Tommy Sims is listed in the credits for the following albums:
| Year | Artist | Album | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | White Heart | Emergency Broadcast | Songwriter, Bass, Synth Bass, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 1987 | David and the Giants | Magnificat | Keyboard, Rhythm Guitar, Percussion, Background Vocals |
| 1987 | Margaret Becker | Never For Nothing | Vocals |
| 1988 | Trace Balin | Champions | Bass |
| 1988 | Newsboys | Read All About It | Producer, Songwriter |
| 1988 | David and the Giants | Strangers to the Night | Producer, Arranger, Songwriter, Background Vocals |
| 1989 | Kellye Huff | In a Special Way | Songwriter, Keyboards |
| 1989 | Danny 'D-Boy' Rodriguez | Plantin' a Seed | Producer, Engineer, Mixed, Arranger, Songwriter, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Background Vocals |
| 1989 | David and the Giants | R U Gonna Stand Up | Arranger |
| 1989 | Kim Boyce | Love is You to Me | Bass, Guitar, Background Vocals |
| 1989 | White Heart | Freedom | Songwriter, Bass, Vocals |
| 1990 | One Bad Pig | Swine Flew | Rap Vocal |
| 1990 | Tim Miner | A True Story | Producer, Songwriter, Keyboards, Programming |
| 1990 | David Meece | Learning to Trust | Bass |
| 1990 | White Heart | Souvenirs | Songwriter, Bass, Synth Bass, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 1990 | White Heart | Power House | Songwriter |
| 1990 | Angie Alan | Angie Alan | Bass |
| 1990 | Charlie Peacock | Secret of Time | Bass |
| 1991 | Charlie Peacock | Love Life | Bass, Percussion, Keyboards |
| 1991 | Bruce Carroll | Sometimes Miracles Hide | Bass |
| 1991 | Carman | Shakin' the House...Live! | Rhythm Track Arranger, Drums, Bass, and Keyboard Programming |
| 1991 | Margaret Becker | Simple House | Bass |
| 1991 | Amy Grant | Heart in Motion | Bass |
| 1992 | Billy Sprague | Torn Between Two Worlds | Bass |
| 1992 | Michael W. Smith | Change Your World | Bass |
| 1992 | David and the Giants | Long Time Comin' | Programming |
| 1992 | Kim Boyce | Facts of Love | Songwriter, Bass |
| 1992 | Lisa Bevill | My Freedom | Songwriter, Keyboards, Bass, Drums |
| 1992 | Vince Ebo | Love Is the Better Way | Producer, Arranger, Songwriter, Keyboard Programming, Bass, Guitars, Background Vocals |
| 1993 | Michael English | Hope | Background Vocals |
| 1993 | Carman | The Standard | Arranged and Programmed, Background Vocals |
| 1993 | Margaret Becker | Soul | Bass |
| 1994 | White Heart | Nothing but the Best Radio Classics | Bass, Synth Bass, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 1994 | White Heart | Nothing but the Best Rock Classics | Songwriter, Bass, Synth Bass, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 1994 | Eric Champion | Vertical Reality | Executive Producer, Producer, Songwriter, Arranger, Recorded, Drum & Keyboard Programming, Keyboards, Bass, Guitars, Background Vocals |
| 1994 | Out of the Grey | Diamond Days | Keyboards, Bass |
| 1994 | Amy Grant | House of Love | Songwriter, Bass, Synthesizers, Bass and Drum Programming, Background Vocals |
| 1994 | David Mullen | David Mullen | Bass |
| 1994 | Ashton, Becker, Dente | Along the Road | Bass |
| 1994 | Bob Carlisle | The Hope Of A Man | Bass |
| 1995 | Chris Eaton | Wonderful World | Programming, Bass |
| 1995 | Margaret Becker | Grace | Producer, Songwriter, Keyboards, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Vocals |
| 1995 | Tony Vincent | Tony Vincent | Electric & Moog Bass |
| 1995 | Carolyn Arends | I Can Hear You | Bass, Percussion Programming, Background Vocals |
| 1995 | Michael W. Smith | I'll Lead You Home | Bass |
| 1995 | Carman | R.I.O.T. | Producer, Arranger, Songwriter, Programmed, Guitars, B-3, Background Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Bass, Acoustic Piano, Wurlitzer, Moog & Prophet Synths, Drums, Percussion, Big Band Arranged and Performed |
| 1996 | White Heart | Early Years | Songwriter, Bass, Vocals |
| 1996 | Charlie Peacock | In the Light: The Very Best of Charlie Peacock | Bass, Percussion |
| 1996 | Charlie Peacock | Strange Language | Bass |
| 1996 | Dogs of Peace | Speak | Songwriter |
| 1996 | Various Artists | Never Say Dinosaur | Bass |
| 1997 | Bruce Carroll | For The Record | Bass |
| 1997 | Amy Grant | Behind the Eyes | Songwriter, Bass, Acoustic Guitar |
| 1998 | Carman | Mission 3:16 | Programmed |
| 1998 | Out of the Grey | Remember This | Bass |
| 2000 | Carolyn Arends | Seize The Day & Other Stories | Bass |
| 2001 | Anointed | If We Pray | Producer, Songwriter, Keyboards, Bass |
| 2003 | Motivo | Motivo | Producer |
| 2010 | Israel Houghton | Love God Love People: The London Sessions | Producer |
| 2012 | Israel and New Breed | Jesus At The Center | Songwriter |
| 2024 | Charlie Peacock | Every Kind Of Uh-Oh | Bass |
Tommy Sims is a renowned bassist, songwriter, record producer and bandleader. From 1987 to 1989 he was the bassist of the popular Christian rock band White Heart which he left to become a studio musician and producer. During 1992-1993, he played bass on the Bruce Springsteen and the "Other Band" Tour. He is also a songwriter, who co-wrote Eric Clapton's "Change the World" which won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1997. Other songs of his have been recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi, Garth Brooks, Cher, BlackStreet, Toni Braxton and BabyFace among others. Tommy has also worked with Michael Bolton, Amy Grant, Kelly Clarkson, CeCe Winans, Israel, The Neville Brothers, Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child, and others.
In addition to writing and producing, Sims also released a solo album in August 2000 entitled Peace and Love. A song from this release, "It Don't Matter to the Sun", was featured on the soundtrack of the hit television drama Grey's Anatomy. Sims' film contributions include Bruce Springsteen's recording "Streets of Philadelphia" which appeared in the Tom Hanks film Philadelphia, widely regarded as the first major film to deal openly with subject of AIDS and gay rights. The film and the song also went on to be heavy recognized at the following year's Academy Awards garnering several "Oscars" including the Best Song trophy. Sims' "Change The World" was also featured in John Travolta's film Phenomenon and while winning the Grammy Award for Song Of The Year was rendered ineligible for nomination at that year's Academy Awards because of its prior release by Wynonna Judd. Sims has gone on to have his songs featured in several other blockbuster films including Kevin Costner's For Love Of The Game and Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd's Where The Heart Is.
Sims grew up in Chicago and Cassopolis, Michigan. He graduated from Cassopolis Ross Beatty High School in 1983. He currently resides In Brentwood, Tennessee and is active in the Nashville music scene.
Tommy Sims. (2012, January 25). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:22, March 6, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tommy_Sims&oldid=473174445
