Began	"Somewhere Only We Know"	Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney
	Colton Dixon	Anchor	"Walk on the Waves"	Colton Dixon, Ben Glover
	Florida Georgia Line	Anything Goes	"Sun Daze"	Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Jesse Frasure, Sarah Buxton
			"Good, Good"	Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Jesse Frasure, Sarah Buxton	Certified platinum No. 1 on U.S. Country Airplay No. 3 on U.S. Hot Country Songs[8]
	Jamie Grace	Ready to Fly	"Fighter"	Jamie Grace, TobyMac, Christopher Stevens
	Lady Antebellum	747	"747"	Caitlin Smith, Gordie Sampson
	Dustin Lynch	Where It's At	"Where It's At"	Zach Crowell, Matt Jenkins	Certified platinum No. 1 on U.S. Country Airplay
	Jess Moskaluke	Light Up the Night	"Cheap Wine and Cigarettes"	Hillary Lindsey	Certified platinum (Canada)[9]
	Steven Lee Olsen	—	"Raised by a Good Time"	Steven Lee Olsen, Chris Stevens	No. 3 on Canadian Country
	Sam Palladio, Chaley Rose, Jonathan Jackson	The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 2	"I Ain't Leavin' Without Your Love"	Justin Davis, Sarah Zimmerman
	Leah Turner[10]	Leah Turner	"Take the Keys"	Leah Turner, Jesse Frasure
			"Bless My Heart"	Leah Turner, Hillary Lindsey, Jesse Frasure
			"Beat Up Bronco"	Leah Turner, Hillary Lindsey, Jesse Frasure
			"My Finger"	Leah Turner, Jesse Frasure
2015	Gary Allan	—	"Hangover Tonight"	Gary Allan, Chris Stapleton, Jesse Frasure
	Laura Benanti & Jonathan Jackson	The Music of Nashville: Season 3, Volume 2	"Novacaine"	Steve Lee Olsen, Caitlin Smith
	Easton Corbin	About to Get Real	"Guys and Girls"	Zach Crowell, Jaren Johnston
	Billy Currington	Summer Forever	"It Don't Hurt Like It Used To"	Billy Currington, Shy Carter	No. 1 on U.S. Country Airplay, No. 3 on U.S. Hot Country Songs
	Brett Kissel	Pick Me Up	"Pick Me Up"	Hillary Lindsey, Chase Bryant
	Tim McGraw	Damn Country Music	"Damn Country Music"	Jessi Alexander, Josh Thompson
	TobyMac	This Is Not a Test	"Feel It" feat. Mr. TalkBox	TobyMac, David Garcia
	Chris Young	I'm Comin' Over	"You Do the Talkin'"	Corey Crowder, Liz Rose
2016	Florida Georgia Line	Dig Your Roots	"Life is a Honeymoon" feat. Ziggy Marley	Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Ziggy Marley, Jordan Schmidt
	Chris Lane	Girl Problems	"Back to Me"	Rob Persaud, Josh Thompson
	Martina McBride	Reckless	"Just Around the Corner"	Sarah Buxton, Sam Ellis
2017	Chris Carmack	The Music of Nashville: Season 5, Volume 3	"Stand Up"	Josh Thompson, Jordan Schmidt
	Brooke Eden	Welcome to the Weekend	"Act Like You Don't"	Brooke Eden, Jesse Frasure
	Little Big Town	The Breaker	"Best Up Bible"	Hillary Lindsey, Shane Stevens
	Rascal Flatts	Back to Us	"Back to Us"	David Hodges, Josh Thompson
			"Hopin' You Were Lookin'"	Jesse Frasure, Shay Mooney, Dan Smyers
	Dan Tyminski[11]	Southern Gothic	"Breathing Fire"	Dan Tyminski, Will Weatherly
			"Temporary Love"	Dan Tyminski, Jesse Frasure
			"Haunted Heart"	Dan Tyminski, Jesse Frasure, Andrew Dorff
			"Bloodline"	Dan Tyminski, Jesse Frasure
	Chris Young	Losing Sleep	"Holiday"	Corey Crowder, Johnny Belford
			"She's Got a Way"	Corey Crowder
2018	Rascal Flatts	—	"Back to Life"	Niko Moon, Fed Wilhelm, Shay Mooney	Certified gold
	Thompson Square	Masterpiece	"A Love Like This"	Kiefer Thompson
2019	Chad Brownlee	Back in the Game	"Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere"	Donovan Woods, Todd Clark	Certified gold (Canada), No. 1 on Canadian Country
	Hunter Brothers	State of Mind	"Lost"	Brad Rempel, Jesse Frasure, Jon Nite
2020	Jessi Alexander[12]	Decatur Country Road	"Damn Country Music"	Jessi Alexander, Josh Thompson
	Little Big Town	Nightfall	"Over Drinking"	Hillary Lindsey, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Steph Jones
	Dallas Smith	Timeless	"Damn Sun"	Jamie Moore, Derrick Southerland
2021	Brett Kissel	What Is Life?	"Make a Life, Not a Living"	Brandon Day, Steven Lee Olsen	Certified gold (Canada) No. 1 on Canadian Country Juno Single of the Year nominee
	Meghan Patrick	Heart on My Glass	"Cool About It"	Meghan Patrick, Corey Crowder	No. 10 on Canadian Country
	Chris Young	Famous Friends	"Raised on Country"	Chris Young, Corey Crowder	Certified gold, No. 5 on U.S. Country Airplay
			"Famous Friends" feat. Kane Brown	Chris Young, Corey Crowder	Certified 2× platinum No. 1 on U.S. Country Airplay No. 2 on U.S. Hot Country Songs
			"Town Ain't Big Enough" feat. Lauren Alaina	Chris Young, Corey Crowder, Shay Mooney
			"Hold My Beer Watch This"	Chris Young, Corey Crowder
			"Music Note" feat. Jimmie Allen	Chris Young, Josh Phillips
2022	Kelsea Ballerini	Subject To Change	"The Little Things"	Kelsea Ballerini, Alyssa Vanderheym, Ashley Gorley
			"What I Have"	Kelsea Ballerini, Alyssa Vanderheym
	Little Big Town	Mr. Sun	"Heaven Had a Dance Floor"	Kimberly Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Philip Sweet, Jesse Frasure

Accolades

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2008	50th Annual Grammy Awards	Best Gospel Song	"Made to Love"	Nominated
2010	52nd Annual Grammy Awards		"City on Our Knees"	Nominated
2016	58th Annual Grammy Awards	Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song	"Feel It"	Nominated

References

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2. "Cary Barlowe". SESAC. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
3. "Cary Barlowe". Major Bob. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
4. "Cary Barlowe Feted for "Where It's At (Yep, Yep)"". SESAC. November 25, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
5. "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
6. "Jessie James - Military Man". Discogs.
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