Steve Robson
Steve Robson is an English songwriter and record producer who has sold in excess of 130 million records around the world. He has written and produced 12 no 1 UK/US singles, 35 no 1 UK/US albums and a further 37 top 5 UK/US albums and singles. He is Grammy-nominated for Rascal Flatts ”What Hurts the Most”, which also won BMI Song of the Year and a Nashville Songwriters Association International "10 Songs I Wish I’d Written" award, He has won Ivor Novello Awards and Brit Awards for Take That's “Shine” and has had a further two Ivor Novello nominations for Olly Murs' “Troublemaker” and "Dance with Me Tonight".
Early life
Born in Jarrow, Robson is a classically trained instrumentalist on piano, violin, clarinet, and saxophone. Whilst living in the North East, he spent his time playing in bands and working on various TV shows. He moved to London in his late teens to continue his TV career and there began his songwriting career. He still lives in London.Career
Career highlights include No. 1 singles for Olly Murs, Take That, Rascal Flatts, Leona Lewis, Helping Haiti, Busted", Westlife and No. 1 albums for Little Mix, One Direction, Olly Murs, 5 Seconds of Summer, Robbie Williams, Take That, Ella Henderson, John Newman, Leona Lewis, Westlife, Blue, Faith Hill, Wynonna Judd, Carrie Underwood, James Morrison, and Natalie Imbruglia.Discography
2020| Louis Tomlinson | Walls | "Habit" | Co-writer/producer |
2019
| James Blunt | Once Upon a Mind | "Cold" | Co-writer/producer |
| James Blunt | Once Upon a Mind | "The Truth" | Co-writer/producer |
| James Blunt | Once Upon a Mind | "Stop the Clock" | Co-writer/producer |
| James Blunt | Once Upon a Mind | "The Greatest" | Co-writer/producer |
| Maisie Peters | It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral | "Look At Me Now" | Co-writer |
| Zucchero | "My Freedom" | Co-writer | |
| P!NK | Hurts 2B Human | "90 Days" featuring Wrabel | Co-writer/producer |
| Push Baby | D.O.C. | "Mama's House" | Co-writer |
| Tom Walker | What a Time to Be Alive | "How Can You Sleep at Night?" | Co-writer |
| James Morrison | You're Stronger Than You Know | "Ruins" | Co-writer |
| Monica Martin | "Patient" | Co-writer | |
| Ward Thomas | Restless Minds | "It's Not Just Me" | Co-writer |
| Ward Thomas | Restless Minds | "One More Goodbye" | Co-writer |
| Etham | Stripped EP | "Opposite of Loving Me" | Co-writer |
2018
| Take That | Odyssey | "Said It All " | Writer |
| Take That | Odyssey | "Shine " | Writer |
| Take That | Odyssey | "Get Ready For It" | Writer |
| Olly Murs | You Know I Know | "You Know I Know" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | You Know I Know | "Love Me Again" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | You Know I Know | "Excuses " | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | You Know I Know | "Feel The Same" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | You Know I Know | "Somebody New" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | You Know I Know | "Mark On My Heart" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | You Know I Know | "Take Your Love" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | You Know I Know | "Talking To Yourself" | Writer/Producer |
| Catherine McGrath | Talk of This Town | "Lost In The Middle" | Writer/Producer |
| Catherine McGrath | Talk of This Town | "Wild " | Writer/Producer |
| Catherine McGrath | Talk of This Town | "Good Goodbyes" | Writer/Producer |
| Rae Morris | Someone Out There | "Push Me To The Limit" | Writer |
| Josh Groban | Bridges | "Won't Look Back" | Writer/Producer |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | Meet You There Tour Live | "The Only Reason" | Writer/Producer |
2017
| Neiked | "Call Me " | Writer | |
| Syn Cole | "Feel Good " | Writer | |
| James Blunt | The Afterlove | "Heartbeat" | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | The Afterlove | "Somebody" | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | The Afterlove | "Singing Along" | Writer/Producer |
| Earl | Tongue Tied | "Travelling Heart" | Writer/Producer |
| Skinny Living | "Fade " | Writer/Producer | |
| Gavin James | Only Ticket Home | "Hearts On Fire " | Producer |
| Catherine McGrath | Talk of This Town | "Talk of This Town " | Writer/Producer |
| Catherine McGrath | Talk of This Town | "Through It Was Going To Be Me" | Writer/Producer |
| Matt Terry | Trouble | "The Thing About Love " | Writer/Producer |
2016
| Little Mix | Glory Days | "Nobody Like You" | Writer/Producer |
| Robbie Williams | The Heavy Entertainment Show | "Pretty Woman" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | "You Don't Know Love " | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | "Grow Up " | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | "24 Hours " | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | "Back Around " | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | "Flaws" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | "How Much For Your Love" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | "That Girl" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | "Better Without You" | Writer/Producer |
| Jack Savoretti | Sleep No More | "Start Living In The Moment" | Writer/Producer |
| The Shires | My Universe | "Naked" | Writer/Producer |
| Jason Mraz | "Man Who Planted Trees" | Writer | |
| Steven Lee Olsen | All About You | Writer |
2015
| Olly Murs | Never Been Better | "Kiss Me " | Writer |
| Nashville Soundtrack | "Holding On" | Writer | |
| Ben Haenow | Ben Haenow | "Start Again" | Writer/Producer |
| James Morrison | Higher Than Here | "Lonely People" | Writer |
| James Morrison | Higher Than Here | "Just Like a Child" | Writer |
| Seafret | Tell Me It's Real | "Wildfire " | Writer/Producer |
| Seafret | Tell Me It's Real | "Missing" | Writer/Producer |
| Seafret | Tell Me It's Real | "Be There " | Writer/Producer |
| Seafret | Tell Me It's Real | "Breathe" | Writer/Producer |
| Seafret | Tell Me It's Real | "Atlantis " | Writer/Producer |
| Kip Moore | Wild Ones | "What I Do" | Writer |
2014
| 5SOS | 5 Seconds of Summer | "Don't Stop " | Writer/Producer |
| 5SOS | 5 Seconds of Summer | "Heartbreak Girl" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | Never Been Better | "Wrapped Up " | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | Never Been Better | "Beautiful to Me " | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | Never Been Better | "History" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | Never Been Better | "Tomorrow" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | Never Been Better | "Hope You Got What You Came For" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | Never Been Better | "Can't Say No" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | Never Been Better | "We Stil Love" | Writer/Producer |
| Take That | III | "Get Ready For It" | Writer |
| One Direction | Four | "18" | Producer |
| Paloma Faith | A Perfect Contradiction | "Trouble With My Baby" | Writer/Producer |
| McBusted | McBusted | "Air Guitar " | Writer/Producer |
| McBusted | McBusted | "Get Over It " | Writer/Producer |
| McBusted | McBusted | "Gone" | Writer/Producer |
| McBusted | McBusted | "Back In Time" | Writer/Producer |
| Ella Henderson | Chapter One | "Giants" | Writer/Producer |
| Ella Henderson | Chapter One | "Rockets" | Writer/Producer |
| Ella Henderson | Chapter One | "Beautifully" | Writer/Producer |
| Ella Henderson | Chapter One | "Unfinished" | Writer/Producer |
| Ella Eyre | Feline | "Alone Too" | Writer/Producer |
| Lower Than Atlantis | Lower Than Atlantis | "Criminal" | Writer |
2013
| Cascada | Acoustic Sessions | "Enemy" | Writer |
| One Direction | Midnight Memories | "Why Don’t We Go There" | Writer/Producer |
| One Direction | Midnight Memories | "Half a Heart" | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | Moon Landing | "Postcards" | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | Moon Landing | "Hollywood" | Writer/Producer |
| Hayden Panettiere | Nashville Soundtrack | "Hypnotising' | Writer |
| Mika | Songbook Vol. 1 | "Live Your Life" | Writer/Producer |
| John Newman | Tribute | "Nothing' | Writer |
| Rebecca Ferguson | Freedom | "Bridges with John Legend" | Writer/Producer |
| Cher | Closer to the Truth | "I Hope You Find It" | Writer |
| The Wanted | Word of Mouth | "Love Sewn" | Writer/Producer |
| The Wanted | Word of Mouth | "Demons" | Writer/Producer |
| Eliza Doolittle | In Your Hands | "Big When I Was Little" | Writer/Producer |
| Eliza Doolittle | In Your Hands | "Let It Rain" | Writer/Producer |
2012
| Olly Murs | Right Place Right Time | "Troublemaker" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | Right Place Right Time | "Hey You Beautiful" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | Right Place Right Time | "Just For Tonight" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | Right Place Right Time | "Sliding Doors" | Writer/Producer |
| One Direction | Take Me Home | "Summer Love" | Writer/Producer |
| Christina Aguilera | Lotus | "Just a Fool" with Blake Shelton | Writer/Producer |
| Paloma Faith | Fall to Grace | "Streets of Glory" | Writer |
2011
| Cascada | Original Me | "Enemy" | Writer |
| James Morrison | The Awakening | "I Won't Let You Go" | Writer |
| James Morrison | The Awakening | "Six Weeks" | Writer |
| James Morrison | The Awakening | "Right By Your Side" | Writer |
| Olly Murs | In Case You Didn't Know | "Dance with Me Tonight" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | In Case You Didn't Know | "In Case You Didn’t Know" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | In Case You Didn't Know | "This Song Is About You" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | In Case You Didn't Know | "I Don’t Love You Too" | Writer/Producer |
| One Direction | Up All Night | "Everything About You" | Writer/Producer |
| One Direction | Up All Night | "Same Mistake" | Writer/Producer |
| One Direction | Up All Night | "I Should Have Kissed You" | Writer/Producer |
| T-Pain feat Lily Allen & Wiz Khalifa | "5 O'Clock" | Writer | |
| Darren Hayes | Secret Codes and Battleships | "Don’t Give Up" | Writer/Producer |
| Scouting for Girls | The Light Between Us | "Love How It Hurts" | Producer |
2010
| Alphabeat | The Spell | "Q&A' | Writer |
| Helping Haiti | "Everybody Hurts" | Writer | |
| Miley Cyrus | I Hope You Find It | Writer | |
| Sarah Buxton | "Radio Love' | Writer | |
| Lee DeWyze | Live It Up | "Say It All Over Again' | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | Olly Murs | "Please Don't Let Me Go" | Writer/Producer |
| Olly Murs | Olly Murs | "Thinking of Me" | Writer/Producer |
| Kassidy | Hope St. | "Hope St.' | Writer |
| Russell Watson | La Voce | "Someone To Remember Me" | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | Some Kind of Trouble | "Stay The Night" | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | Some Kind of Trouble | "So Far Gone" | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | Some Kind of Trouble | "No Tears" | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | Some Kind of Trouble | "Dangerous | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | Some Kind of Trouble | "I'll Be Your Man | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | Some Kind of Trouble | "If Time Is All I Have" | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | Some Kind of Trouble | "Best Laid Plans" | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | Some Kind of Trouble | "Superstar" | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | Some Kind of Trouble | "These Are The Words" | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | Some Kind of Trouble | "Calling Out Your Name" | Writer/Producer |
| James Blunt | Some Kind of Trouble | "Heart of Gold" | Writer/Producer |
| Rascal Flatts | Nothing Like This | I Won't Let Go | Writer |
2009
| Leona Lewis | Echo | "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" | Produced |
| Paloma Faith | Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? | "Smoke & Mirrors" | Writer/Producer |
| Paloma Faith | Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? | "Play On" | Writer/Producer |
| Westlife | Where We Are | "What About Now" | Producer |
| Mr Hudson | Straight No Chaser | "Stiff Upper Lip" | Writer/Producer |
| Jessica Mauboy | "Let Me Be Me" | Writer |
2008
| Cascada | Perfect Day | "What Hurts the Most" | Writer |
| Take That | The Circus | "Said It All" | Writer |
| Take That | The Circus | "Hello" | Writer |
| Take That | The Circus | "Julie" | Writer |
| Leona Lewis | Spirit | "Run" | Producer |
| James Morrison | Songs For You, Truths For Me | "Fix The World Up' | Writer/Producer |
| James Morrison | Songs For You, Truths For Me | "Save Yourself" | Writer/Producer |
| James Morrison | Songs For You, Truths For Me | "Love Is Hard" | Writer/Producer |
| James Morrison | Songs For You, Truths For Me | "If You Don’t Want To Love Me" | Writer/Producer |
| Rooster | I Come Alive | Writer/Producer | |
| Jack McManus | Either Side of Midnight | "Bang on the Piano" | Writer/Producer |
| Jack McManus | Either Side of Midnight | "Milky Way" | Writer/Producer |
| Jack McManus | Either Side of Midnight | "You Think I Don’t Care" | Writer/Producer |
| Jack McManus | Either Side of Midnight | "Too Much of Yesterday" | Writer/Producer |
| Jack McManus | Either Side of Midnight | "Fine Time" | Writer/Producer |
| Jack McManus | Either Side of Midnight | "Living In A Suitcase" | Writer/Producer |
| Jack McManus | Either Side of Midnight | "You Can Make It Happen" | Writer/Producer |
| Jack McManus | Either Side of Midnight | "In the Breeze" | Writer/Producer |
| Jack McManus | Either Side of Midnight | "She's Gone" | Writer/Producer |
| Jack McManus | Either Side of Midnight | "Not The Hardest Part" | Writer/Producer |
| Jack McManus | Either Side of Midnight | "Amy" | Writer/Producer |
2007
| Rascal Flatts | Still Feels Good | "Here" | Writer |
| Rascal Flatts | Still Feels Good | "Secret Smile" | Writer |
| Jason Michael Carroll | Waitin' in the Country | "Love Won’t Let Me" | Writer |
| Jonas Brothers | Jonas Brothers | "Year 3000" | Writer |
| Ben Mills | Picture of You | "Anytime You Fall" | Writer |
2006
| Rascal Flatts | Me and My Gang | "What Hurts the Most" | Writer |
| Rascal Flatts | Me and My Gang | "My Wish" | Writer |
| Rascal Flatts | Me and My Gang | "Words I Couldn't Say" | Writer |
| Take That | Beautiful World | "Shine" | Writer |
| Take That | Beautiful World | "Beautiful World" | Writer |
| Jonas Brothers | It's About Time | "What I Go To School For" | Writer |
| James Morrison | Undiscovered | "Undiscovered" | Writer |
| James Morrison | Undiscovered | "The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore" | Writer |
| LeAnn Rimes | Whatever We Wanna | "And It Feels Like" | Writer/Producer |
| LeAnn Rimes | Whatever We Wanna | "Save Yourself" | Writer/Producer |
| LeAnn Rimes | Whatever We Wanna | "Long Night" | Writer/Producer |
| Josh Gracin | We Weren't Crazy | "I Keep Coming Back" | Writer |
| Ronan Keating | Bring You Home | "So Easy Loving You" | Writer |
2005
| Carrie Underwood | Some Hearts | "Just Can’t Live A Lie" | Writer |
| Carrie Underwood | Some Hearts | "That’s Where It Is" | Writer |
| Natalie Imbruglia | Counting Down the Days | "Perfectly" | Writer |
| LeAnn Rimes | This Woman | "With You" | Writer |
| Rooster | Rooster | "Staring at the Sun" | Writer/Producer |
| Rooster | Rooster | "Joyride" | Writer/Producer |
| Rooster | Rooster | "Deep & Meaningless" | Writer/Producer |
| Rooster | Rooster | "She Don’t Make Me" | Writer/Producer |
| Mark Wills | "What Hurts The Most" | Writer | |
| Jorun Stiansen | "This Is the Night" | Writer | |
| Jo O'Meara | Relentless | "What Hurts The Most" | Writer |
| DJ Sammy | "Long Long Way to Go" | Writer | |
| Tammin Sursok | Whatever Will Be | "Tender" | Writer |
2004
| Tina Turner | All the Best | "Complicated Disaster" | Writer |
| Rascal Flatts | Feels Like Today | "Feels Like Today" | Writer |
| Rascal Flatts | Feels Like Today | "And Then I Did" | Writer |
| Ronan Keating | Turn It On | "Last Thing on My Mind featuring LeAnn Rimes" | Writer/Producer |
| Josh Gracin | Josh Gracin | "The Long One" | Writer |
| LeAnn Rimes | "Last Thing on My Mind" | Writer/Producer | |
| Lonestar | Let's Be Us Again | "Now' | Writer |
| Lindsay Lohan | Speak | "Very Last Moment In Time" | Writer |
| Lara Fabian | A Wonderful Life | "The Last Goodbye" | Writer |
| Emerson Drive | What If? | "What If?" | Writer |
| Speedway | Save Yourself | "Overdrive" | Writer/Producer |
| Speedway | Save Yourself | "Genie in a Bottle/Save Yourself" | Writer/Producer |
| Speedway | Save Yourself | "Talk To Me" | Writer/Producer |
| Michelle McManus | The Meaning of Love | "The Meaning of Love" | Writer/Producer |
| Lionel Richie | Just for You | "Long, Long Way To Go" | Writer |
2003
| Busted | Busted | "What I Go To School For" | Writer/Producer |
| Busted | Busted | "Year 3000" | Writer/Producer |
| Busted | Busted | "You Said No" | Writer/Producer |
| Busted | Busted | "Sleeping with the Light On" | Writer/Producer |
| Busted | Busted | "Britney" | Writer/Producer |
| Busted | Busted | "Losing You" | Writer/Producer |
| Busted | Busted | "Psycho Girl" | Writer/Producer |
| Busted | Busted | "All The Way" | Writer/Producer |
| Busted | Busted | "Dawsons Geek" | Writer/Producer |
| Busted | Busted | "When Day Turns Into Night" | Writer/Producer |
| Busted | Busted | "Everything I Knew" | Writer/Producer |
| Busted | Busted | "Without You" | Writer/Producer |
| Busted | Busted | "Loser Kid" | Writer/Producer |
| Blue | Guilty | "Where You Want Me" | Writer/Producer |
| Atomic Kitten | Ladies Night | "Nothing In The World" | Writer/Producer |
| Wynonna Judd | What the World Needs Now Is Love | "It’s Only Love" | Writer |
| Mark Owen | In Your Own Time | "Gravity" | Writer/Producer |
| Mark Owen | In Your Own Time | "Head In the Clouds" | Writer/Producer |
| Mark Owen | In Your Own Time | "Crush" | Writer/Producer |
| Speedway | "Genie in a Bottle/Save Yourself" | Producer | |
| D.Kay & Epsilon | "Barcelona" | Producer | - |
2002
| Rascal Flatts | Melt | "These Days" | Writer |
| Blue | One Love | "U Make Me Wanna" | Writer |
| Faith Hill | Cry | "I Think I Will" | Writer |
| David Charvet | Leap of Faith | "Jusqu’au Bout/Leap of Faith" | Writer/Producer |
| David Charvet | Leap of Faith | "Falling" | Writer/Producer |
| Billy Crawford | Ride | "You Didn't Expect That" | Writer/Producer |
| Billy Crawford | Ride | "Three Wishes" | Writer/Producer |
| Aurora | Dreaming | "The Day It Rained Forever" | Writer/producer |
| Aurora | Dreaming | "Your Mistake" | Writer/producer |
| ABS | "What You Got " | Producer | |
| Def Leppard | X | "Long Long Way To Go" | Writer |
2001
| Westlife | World of Our Own | "Queen of My Heart" | writer |
| Sandy & Junior | Sandy & Junior | "Right Thing To Do" | Writer/Producer |
| Sandy & Junior | Sandy & Junior | "When You Need Someone" | Writer/Producer |
| Hear'Say | Everybody | "Back Down To Zero" | Writer |
2000
| Atomic Kitten | Right Now | "Follow Me” | Writer/Producer |
| Honeyz | "Love To Love You Baby" | Producer |
1999
| Honeyz | Wonder No. 8 | "Never Let You Down" | Writer/Producer |
| Ultra | Ultra | "Rescue Me" | Writer/Producer |
| Ultra | Ultra | "Blind To The Groove" | Writer/Producer |
| Ultra | Ultra | ”Say You Do“ | Writer/Producer |
| Ultra | Ultra | ”The Right Time“ | Writer/Producer |
| Ultra | Ultra | ”Say It Once” | Writer/Producer |
| Ultimate Kaos | The Kaos Theory | ”Anything" | Writer/Producer |
| Ultimate Kaos | The Kaos Theory | "So You Like What You See" | Writer/Producer |
| Ultimate Kaos | The Kaos Theory | "Smile Some More" | Writer/Producer |
1998
| Dina Carroll | Dina Carroll | "1,2,3" | Writer |
| Thomas Jules Stock | "Didn’t I Tell You" | Writer/Producer |