NSAI Songwriter Achievement Awards - 1994
Presented in April 1994

SONG OF THE YEAR
“I Swear” by Gary Baker & Frank J. Myers

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Gary Burr

SONGWRITER/ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Vince Gill


ADULT CONTEMPORARY
“I Swear”
Written By: Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers
Artist: All-4-One

“Love Sneakin’ Up On You”
Written By: Jimmy Scott, Tom Snow
Artist: Bonnie Raitt

“My Love”
Written By: Porter Howell, Brady Seals, Tommy Barnes
Artist: Little Texas


COUNTRY
“I Swear”
Written By: Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers
Artist: John Michael Montgomery

“Independence Day”
Written By: Gretchen Peters
Artist: Martina McBride

“How Can I Help You Say Goodbye”
Written By: Karen Taylor Good, Burton Collins
Artist: Patty Loveless

“Your Love Amazes Me”
Written By: Amanda Hunt-Taylor, Chuck Jones
Artist: John Berry

“Don’t Take The Girl”
Written By: Craig Martin, Larry W. Johnson
Artist: Tim McGraw

“Thinkin’ Problem”
Written By: Allen Shamblin, Stuart Ziff, David Ball
Artist: David Ball

“Little Rock”
Written By: Tom Douglas
Artist: Collin Raye

“Gone Country”
Written By: Bob McDill
Artist: Alan Jackson

“He Thinks He’ll Keep Her”
Written By: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Don Schlitz
Artist: Mary Chapin Carpenter

“When The Thought Of You Catches Up With Me”
Written By: David Ball
Artist: David Ball

“She Thinks His Name Was John”
Written By: Sandy Knox, Steve Rosen
Artist: Reba McEntire

“Baby Likes To Rock It”
Written By: Steve Ripley, Walt Richmond
Artist: The Tractors

“I Sure Can Smell The Rain”
Written By: John Jarrard, Walt Aldridge
Artist: BlackHawk

“Spilled Perfume”
Written By: Pam Tillis, Dean Dillon
Artist: Pam Tillis

“Mi Vida Loca”
Written By: Pam Tillis, Jess Leary
Artist: Pam Tillis

“Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind”
Written By: Bernie Nelson, Dave Gibson
Artist: Confederate Railroad

“Callin’ Baton Rouge”
Written By: Dennis Linde
Artist: Garth Brooks

“Shut Up And Kiss Me”
Written By: Mary Chapin Carpenter
Artist: Mary Chapin Carpenter

“Livin’ On Love”
Written By: Alan Jackson
Artist: Alan Jackson

“Walkin’ Away A Winner”
Written By: Bob DiPiero, Tom Shapiro
Artist: Kathy Mattea


GOSPEL
“Heaven In The Real World”
Written By: Steven Curtis Chapman
Artist: Steven Curtis Chapman

“You’re All I Need”
Written By: Jean-Luc La Joie
Artist: The Kry

“Children Of The World”
Written By: Tommy Sims, Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick
Artist: Amy Grant

“My Life Is In Your Hands”
Written By: Kathy Troccoli, Bill Montvilo
Artist: Kathy Troccoli

“I Call Your Name”
Written By: Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff, Scott Cross
Artist: Clay Crosse


POP
“I Swear”
Written By: Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers
Artist: All-4-One

“Love Sneakin’ Up On You”
Written By: Jimmy Scott, Tom Snow
Artist: Bonnie Raitt

“Lucky One”
Written By: Amy Grant, Keith Thomas
Artist: Amy Grant


ROCK
“Love Sneakin’ Up On You”
Written By: Jimmy Scott, Tom Snow
Artist: Bonnie Raitt

“Something Wild”
Written By: John Hiatt
Artist: John Hiatt

“Here Comes A Man”
Written By: Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi
Artist: Traffic


URBAN CONTEMPORARY
“I’d Give Anything”
Written By: Vince Melamed, Chris Farren, Jeffrey Steele
Artist: Gerald Levert