About Annie Roboff

Having grown up in New York with her ears glued to a transistor radio blasting and her family playing every kind of music in her house, Annie Roboff’s musical roots embodied a wide array of styles. In her formative years, she went from singing on the streets in an a cappella group called The Bondini’s, to working with the legendary Laura Nyro. By the end of the 1980s Annie had written and or arranged numerous TV news and sports themes, including college football themes for CBS, ABC, and TBS as well as the original ESPN sports theme, The 1984 Olympics, the Atlanta Hawks basketball theme, and music for Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana for ABC. 

So, it is no surprise that her contribution as a songwriter would stretch the genre of country music.

Artists such as Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Bonnie Raitt, The Dixie Chicks, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Patty Loveless, Whitney Houston, Reba McEntire, Rascal Flatts, Wynonna, Martina McBride, The Indigo Girls, Take 6, Lonestar, Leanne Womack, Diamond Rio and others have all called on her talent.

Roboff's songs have collectively sold more than 80 million copies, as well as appearing on numerous soundtracks and television shows. She won the prestigious ASCAP Country Music Award 12 times and is considered one of the driving forces behind the resurgence of female artists in 90's-2000's country music. Faith Hill has recorded 8 of her songs, 3 of which were singles. In fact, at one point, Annie had seven singles on the charts simultaneously.

In 1999 one of Annie's songs "This Kiss" was Grammy nominated and won the CMA Song Of The Year, NSAI Song of the Year, and ASCAP Country Song Of the Year. It was the last country single to physically sell over 1 million copies.  Taylor Swift told Rolling Stone that she considered This Kiss to have a major impact on her musical development.  “I sang this song for my fourth-grade chorus audition. I think it changed the way I saw country music and music in general.” 

Annie Roboff’s successes surely paved the way for others to be more daring in the country genre. She says “I was fortunate to move to Nashville when country music was expanding, and my skill set was perfect for that evolution. Then and now, there’s no songwriting community like it in the world."