| Liz Rose | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupations | Songwriter |
| Years active | early 2000s-present |
| Associated acts | Gary Allan, Taylor Swift, Mockingbird Sun |
Liz Rose (born in Dallas, Texas) is an American country music songwriter best known for her work with Taylor Swift. She has co-written several of Swift's songs and singles, including "White Horse," "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "You Belong with Me," which won her and Swift a Grammy Award in 2009.[1]
Liz Rose was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in Irving, Texas.[2] Rose moved to Nashville, Tennessee with her then-husband, Johnny Rose, and began writing songs through the suggestion of a friend. One of her first cuts was "Elisabeth," which was recorded by Billy Gilman.[2] In 2003, Gary Allan took Rose's "Songs About Rain" (co-written with Pat McLaughlin) into the country top 20.[2]
Rose began writing songs for Taylor Swift on Swift's 2006 self-titled debut album, on which Rose has seven co-writer's credits.[3] Among those cuts were the album's first two singles, "Tim McGraw" and "Teardrops on My Guitar," which helped Rose win a Songwriter of the Year award from SESAC in 2007.[4]
Rose continued to collaborate with Swift on her second album, 2008's Fearless, collaborating on the singles "White Horse" and "You Belong with Me"[5] as well as the title track. "White Horse" won both of them the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2010,[6] and "You Belong with Me" was nominated for Song of the Year.[7]
Rose also co-wrote the song "Lucky Guy", the first single from new Nashville-based country band Mockingbird Sun.
Her daughter is country artist Caitlin Rose.[8]
