With sales exceeding 30 million records between them, Kevin Max (dcTalk), John Schlitt (Petra), Billy Smiley (Whiteheart) and Dan H
Billy Smiley is listed in the credits for the following albums:
| Year | Artist | Album | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Gary McSpadden | It Was Enough | Songwriter |
| 1982 | Truth | Keeper Of My Heart | Songwriter |
| 1982 | Imperials | Stand By The Power | Songwriter |
| 1982 | White Heart | White Heart | Producer, Songwriter, Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals |
| 1982 | Steve Archer | Solo | Keyboards, Background Vocals |
| 1983 | Sandi Patty | More than Wonderful | Songwriter, Trumpet |
| 1983 | Imperials | Side by Side | Songwriter |
| 1983 | Gaither Vocal Band | Passin' The Faith Along | Producer, Songwriter, Arrangements |
| 1984 | Truth | Second To None | Songwriter |
| 1984 | Candy Christmas | Heart of Fire | Producer, Songwriter, Arrangements, Background Vocals |
| 1984 | Andrus, Blackwood & Co. | Holiday | Songwriter |
| 1984 | Sandi Patty | Songs from the Heart | Songwriter |
| 1984 | Geoff Moore | Where Are the Other Nine? | Producer, Songwriter, Background Vocals |
| 1984 | White Heart | Vital Signs | Songwriter, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals |
| 1984 | Scott Wesley Brown | Kingdom of Love | Songwriter |
| 1984 | Harry Browning | Push Back the Darkness | Songwriter |
| 1984 | Laury Boone Browning | Push Back the Darkness | Songwriter |
| 1984 | Farrell & Farrell | The Best of Farrell & Farrell | Songwriter |
| 1984 | Farrell & Farrell | Choices | Songwriter |
| 1985 | Angie Lewis | Heart Dance | Producer, Songwriter, Arrangements |
| 1985 | Twenty Twenty | Twenty Twenty | Producer, Songwriter, Mixed, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 1985 | Imperials | Let the Wind Blow | Songwriter |
| 1985 | White Heart | Hotline | Producer, Songwriter, Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals |
| 1986 | Angie Lewis | What's It Gonna Take | Producer, Songwriter, Arrangements, Mixed |
| 1986 | Silverwind | Set Apart | Songwriter |
| 1986 | Candy Christmas | Arms of Love | Songwriter |
| 1986 | Sandi Patty | Morning Like This | Songwriter |
| 1986 | Geoff Moore | Over the Edge | Producer, Songwriter, Arranger, Keyboards, Background Vocals |
| 1986 | White Heart | Live at Six Flags | Songwriter, Guitars, Vocals |
| 1986 | White Heart | Don't Wait for the Movie | Producer, Songwriter, Keyboards, Guitars, Trumpet, Vocals |
| 1986 | Farrell & Farrell | Manifesto | Background Vocals |
| 1987 | Sandi Patty | The Gift Goes On | Songwriter |
| 1987 | Geoff Moore | The Distance | Producer, Songwriter, Background Vocals |
| 1987 | White Heart | Greatest Hits | Producer, Songwriter, Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals |
| 1987 | White Heart | Emergency Broadcast | Songwriter, Guitar, Background Vocals |
| 1987 | Margaret Becker | Never For Nothing | Producer, Songwriter, Percussion, Vocals |
| 1987 | First Call | Undivided | Songwriter |
| 1988 | Sandi Patty | Make His Praise Glorious | Songwriter |
| 1988 | Geoff Moore & The Distance | A Place to Stand | Producer, Songwriter, Mixed, Background Vocals |
| 1988 | Petra | On Fire | Songwriter |
| 1989 | One Bad Pig | Smash | Producer, Mixed, Arranger, Songwriter |
| 1989 | White Heart | Collector's Disc (Whiteheart / Vital Signs) | Producer, Songwriter, Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals |
| 1989 | Petra | Petra Means Rock | Songwriter |
| 1989 | White Heart | Freedom | Songwriter, Guitars, Vocals |
| 1990 | One Bad Pig | Swine Flew | Producer, Mixed, Background Vocals |
| 1990 | White Heart | Souvenirs | Producer, Songwriter, Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals |
| 1990 | White Heart | Power House | Producer, Songwriter, Guitars, Background Vocals |
| 1990 | 4Him | 4Him | Songwriter |
| 1991 | One Bad Pig | I Scream Sunday | Producer, Mixed, Songwriter, Background Vocals |
| 1991 | Imperials | Big God | Songwriter |
| 1991 | Newsboys | Boys Will Be Boyz | Songwriter |
| 1991 | Rachel Rachel | Way To My Heart | Producer, Arranger, Songwriter, Acoustic Guitar |
| 1992 | White Heart | Tales of Wonder | Producer, Songwriter, Guitars, Background Vocals |
| 1992 | Margaret Becker | Steps of Faith | Producer |
| 1993 | Rachel Rachel | You Oughta Know By Now | Producer, Arranger, Songwriter, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Mandolin |
| 1993 | White Heart | Quiet Storm: The Ballads | Producer, Songwriter, Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals |
| 1993 | White Heart | Highlands | Producer, Songwriter, Guitars, Background Vocals |
| 1994 | White Heart | Nothing but the Best Radio Classics | Producer, Songwriter, Guitars, Background Vocals |
| 1994 | White Heart | Nothing but the Best Rock Classics | Producer, Songwriter, Guitars, Background Vocals |
| 1994 | White Heart | Vital Signs Gold Series | Songwriter, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals |
| 1994 | Idle Cure | Eclipse | Producer, Engineers, Vocals |
| 1995 | Kenny Marks | World Gone Mad | Songwriter |
| 1995 | Geoff Moore | Familiar Stranger: The Early Works of Geoff Moore | Producer, Songwriter, Background Vocals |
| 1995 | White Heart | Attack! | Producer, Songwriter, Guitars, Background Vocals |
| 1995 | Petra | Rock Block | Songwriter |
| 1995 | White Heart | Inside | Producer, Engineer, Songwriter, Guitars, Background Vocals |
| 1996 | Swirling Eddies | Sacred Cows | Songwriter |
| 1996 | White Heart | Early Years | Producer, Songwriter, Guitars, Vocals |
| 1997 | White Heart | Redemption | Producer, Songwriter, Guitars, Background Vocals |
| 1998 | The Normals | Better Than This | Producer, Songwriter, Engineer, Mellotron |
| 2000 | White Heart | Hits from the Heart | Producer, Songwriter, Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals |
| 2000 | White Heart | Millennium Archives | Songwriter, Keyboards, Guitars, Vocals |
| 2016 | Jean Watson | Wonder | Producer |
As a founding member and producer of White Heart, Billy Smiley has helped discover, develop, produce, write, and A&R for such artists as: The Newsboys, Steven Curtis Chapman, The Normals, Aaron Shust, Johnny Cash, Petra, Margaret Becker, BeBe & CeCe Winans, Geoff Moore & the Distance, The Gaither Vocal Band, 4 Him, Rachel Rachel, and Michael English.
As a songwriter for EMI, BMG, Warner/Word, Brentwood/Benson he has co-written 22 no. 1 songs, and over 50 top 10 songs.
He has produced more than 60 albums, and 30 No. 1 songs. He received 5 Grammy Nominations, one producing the Grammy nominated song “Silent Night”, recorded by BeBe & CeCe Winans, and co-produced with Dann Huff the Grammy nominated album, “WhiteHeart”. His production credits also include the Grammy nominated album “Tales of Wonder”. White Heart went on to tour worldwide through 1998, selling over 2.5 million records, with 17 no. 1 singles, and 23 Dove nominations.
His formal training includes a bachelor’s degree in Music Theory and Composition from Azusa Pacific University in Southern California.
Leigh, B. (2011). About Billy Smiley. Retrieved August 4, 2011, from Northern Shore Productions website: http://billysmiley.com/about
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