McTaggart was the lead vocalist in the Canadian band
The Arrows from 1981 to 1986. The Arrows produced two albums and one EP and had popular hits in Canada including "Meet Me in the Middle", "Say It Isn't True", "Heart of the City", "Never Be Another One" and "Talk Talk". Following this, McTaggart spent a lot of time in
Nashville, Tennessee as a staff writer. Four of his songs were featured on
Amanda Marshall's self-titled debut album
Amanda Marshall. Of these, "
Dark Horse" and "
Birmingham" were notable hits with the latter reaching No. 43 on the
Billboard Hot 100 charts in the U.S. in 1996. McTaggart also wrote successful songs for
Wynonna Judd, including "
Heaven Help My Heart" from her 1996 album
Revelations which reached No. 14 on the
Billboard Country charts and "Love's Funny That Way" from 1997's
The Other Side. McTaggart has also written songs for Australian singer
Tina Arena including her version of "Heaven Help My Heart" from the 1994 album ''
Don't Ask'' and "Unsung Hero" from 1997's
In Deep. "Unsung Hero" was also recorded by
Terri Clark for her 1998 album
How I Feel and in 1999 this version reached No. 15 on the Canadian Country charts and No. 47 on the Billboard Country charts in the U.S. In 1998, McTaggart was nominated for the
Juno Award for "
Songwriter of the Year" for his works recorded by Amanda Marshall, Wynonna Judd and Tina Arena. ==Discography==