In an industry where style typically triumphs over substance, performing songwriter James Tealy’s music is a refreshing exception to the rule. Tealy has a knack for writing about deeper things with the panache of a pop music craftsman—a rare combination that inevitably connects with listeners. In June of 2011 James partnered with touring mates David Myers and Markus Huber to record the musical narrative “Only Love” in a secluded Washington recording studio.

“With these songs, I’m trying to capture a moment, a fleeting glimpse at my own journey from scars to redemption. Some songs I hear—and occasionally write— are like windows. They present some objective truth and you, as a listener, stand separated from it and look in. Those songs are written to teach. The songs on “Only Love” are more like doors than windows. They are an invitation to come in, sit down and join in the story.”

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Once people find out James writes songs for a living, the next inevitable question is, “have you written anything I would know.” It is always safe to answer “probably not” in this sea of 6,000,000 songs floating around iTunes. Most of the songs James has written have stayed in relative obscurity. And depending on the musical “pool” you normally swim in, some of these songs will confuse or surprise you.

Here are some of the songs James Tealy has written or co-written that have been recorded by someone else. They’re in alphabetical order by Artist with links to iTunes.

• Abandon – “Known”
• Rob Blackledge – “Your City My City”
• Aaron Blanton – “We Are the Hands”
• Branch – “Louder”
• Branch – “Up, Down or Inbetween”
• Branch – “Sink My Heart”
• Chris and Caleb -”Unstoppable”
• Chris and Caleb -”Yesterday’s Rain”
• Chris and Caleb -”How Great a Love”
• CLife Worship – “Open Hands”
• Cortni – “God Knows”
• Gold City – “Never Too Broken to Belong”
• Highlands Worship – “God Is With Us”
• Imperials – “Wrap My Arms Around the World”
• Alexa James – “More Than More”
• Jaime Jamgochian – “God Unchanging”
• Kari Jobe – “We Are”
• Shannon Labrie – “Some Kind of Rescue”
• Shannon Labrie – “I Remember A Boy”
• Shannon Labrie – “Headlines”
• Shannon Labrie – “Muddy Water”
• Chris Lee – “Braid”
• Adam Levy – “Jukebox”
• Me In Motion – “Yes We Can”
• North Point Live – “God Is With Us”
• Michael Olson -”If You Can Stop The World”
• Michael Olson -”God Is With Us”
• Michael Olson -”Tell Me Again”
• Michael Olson -”Look Among the Lowly”
• Matt Papa – “Open Hands”
• Matt Papa – “One Thing”
• Alvin Slaughter – “Tell Me Again”
• Stand & Shout – “God Unchanging”
• Arkin Terrel – “Strength to Surrender”
• Sammy Ward – “Right On Time”
• Heather Waters – “Jukebox”
• Waves of Grace – “Beautiful Redeemer”

And of course, all of the recordings James Tealy has released so far are HERE.Got a favorite song from the list? Leave a comment and let us know.