Song Critique and Career Coaching by hit songwriter CB McCarty

"Over the years I have consulted songwriters and bands as a favor to some of my music industry friends. After being approached to consult on the internet I finally decided that this scenario could be quite intriguing. I have a limited amount of...

CB ‘Chris’ McCarty has a secure place among popular music’s elite of corps of hit songwriters. His successes include Steve Miller’s rock classic “Swingtown,” which appeared on the multi-platinum albums “Book Of Dreams” and “Steve Miller Band Greatest Hits” (Pollstars Top Twenty Five best selling albums of all time), as well as on “Steve Miller Band Box Set”, “Steve Miller Band Complete Greatest Hits”, and which has remained in heavy rotation on the nation’s classic rock stations ever since it’s release.

McCarty’s songs helped sell millions of records for recording artists ranging from pop/rock icons like Miller to country’s Martina McBride, Highway 101 and contemporary Christian rock act Jars Of Clay. Along the way, McCarty has been awarded numerous gold and multi-platinum records.

His association with Miller has been especially fruitful. His songs have played a major part in Capitol Records earning nearly a billion dollars in sales from the Steve Miller Band catalogue. In addition to the three albums mentioned above, he wrote for Miller’s LP’s “Fly Like An Eagle” (Rolling Stone “Album of the Year”) “Italian-X-Rays” and “Wide River.” The latter album’s title track, which McCarty co-wrote with Miller, was named Rock Song of the Year at the 27^th NSAI awards.

Chris had also mixed songwriting with TV/Film productions in a number of ways. His songs have been used in many films, TV shows and MOW’s including “You Baby You” that was featured in the 20^th Century Fox film “Project X”, “Swingtown” in the Columbia Tri-Star film “My Girl II” and HBO’s “The Sopranos” as well as “A Woman Knows” in the CBS-TV Movie of the Week “Taking Back My Life.” His songs have been used in numerous TV specials and as a theme song for both a national Ford Mustang TV commercial and ABC’s Monday Night Football. Recently McCarty has returned to performing and is delighting audiences around the country and he just completed writing and recording an album (“soundtrack” to the novel) based on his new novel “Tales From A Tourist Town.”

One of the most accomplished writers in popular music, this versatile and talented singer/songwriter continues to turn out highly memorable and successful songs and equally impressive performances in many genres.