Aimee Mayo (born September 28, 1971) is an American author and songwriter from Gadsden, Alabama.
She has written songs recorded by artists such as Tim McGraw, Meghan Trainor, The Backstreet Boys, Billy Currington, and Kellie Pickler. She co-wrote the American country band Lonestar's 1999 single 'Amazed', which was nominated for Best Country Song at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards.
She has received multiple awards, including BMI Foundation's Country Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year awards. Mayo has also received over a dozen BMI Country Awards and BMI Pop Awards.
Personal life Mayo grew up in Gadsden. Her father, Danny Mayo, was a songwriter known for 'Feed Jake' and 'Keeper of the Stars', and her brother Cory Mayo wrote 'You'll Be There' for George Strait in 2005.
Mayo moved to Nashville at the age of 20, where she signed a songwriting contract with BMG.
Mayo is married to fellow songwriter Chris Lindsey; they have three children.
Career Songs written or co-written by Mayo have collectively spent twenty-six weeks at the #1 spot on the charts, and albums featuring her songs have sold over 155 million copies worldwide.Billboard
Mayo was named BMI Songwriter of the Year in 2000.
She has commented on her early career, saying, "I lived in many basements where we had to share a laundry room. It took about seven years before I could afford my own house with a real bathtub."
'Amazed', recorded by Lonestar in 2000, is a notable song written by Mayo. In 2004, it received a Million-Air award from BMI. It won Academy of Country Music (ACM) Song of the Year, BMI Song of the Year, and NSAI Song of the Year, and was nominated for a Grammy. 'Amazed' crossed over to the pop charts, spending two weeks at the top of the Hot 100, becoming the first country song to reach number one on that chart since 'Islands in the Stream' by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers in 1983.
Mayo's song 'This One's for the Girls', recorded by Martina McBride, reached #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for eleven weeks, in addition to reaching number three on the country chart.Rogers, L. "Glencoe's Aimee and Cory Mayo follow their father's success in Nashville", The Gadsden Times, October 12, 2007. The song was used as a theme song for the morning show.
Mayo co-wrote the song 'Wheel of the World' on Carrie Underwood's second studio album with husband Chris Lindsey and collaborator Hillary Lindsey.
Mayo was a judge on the CMT reality competition show, Can You Duet.
In 2020, Mayo released a memoir titled Talking to the Sky.
Songwriting credits +YearSong titleArtistAlbum1995"Strangers"Mark ChesnuttWings1996"Places I've Never Been"Mark WillsMark Wills1997"Three Chords and the Truth"Sara EvansNon-album single"(Ooh, Aah) Crazy Kind of Love Thing"The KinleysJust Between You and Me1998"Make Up Your Mind"Deana CarterEverything's Gonna Be Alright"Me"Faith HillFaith"Closer to Heaven"Mila MasonThe Strong One"More Than Everything"Rhett AkinsWhat Livin's All About1999"Unknown"Chely WrightSingle White Female"Let's Make Love"Faith Hill & Tim McGrawBreathe"There Will Come a Day"Faith Hill"Understanding Everything"Jim LauderdaleOnward Through It All"It's Always Something"Joe Diffie"California"Kenny ChesneyEverywhere We Go"Amazed"LonestarLonely Grill"I'll Get You Back"Mark ChesnuttI Don't Want to Miss a Thing"Over and Over"Mindy McCreadyI'm Not So Tough"Take Me Apart""Thunder and Roses""My Best Friend"Tim McGrawA Place in the Sun"Seventeen""Can I Want Your Love"Trace AdkinsMore..."Nothing Like You"William TopleySpanish Wells"Nothing Else Matters"2000"Are You Ever Gonna Love Me"Chris CaglePlay It Loud"Closer"Jo Dee MessinaBurn"You Don't"Sara EvansBorn To Fly2001"Karma"Jessica AndrewsWho I Am"When Did I Lose You"Mark WillsLoving Every Minute"Thunder and Roses"Pam TillisThunder & Roses"Smilin'"Tim McGrawSet This Circus Down"Things Change"2002"Amazed"Bonnie TylerHeart And Soul"Beautiful"Faith HillCry"You're Still Here""Closer To You"William TopleyFeasting With Panthers2003"Tangled Up"Billy CurringtonBest of Billy Currington"Simple Life"Carolyn Dawn JohnsonDress Rehearsal"Liar"Deana CarterI'm Just a Girl"I Wish For You"Jessica AndrewsNow"Never Be Forgotten""Now""You Are"Jimmy WayneJimmy Wayne"Are You Ever Gonna Love Me""Trespassin'""This One's for the Girls"Martina McBrideMartina"I Just Close My Eyes"Mark WillsAnd the Crowd Goes Wild"Backseat of a Greyhound Bus"Sara EvansRestless2004"Drugs or Jesus"Tim McGrawLive Like You Were Dying"Rocks"Lorrie MorganShow Me How"Where I Belong"Rachel ProctorWhere I Belong2005"Who You Are"Erika JoErika Jo"I Am A Man"LonestarComing Home"Who You'd Be Today"Kenny ChesneyThe Road and the Radio"The Secrets That We Keep"Sara EvansReal Fine Place2006"Firecrackers and Ferris Wheels"Blue CountyFirecrackers And Ferriswheels"Men & Mascara"Julie RobertsMen & Mascara"I Wonder"Kellie PicklerSmall Town Girl"Red High Heels"My Angel""One Of The Guys""Small Town Girl""Let's Make Love"Patrizio BuanneForever Begins Tonight"Words Get in the Way"Trace AdkinsDangerous Man2007"Let's Get Drunk and Fight"Aaron LinesMoments That Matter"Oh Love"Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood5th Gear"The Wheel of the World"Carrie UnderwoodCarnival Ride"Love You With All My Heart"Sara EvansGreatest Hits"Pray For You""Red Umbrella"Faith HillThe Hits"Let's Get Drunk and Fight"Joe NicholsReal Things"Let It Go"Tim McGrawLet It Go"Helpless When She Smiles"Backstreet BoysUnbreakable"How I Feel"Martina McBrideWaking Up Laughing2008"Young Love"Carter's ChordCarter's Chord"I Need A Man"Crystal ShawandaDawn of a New Day"Cry Cry ('Til the Sun Shines)"Heidi NewfieldWhat Am I Waiting For"Out the Window"Ashley GearingOut The Window"Happy"Kellie PicklerKellie Pickler"Going Out in Style""One Last Time""Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You""Don't You Know You're Beautiful""Somebody to Love Me""When I Loved You Like That"Jessica SimpsonDo You Know"Days of Thunder"Mark WillsFamiliar Stranger"Panama City"2009"Sleepwalker"Adam LambertFor Your Entertainment"Amazed"Boyz II MenLove"Address in the Stars"Caitlin & WillCaitlin & Will – EP"Dark Horse""Strangers On A Train"David NailI'm About to Come Alive"Good Girls"Tim McGrawSouthern Voice"Poison & Wine"The Civil WarsLive at Eddie's Attic"Feels Just Like a Love Song"Sara EvansNon-album single"I'm Here"VanVelzenTake Me In2010"Someday When I'm Old"Easton CorbinEaston Corbin"Say Goodbye"Katharine McPheeUnbroken2012"Miss Your Fire"Casey JamesCasey James"Crazy One More Time"Kip MooreUp All Night2013"Wild Boy"Danielle BradberyDanielle Bradbery"I Forgive You"Kellie PicklerThe Woman I Am2016"Bar at the End of the World"Kenny ChesneyCosmic Hallelujah"Every Time I Hear That Song"Blake SheltonIf I'm Honest2018"House of Cards"Caitlyn SmithStarfire"Champagne HighWestside cast, Alexandra Kay, Taz Zavala and Pia ToscanoWestside: Music from the Original Series2020"Supernova"Caitlyn SmithSupernova"Crazy One More Time"Kip MooreThe Longing (EP)"Doggone"Tim McGrawHere on Earth2023"They Don't Make 'Em Like That No More"Riley GreenAin't My Last Rodeo
Awards and nominations Grammy Awards
|2000 |"Amazed" |Best Country Song
Academy of Country Music Awards
|2000 |"Amazed" |Song of the Year
Country Music Association Awards
|2000 |"Amazed" |Song of the Year
References
External links Official Website
Aimeeland