American musician
Tommy Sims |
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Years active | 1987–present |
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Musical artist
Tommy Sims is an American
bassist,
songwriter,
record producer and
bandleader.
[1]
Music career
From 1987 to 1989 Sims was the bassist for the
Christian rock band
White Heart, which he left to become a
studio musician and producer. During 1992-1993, he played bass on the
Bruce Springsteen 1992–1993 World Tour. As a songwriter he co-wrote
Eric Clapton's "
Change the World",
[2] which won the
Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1997. Other songs of his have been recorded by
Michael English,
Bonnie Raitt,
Susan Tedeschi,
Garth Brooks,
Cher,
Blackstreet,
Toni Braxton and
BabyFace, among others. Sims has also worked with
Michael Bolton,
Amy Grant,
Kelly Clarkson,
Carman,
CeCe Winans,
Israel Houghton,
Michael W. Smith,
The Neville Brothers,
Michelle Williams of
Destiny's Child,
Brian Courtney Wilson and others.
[3]
Television and film contributions
In addition to writing and producing, Sims also released a solo album in August 2000, entitled Peace and Love. A song from this release, "It Don't Matter to the Sun", was featured on the soundtrack of the hit television drama
Grey's Anatomy. Sims' film contributions include
Bruce Springsteen's recording "
Streets of Philadelphia", which appeared in the film
Philadelphia, widely regarded as the first major film to deal openly with subject of
AIDS and
gay rights. The film and the song went on to be heavily recognized at the following year's
Academy Awards, garnering several "Oscars", including the
Best Song trophy. His song, Change The World", was also featured in the film
Phenomenon. While winning a
Grammy Award for
Song of the Year, it was rendered ineligible for
nomination at that year's
Academy Awards, because of its prior release by
Wynonna Judd. Sims had songs featured in several other
blockbuster films, including
For Love Of The Game and
Where the Heart Is. He made a
cameo appearance in
Down Under the Big Top (1996), a short film by the
Newsboys.[
citation needed]
Notable projects
Discography
- "Which Way (Intro)"
- "100"
- "New Jam"
- "When You Go"
- "Summer"
- "Write One"
- "Alone"
- "The Way It Used to Be"
- "Comin' Home"
- "The Ballad of Sophie"
- "It Don't Matter"
- "Love's Patience"
- "Peace and Love"
- "Which Way"
[5]
[6]
[3]
[7]
Grammy Awards
- Love God. Love People. The London Sessions – Best Pop / Contemporary Gospel Album (2010)
- Power of One – Best Pop / Contemporary Gospel Album (2009)
- "Change the World" – Song of the Year / New Song of the Year (1996)
[8]
References
External links
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1980s | |
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1990s | |
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2000s |
- "
Beautiful Day" –
Adam Clayton,
David Evans,
Laurence Mullen &
Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2000)
- "
Fallin'" –
Alicia Keys (songwriter) (2001)
- "
Don't Know Why" –
Jesse Harris (songwriter) (2002)
- "
Dance with My Father" –
Richard Marx &
Luther Vandross (songwriters) (2003)
- "
Daughters" –
John Mayer (songwriter) (2004)
- "
Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" –
Adam Clayton,
David Evans,
Laurence Mullen &
Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2005)
- "
Not Ready to Make Nice" –
Emily Burns Erwin,
Martha Maguire,
Natalie Maines Pasdar &
Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2006)
- "
Rehab" –
Amy Winehouse (songwriter) (2007)
- "
Viva la Vida" –
Guy Berryman,
Jonathan Buckland,
William Champion &
Christopher Martin (songwriters) (2008)
- "
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" –
Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell,
Beyoncé Knowles,
Terius Nash &
Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2009)
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2010s |
- "
Need You Now" –
Dave Haywood,
Josh Kear,
Charles Kelley &
Hillary Scott (songwriters) (2010)
- "
Rolling in the Deep" –
Adele Adkins &
Paul Epworth (songwriters) (2011)
- "
We Are Young" –
Jack Antonoff,
Jeff Bhasker,
Andrew Dost &
Nate Ruess (songwriters) (2012)
- "
Royals" –
Joel Little &
Ella Yelich O'Connor (songwriters) (2013)
- "
Stay with Me" (
Darkchild version) –
James Napier,
William Phillips &
Sam Smith (songwriters) (2014)
- "
Thinking Out Loud" –
Ed Sheeran &
Amy Wadge (songwriters) (2015)
- "
Hello" –
Adele Adkins &
Greg Kurstin (songwriters) (2016)
- "
That's What I Like" –
Christopher Brody Brown,
James Fauntleroy,
Philip Lawrence,
Bruno Mars,
Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwriters) (2017)
- "
This Is America" –
Donald Glover,
Ludwig Göransson &
Jeffery Lamar Williams (songwriters) (2018)
- "
Bad Guy" –
Billie Eilish O'Connell &
Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2019)
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