Dean McTaggart

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Dean McTaggart is a Canadian singer-songwriter and producer. He was lead vocalist in the Canadian band The Arrows from 1981 to 1986. The Arrows produced two albums and one EP and had popular hits in Canada including "Meet Me in the Middle", "Say It Isn't True" and "Talk Talk".

Following this, McTaggart relocated to Nashville, Tennessee and wrote country-flavored songs. Four of his songs were featured on Amanda Marshall's self-titled debut album Amanda Marshall. Of these, "Dark Horse" and "Birmingham" were notable hits with the latter reaching #43 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the U.S. in 1996. McTaggart also wrote successful songs for Wynonna Judd, including "Heaven Help My Heart" from her 1996 album Revelations which reached #14 on the Billboard Country charts and "Love's Funny That Way" from 1997's The Other Side.

McTaggart has also written songs for Australian singer Tina Arena including her version of "Heaven Help My Heart" from the 1994 album Don't Ask and "Unsung Hero" from 1997's In Deep. "Unsung Hero" was also recorded by Terri Clark for her 1998 album How I Feel and in 1999 this version reached #15 on the Canadian Country charts and #47 on the Billboard Country charts in the U.S.

In 1998, McTaggart was nominated for the Juno Award for "Songwriter of the Year" for his works recorded by Amanda Marshall, Wynonna Judd and Tina Arena.

McTaggart has released two solo albums - Full Moon Howl (2002) and Shed My Sin (2005), and is performing a small cross-Canada tour in Spring 2007. McTaggart also plays guitar.

McTaggart is a resident of Shelburne, Ontario, Canada and counts Randy Newman and Paul Simon as some of his influences.

[edit] External links

• McTaggart interview
• Official website