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Sam and Annie Tate are one of the few successful husband and wife songwriting teams in Nashville.  They have had songs and hits with artists such as Rodney Atkins, Reba McIntyre, Randy Travis, Collin Raye, Gary Allen, Joe Nichols, Emerson Drive, Mark Wills, Montgomery Gentry, Buddy Jewell, Ty Herndon, Kevin Sharp, Chely Wright, Sammy Kershaw, Chad Brock, Dan Baird, Chris Knight and others.  They gave Chely her first hit single with the song "Shut Up and Drive"and penned the 2004 hit "Somebody" for Reba McEntire which topped the Billboard chart and was Reba’s 33^rd number 1 song. 

Recently the Tates have become known for writing hits which can “jump start” careers.  2006 saw the Tates give Rodney Atkins his first hit and their biggest hit to date,  “If You’re Going Through Hell” which spent four weeks at number one.  Their last single “Moments” also topped the charts and became a career song for the band Emerson Drive, who had never had a number one song prior to this.

Sam and Annie have also had songs in commercials, TV shows ("ER") and in the movies: "Miss Congeniality II" Sandra Bullock's latest,  "Space Truckers" starring Dennis Hopper, "Black Dog" with Patrick Swayze and Randy Travis, and "The Big One" with Michael Moore."  They have been awarded seven gold records and four platinum records as well as many Sesac performance awards and in 2006 were SESAC Songwriters of the Year.  They have also received two prestigious Nashville Songwriters' Association Creativity Awards