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Taylor Rhodes
real name Taylor Laurence Rhodes
Taylor Rhodes is credited on 548 releases across 137 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1980–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
548
Credits
137
Albums
5
Decades active
259
In collections
Biography
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Taylor Rhodes is a songwriter, producer, publisher, and musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has had songs recorded on over 40 million albums worldwide. Taylor co-wrote Aerosmith’s Grammy nominated hit single Cryin’ and “Blind Man” with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry. He also co-wrote Celine Dion's first hit song “Where Does My Heartbeat Now” that launched her career in the United States and around the world. He has also collaborated with or written songs for Ozzy Osbourne, Cheap Trick, Journey, Loverboy, Hillary Duff, The Jayhawks, Y&T, Kix, Peter Wolf, Meredith Brooks, Ratt, Nelson and many others. Taylor has also had numerous songs in movies, TV and commercials, including the Ralph Lauren Polo Blue campaign.
His late brother, Steven Smith, was a session violinist in Nashville, TN during the 1970s.
His sister married into the legendary Scruggs family. He was brother-in-law to Randy Scruggs. And his niece,, is currently a musician.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
548 releases · 137 albums · active 1980–2025
- Performance · 629
- Production · 21
- Other credits · 13
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Westside Studios · Chartmaker Studios · Studio 55, Los Angeles · John Barnes Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Get A Grip
1993

Big Ones
1994

Nine Lives
1997

Greatest Hits
2023

Blow My Fuse
1988

The Ozzman Cometh
1997

Over The Edge
1988

Metamorphosis
2003

A Little South Of Sanity
1998

Brother Cane
1993

Hot Wire
1991

Busted
1990

Contagious
1987

Smile
2000

My Love (Ultimate Essential Collection)
2008

Most Wanted
2005

Celine Dion
1992

O, Yeah! (Ultimate Aerosmith Hits)
2002

Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology
2001

Wild America
1992

Ten
1990

Ratt
1999

Devil's Got A New Disguise : The Very Best Of Aerosmith
2006

Because You Loved Me (Theme From "Up Close & Personal")
1996
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