# Teddy Bishop (record producer)

Teddy Bishop is an American R&B producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for writing and/or producing hits "Let's Ride", "Just Be a Man About It", "Miss You", and "Torn", among others. Bishop's various productions cross genre lines, and the albums his contributions are housed on have reportedly sold more than 60 million copies worldwide.
In the early 1990s, Bishop was mentored by notable musician-turned label executive Antonio "LA Reid" Reid, who signed him to a production deal under his Atlanta-based label LaFace Records. As one half of production duo Tim & Ted (with fellow musician Tim Thomas), one of his first commissioned projects was Toni Braxton's 1993 multi-platinum eponymous debut album, on which he contributed album cut "Love Affair", and played keyboard on key hit "Another Sad Love Song". Bishop also co-produced and co-wrote debut single "Call Me a Mack" alongside new LaFace signee Usher for the 1993 Poetic Justice Soundtrack. These appearances resulted in requests to work with many other artists under the Sony Music Entertainment umbrella and in the greater Atlanta area, including 4 contributions to gospel act Dawkins & Dawkins' 1994 second album Necessary Measures, "Sexy Day" for LaFace signees A Few Good Men, and vocal arrangements for Bobby Brown & Whitney Houston duet "Something In Common". Bishop later became a mentor for songwriter-producer Bryan-Michael Cox, who had moved to Atlanta from Houston, Texas, as a young songwriter looking for music industry experience.

## Selected songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Spotify, and AllMusic.
| Title | Year | Artist | Album | Label |
| "Call Me a Mack" | 1993 | Usher | Poetic Justice OST | Epic Soundtrax |
| "Love Affair" | 1993 | Toni Braxton | Toni Braxton | Arista | LaFace Records |
| "Let's Ride" (featuring Master P & Silkk the Shocker) | 1998 | Montell Jordan | Let's Ride | Def Jam Recordings |
| "I Can Do That" | 1998 | Montell Jordan | Let's Ride | Def Jam Recordings |
| "Kissing You" | 1998 | Color Me Badd | Awakening | Epic Records |
| "Heat" (with Cha Cha & Kelly Price) | 1998 | Absoulute | Hav Plenty OST | 550 | Sony Music Soundtrax |
| "All Nite All Day"/"Interlude" | 1999 | Ginuwine | 100% Ginuwine | 550 | Epic Records |
| "Hot" | 1999 | Toni Estes | Next Friday OST | Priority Records |
| "If My Man Finds Out" | 1999 | Shae Jones | Talk Show | Universal Records |
| "Things You Can't Do" | 1999 | Ideal | Ideal | Virgin Records |
| "There's No Way" | 1999 | Ideal | Ideal | Virgin Records |
| "Round and Round" | 1999 | Dave Hollister | Ghetto Hymns | DreamWorks Records |
| "If This Is Love Again" | 1999 | Men of Vizion | MOV | MJJ Music | The WORK Group |
| "Too Shady" (featuring Cha Cha) | 1999 | Profyle | Whispers in the Dark | Motown |
| "Don't Be Trippin'" | 1999 | Profyle | Whispers in the Dark | Motown |
| "Somebody Like Me" | 1999 | Profyle | Whispers in the Dark | Motown |
| "He Likes" (featuring Jagged Edge) | 1999 | Cha Cha | Dear Diary | Epic Records |
| "Lace You" | 2000 | Jagged Edge | J.E. Heartbreak | So So Def | Columbia Records |
| "No Trickin'" (featuring Rasheeda) | 2000 | Profyle | Nothin' but Drama | Motown |
| "Just Be a Man About It" | 2000 | Toni Braxton | The Heat | LaFace Records |
| "You've Been Wrong" | 2000 | Toni Braxton | The Heat | LaFace Records |
| "No Doubt" | 2001 | Nivea | Nivea | Jive Records |
| "Miss You" | 2002 | Aaliyah | I Care 4 U | Blackground | Universal Music Group |
| "All I Need" | 2002 | Aaliyah | I Care 4 U | Blackground | Universal Music Group |
| "My Love" (featuring Bobby Brown) | 2002 | Whitney Houston | Just Whitney | Arista | BMG |
| "Betcha She" | 2003 | 702 | Star | Motown |
| "I Don't Wanna Hurt You" | 2003 | Latif | Love in the First | Motown |
| "This Way" | 2004 | Lloyd | Southside | The Inc | Island Def Jam |
| "Crush On You" | 2005 | Mistah F.A.B. | Son of a Pimp | Thizz Entertainment |
| "Torn" | 2006 | LeToya Luckett | LeToya | Capitol Records |
| "So Special" | 2006 | LeToya Luckett | LeToya | Capitol Records |
| "DUI (80 on the Freeway)" | 2008 | Sterling Simms | Yours, Mine & The Truth | Disturbing tha Peace |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
| 2001 | BMI Urban Music Awards | Award-Winning Songs ("Just Be a Man About It") | Won |
| 2004 | BMI Urban Music Awards | Award-Winning Songs ("Miss You") | Won |
| 2004 | BMI Pop Music Awards | Award-Winning Songs ("Miss You") | Won |