Band
Holds writing credit on 113 of 144 tracks
Ed Roland, on 112 of the band's 144 studio tracks. No other member is credited on more than three. Members are credited on 113 tracks in total and 110 of those carry no outside writer.
Across all 144 tracks: how many Collective Soul wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Share of all 144 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Percentage of all 144 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
| Member | Period | Lyrics | Music | Production | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Roland | 1992-present | 78% |
78% |
86% |
0% |
| Dean Roland | 1992-present | 1% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
| Will Turpin | 1992-present | 1% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
| Johnny Rabb | 2012-present | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Jesse Triplett | 2014-present | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Ross Childress | 1992-2001 | 2% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
| Shane Evans | 1992-2005 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Joel Kosche | 2001-2014 | 1% |
1% |
8% |
0% |
| Ryan Hoyle | 2005-2012 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| David Neal | 1992-1994 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Cheney Brannon | 1992-1994 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Collective Soul's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Collective Soul sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
None of the signature songs above fall in this category.
Twelve studio albums. The 2009 album is self-titled, the same as the 1995 one, and is usually called Rabbit after its cover.
Rising Storm / Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
El Music Group
El Music Group
Loud & Proud / Roadrunner
Vanguard
Fuzze-Flex
Fuzze-Flex
Fuzze-Flex
No albums from this decade.
Collective Soul144 tracks
1Elton John, 1 track
SP1string part written by Stevie Blacke, 1 track
Bubble size = tracks worked on together. MS Matt Serletic · AJ Anthony J. Resta · SG Shawn Grove · JR Joe Randolph · DG Dexter Green
Data Insight
Ed Roland writes 112 of the band's 144 studio tracks and almost nobody else writes anything: Ross Childress has three, Dean Roland, Will Turpin and Joel Kosche two each. Members are credited on 113 tracks and 110 of those carry no outside writer at all. Two albums publish no credits, which accounts for the 31 tracks with no name on them.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
One writer, twelve albums, and a band that plays what he brings in.
The Story
Ed Roland recorded Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid as a demo tape in a Georgia basement in 1993 and a college radio station picked "Shine" off it. Atlantic signed the band that had not really formed yet. Twelve studio albums have followed, with the two Roland brothers and Will Turpin at the centre of every one.