Victoria Shaw

Induction Year: 2024

Birth Name: Victoria Lynn Shaw

Birth Date: 07-13-1962

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York

Born in Manhattan, NY, Victoria Shaw moved with her family to Los Angeles at age five. She wrote her first song at age 11 and at 13 formed her own band.

At 18, Victoria moved back to New York, where she managed a studio during the day and played in piano bars at night as she worked to launch her career as a singer-songwriter.

After some encouraging success, Victoria began commuting to Nashville in 1983. In 1990 Gary Morris signed her to his publishing company, and by 1993, Victoria earned a CMA Triple Play award for three #1 hits: “The River” by Garth Brooks, “Too Busy Being In Love” by Doug Stone and “I Love The Way You Love Me” by John Michael Montgomery which was named the 1993 ACM Song of the Year (and was also an international Pop hit for Boyzone).

In addition to hits such as “She’s Every Woman” by Garth Brooks and “We Don’t Have To Do This” by Tanya Tucker, Victoria’s songs have been recorded by artists such as Jim Brickman (“Fa La La” and “Sending You A Little Christmas”) and Ricky Martin & Christina Aguilera (“Nobody Wants To Be Lonely”).

Among four nominations, Victoria has earned two Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Original Song: “This Is Our Moment” by Olivia Newton-John (1999 - from As The World Turns) and “When I Think Of You” by Victoria Shaw (2000 - from One Life To Live).
 

"A Good Man"

(written with Adrienne Follese, Keith Follese)

Emerson Drive2006 #17 Country
 

"All For The Sake Of Love"

(written with Earl Rose)

Victoria Shaw1997 
 

"Answer To My Prayer"

(written with Skip Ewing)

Skip Ewing1997 #66 Country
Victoria Shaw1997 
 

"Baby, Let's Lay Down And Dance"

(written with Kent Blazy, Garth Brooks, Steve Dorff, Kim Williams)

Garth Brooks2017 #29 Country
 

"Coming Home For Christmas"

(written with Jim Brickman, Richie McDonald)

Jim Brickman w/ Richie McDonald2007 #4 Adult Contemporary
Victoria Shaw2011 
 

"Fa La La [La La, La La It's Christmas]"

(written with Jim Brickman)

Jim Brickman w/ Olivia Jade Archbold2011 #2 Adult Contemporary
Jim Brickman w/ Genevieve Bellemare2011 
Victoria Shaw2011 

"I Love The Way You Love Me"

(written with Chuck Cannon)

1993 Academy of Country Music Song of the Year

John Michael Montgomery1993 #1 Country
Boyzone1998 #2 UK
Victoria Shaw1999 
 

"Never Alone"

(written with Gary Burr, Sarah Buxton)

Jim Brickman w/ Sara Evans2006 
Victoria Shaw2007 
Jim Brickman w/ Lady Antebellum2008 #14 AC
Robin Meade2011 

"Nobody Wants To Be Lonely"

(written with Gary Burr, Desmond Child)

Ricky Martin & Christina Aguilera2001 #3 Adult Contemporary, #13 Pop, #4 UK
Carole King2007 
Ricky Martin2007 #1 Latin
 

"Outside My Window"

(written with Gary Burr, Sarah Buxton, Mark Hudson)

Sarah Buxton2009 #23 Country
 

"Sending You A Little Christmas"

(written with Jim Brickman, Billy Mann)

Jim Brickman w/ Kristy Starling2004 #1 Adult Contemporary, #15 Christian
Johnny Mathis w/ Jim Brickman2013 #4 Adult Contemporary
Victoria Shaw2011 
 

"She's Every Woman"

(written with Garth Brooks)

Garth Brooks1995 #1 Country
Herb Pedersen1999 
Victoria Shaw1999 

"The River"

(written with Garth Brooks)

Garth Brooks1992 #1 Country
Victoria Shaw1999 
Jeannie Seely2003 
Scotty McCreery2011 
 

"This Is Our Moment [aka Love Is A Gift]"

(written with Olivia Newton-John, Earl Rose)

1999 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Original Song

Olivia Newton-John1999 

"Too Busy Being In Love"

(written with Gary Burr)

Doug Stone1993 #1 Country
Victoria Shaw1999 
 

"Two Pink Lines"

(written with Eric Church)

Eric Church2006 #19 Country

"We Don't Have To Do This"

(written with Gary Burr)

Tanya Tucker1994 #11 Country
 

"When I Think Of You"

(written with Cliff Downs, Dominic Messinger)

2000 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Original Song

Victoria Shaw2000 
 

"Where Your Road Leads"

(written with Desmond Child)

Victoria Shaw1995 
Trisha Yearwood w/ Garth Brooks1998 #18 Country
 

"You Are (Where I Belong)"

(written with Earl Rose, Bryan White)

Bryan White1999 

Victoria Shaw

Induction Year: 2024