Robert "Shea" Taylor is a songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist based in New York City. He established an early successful songwriting partnership with Def Jam's R&B singer-songwriter phenom Ne-Yo, and has also worked with Rihanna, Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Janet Jackson, Chris Brown, and Wyclef Jean. ^[1]

Taylor has songwriting credits on seven tracks from Beyonce's fourth studio album, 4 (2011). ^[2] The album was a commercial success; earning a platinum certification in the US, and debuting atop the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of over 300,000. ^{[3] [4]} " Love on Top" topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ^[5] and Adult R&B Airplay chart in March 2012. ^[6] " Run the World (Girls)" also reached number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs ^[7] and is certified Gold in the US and New Zealand, as well as Platinum in Australia and Canada. ^[8] " Best Thing I Never Had" climbed to the top of Nielsen's Urban airplay chart in September and peaked at number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. ^[9]

Taylor co-wrote the lead single " Thinkin Bout You" and "Pilot Jones" on Frank Ocean's debut studio album Channel Orange (2012). ^[10] The album debuted atop on the US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart ^[11] and number two on the UK R&B Albums chart. ^[12] It also debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. ^[13]

Shea is published by Downtown Music Publishing.

Production and writing credits

All credits are sourced from Allmusic and Discogs. ^{[14] [15]}

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