Shea Taylor
Robert "Shea" Taylor is a songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist based in New York City. He established an early successful songwriting partnership with Def Jam's R&B singer-songwriter phenom Ne-Yo, and has also worked with Rihanna, Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, Chris Brown, and Wyclef Jean.
Taylor has songwriting credits on seven tracks off the Beyonce record 4. The album is certified platinum and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales totaling over 300,000. "Love on Top" made it to the top of the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and Adult R&B Airplay chart in March 2012. "Run the World " also reached number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs and is certified Gold in the US and New Zealand and Platinum in Australia and Canada. "Best Thing I Never Had" climbed to the top of Nielsen's Urban airplay chart in September and peaked at number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Taylor co-wrote the lead single "Thinkin Bout You" and "Pilot Jones" on Frank Ocean's debut channel ORANGE. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number two on the UK R&B Albums chart. It also debuted at number two on the Billboard 200.
Shea is published by Downtown Music Publishing.
Production and Writing Credits
All credits are sourced from Allmusic and Discogs.| Date | Artist | Song | Album | Label |
| 2005 | Chris Brown | "Thank You" | Chris Brown | Jive Records |
| 2006 | Ne-Yo | "When You're Mad" | In My Own Words | Def Jam |
| 2006 | Ne-Yo | "Mirror" | In My Own Words | Def Jam |
| 2006 | Beyoncé | "Flaws and All" | B'Day | Columbia Records |
| 2006 | LL Cool J | "It's LL and Santana" | Todd Smith | Def Jam |
| 2006 | Paula DeAnda | "When It Was Me" | Paula DeAnda | Arista Records |
| 2007 | Ne-Yo | "Addicted" | Because of You | Def Jam |
| 2007 | Ne-Yo | 'Sex With My Ex" | Because of You | Def Jam |
| 2007 | Ne-Yo | "Make It Work" | Because of You | Def Jam |
| 2007 | Ne-Yo | "That's What It Does" | Because of You | Def Jam |
| 2007 | Collie Buddz | "She's Lonely" | Collie Buddz | Columbia Records/Sony BMG |
| 2007 | B5 | "In My Bedroom" | Don't Talk, Just Listen | Bad Boy Records/Sony BMG |
| 2007 | Rihanna | "Question Existing" | Good Girl Gone Bad | Def Jam |
| 2007 | Kevin Michael | "Can't Get Enuff" | Kevin Michael | Atlantic Records |
| 2008 | Solange Knowles | "I Told You So" | Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams | Geffen |
| 2008 | Solange Knowles | "White Picket Dreams" | Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams | Geffen |
| 2008 | Brutha | "Just Being Honest" | Brutha | Def Jam |
| 2008 | Kardinal Offishall | "Burnt" | Not 4 Sale | Geffen |
| 2008 | Janet Jackson | "Discipline" | Discipline | Island Records |
| 2008 | Tiffany Evans | "Impossible" | Tiffany Evans | Columbia Records |
| 2008 | Ne-Yo | "Lie to Me" | Year Of The Gentleman | Def Jam |
| 2011 | Beyoncé | "I Miss You" | 4 | Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records |
| 2011 | Beyoncé | "Best Thing I Never Had" | 4 | Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records |
| 2011 | Beyoncé | "Start Over" | 4 | Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records |
| 2011 | Beyoncé | "Love On Top" | 4 | Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records |
| 2011 | Beyoncé | "Countdown" | 4 | Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records |
| 2011 | Beyoncé | "End of Time" | 4 | Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records |
| 2011 | Beyoncé | "Lay Up Under Me" | 4 | Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records |
| 2011 | Beyoncé | "Schoolin' Life" | 4 | Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records |
| 2011 | Hugo | "Rock N' Roll Delight" | Old Tyme Religion | Roc Nation |
| 2012 | Frank Ocean | "Thinkin Bout You" | Channel Orange | Def Jam |
| 2012 | Frank Ocean | "Pilot Jones" | Channel Orange | Def Jam |
| 2012 | Rita Ora | "Uneasy" | Ora | Roc Nation |
| 2012 | Ne-Yo | "Cracks In Mr. Perfect" | R.E.D. | Motown |
| 2012 | Ne-Yo | "Lazy Love" | R.E.D. | Motown |
| 2012 | Ne-Yo | "Stress Reliever" | R.E.D. | Motown |
| 2013 | Chrisette Michele | "Be In Love" | Better | Universal Motown/Def Jam |
| 2013 | Bridget Kelly | "Street Dreamin'" | TBA | Roc Nation |
| 2013 | Stefano Langone | "Yes To Love" | TBA | Hollywood Records |
| 2014 | K. Michelle | "Love 'Em All" | Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? | Atlantic Records |
| 2014 | Daley | "Blame The World" | Alone Together/Days + Nights | Polydor/Republic Records |
| 2015 | Lianne La Havas | "Midnight" | Blood | Warner Bros. Records |
| 2015 | Ne-Yo | "Good Morning" | Non-Fiction | Motown Records |
| 2015 | Ne-Yo | "She Said I'm Hood Tho" | Non-Fiction | Motown Records |
| 2015 | Ne-Yo | "Story Time" | Non-Fiction | Motown Records |
| 2016 | Rihanna | "James Joint" | Anti | Roc Nation |