E337 - Robert Ellis Orrall (Taylor Swift, Hit Country, Rock & Pop Songwriter) - Top 5 Songs Written for Other Artists

E337 - Robert Ellis Orrall (Taylor Swift, Hit Country, Rock & Pop Songwriter) - Top 5 Songs Written for Other Artists

From Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music Podcast by O3L Media

July 7, 2026 · 1h 56m · Season 7 · Episode 337

About this episode

The episode features Robert Ellis Orrall discussing his songwriting for other artists and highlights his latest album, Wonderland.

This week, we place our focus on songs that one established artist wrote for another artist. And what better ceremonial Third Lad than Robert Ellis Orrall, a songwriter who has not only penned his own hits ("I Couldn't Say No" with Carlene Carter - #32 Pop, 1983; "Boom! It Was Over" - #19 Country, 1992; "A Little Bit of Her Love" - #31 Country, 1993) but has also written many hits for other artists like Shenandoah ("Next to You, Next to Me" - #1 Country, 1990), Clay Walker ("What's It to You" - #1 Country, 1993), Reba McEntire ("What If It's You" - #15 Country, 1997), Olivia Newton-John ("I Don't Wanna Say Goodnight", 1998), Lindsey Lohan ("Ultimate", from the 2003 Freaky Friday soundtrack), and many more. What more, you ask? Oh yeah, REO was also instrumental in the formative years of an up-and-coming artist named Taylor Swift (you may have heard of her), co-writing and/or co-producing a number of songs including "A Place in This World" and "I'm Only Me When I'm With You" from her 10x platinum debut album. Even with all of the great songs he's written for other artists, Orrall's latest album, Wonderland, is a vital reminder that he's saved plenty of great songs from himself. The…

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