Frank Romano is an American songwriter, record producer and guitarist.
Career Currently based in Nashville, Tennessee, Romano grew up in a musical family in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, where he was the guitarist for the Cincinnati funk band, Freebass (now known as Freekbass), a group produced by Bootsy Collins.
Romano has toured and performed internationally with Rob Thomas, Mary J. Blige, Toni Braxton, and Kanye West, among others. He has appeared alongside many of these artists on numerous national television shows, performing on Jay Leno, the Late Show with David Letterman, The View, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, MTV, The Today Show, and Good Morning America. In 2005, he performed with Rob Thomas at the Live-8 Concert, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and can also be seen on Rob Thomas's DVD, Live At Red Rocks, contributing in his backing band on guitar.
Aside from touring, Romano continues to work in the studio as a songwriter, producer and session guitarist. He has worked on recordings with Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Akon, Usher, and Rob Thomas, and has collaborated with some prominent music producers.
Romano is represented by the worldwide publishing company, Reach Music, and has signed a joint venture with Reach Music and BMG. He has been recognized with eight ASCAP songwriter awards for his work on the songs, "I Need a Girl" (Part 2) by P. Diddy. "Don't Change" by Musiq Soulchild, Usher's, "There Goes My Baby", two awards (2011 and 2012) for Nelly's hit, "Just A Dream". and his most recent award in 2023 for Bailey Zimmerman's country music hit, "Religiously".
Discography: single, DVD and studio album credits YearTitleFormatArtistCredit2000AijuswanaseingAlbumMusiq SoulchildGuitar2001Mars/VenusAlbumKoffee BrownComposer/GuitarSunny DaysAlbumAllureGuitarJLOAlbumJennifer LopezGuitarIsley Brother's Eternal 1AlbumIsley BrothersComposer/GuitarParadigmAlbum (Vinyl)OsunladeComposer/GuitarRader Du/BlackmanAlbum (Vinyl)Composer/GuitarDr. Dolittle 2Album (Original Soundtrack)Various ArtistsGuitarRush Hour IIAlbum (Original Soundtrack)Various ArtistsGuitarMahogany StoneAlbumAngie StoneGuitar8 Days Of ChristmasAlbumDestiny's ChildGuitarChild of the GhettoAlbum (Vinyl)G. DepGuitarDiamantAlbum (Vinyl)OsunladeComposer/GuitarSpecial PlaceSingleKim BurrellComposer/Guitar2002Worthy OfAlbum: Justified+ (UK)Justin TimberlakeComposer/GuitarDawnAlbumDawn RobinsonComposer/GuitarStar Kitty RevengeAlbumJoiComposer/GuitarInternational Affairs v2.0AlbumVikter DuplaixGuitar (Rhythm)DJ-KicksAlbumVikter DuplaixGuitarMontell JordanAlbumMontell JordanGuitarNo Half SteppinAlbumSharissaGuitarHold It DownAlbum (Vinyl)4 Hero feat. Lady AlmaComposer/GuitarHome and Garden An Invitation – Osunlade RemixAlbum (Vinyl)Osunlade Yoruba Soul RemixesGuitarJuslisenAlbumMusiq SoulchildArranger/Composer/GuitarDon't ChangeSingleMusiq SoulchildComposer/GuitarHalf CrazySingleMusiq SoulchildComposer/GuitarJuslisen (Special Edition)AlbumMusiq SoulchildArranger/Composer/GuitarSomething Wikid This Way ComesAlbumMidwikidGuitarWe Invented The RemixAlbumP-DiddyProducer/Composer/GuitarI Need A Girl (Part 2)SingleP-DiddyProducer/Composer/GuitarKissAlbumTrin-i-tee 5:7GuitarChapter 2: The VoiceAlbumSyleena JohnsonComposer/GuitarTransporterAlbum (Original Soundtrack)Various ArtistsGuitarRedemptionAlbumBenzinoGuitarFloeticAlbumFloetryGuitarOfferingAlbumOsunladeGuitarThis Is Who I AmAlbumHeather HeadleyGuitarLove StoryAlbumVivian GreenGuitarDrumlineAlbum (Original Soundtrack)Various ArtistsGuitarSource Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 6AlbumVarious ArtistsProducer/Composer/Guitar2003"Live In London"DVDJustin TimberlakeComposer/Guitar"Soulstar"AlbumMusiqComposer/Guitar"And Then..."AlbumJoeProducer/Composer/Guitar/Engineer"Ride With U feat. G-Unit"SingleJoeProducer/Composer/Guitar/Engineer"Conception: An Interpretation of Stevie Wonder's Songs"AlbumVarious ArtistsGuitar"Guess What/Guess Again"AlbumSyleena JohnsonGuitar"Swatch Together"AlbumVarious ArtistsGuitar"Excursions"AlbumModajiGuitar"Bone Deep"AlbumJeff BradshawGuitar (Acoustic)"Bone Deep (Japan Bonus Track)"AlbumGuitar (Acoustic)2004"Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary...The Hits"Album/DVDVarious ArtistsProducer/Composer/Guitar"Hurt No More"AlbumMario WinansComposer/Guitar"Power of Soul (Tribute to Jimi Hendrix)"AlbumMusiq SoulchildGuitar"Johnson Family Reunion"Album (Original Soundtrack)Patti LaBelleGuitar"Introducing Tortured Soul"Album (Vinyl)Tortured SoulGuitar"Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2"AlbumJill ScottComposer/Guitar"Time To Share"AlbumToshi KubotaGuitar"Turning Point"AlbumMarioComposer/Guitar2005"The First Lady"AlbumFaith EvansComposer/Guitar"Live-Aid"DVDRob ThomasGuitar"Bedda At Home"Single (Shadowboxer Original Soundtrack)Jill ScottComposer2006"Uncovered/Covered"AlbumKenny Lattimore & Chante MooreComposer/Guitar"The Breakthrough"AlbumMary J. BligeComposer/Guitar"Left of Center"AlbumJavierProducer/Composer/Guitar"Danity Kane"AlbumDanity KaneComposer/Guitar"Showstopper"SingleComposer/Guitar"All I Got Is Love"AlbumJ. ShinComposer/Guitar/Bass"Mario Vazquez"AlbumMario VazquezComposer/Guitar"The Return"AlbumRuben StuddardComposer/Guitar"Only Hits"AlbumDanity KaneComposer/Guitar2007"Saturday Night Special"AlbumPretty RickyComposer/Guitar"Holla: The Best of Trin-I-Tee 5:7"AlbumTrin-i-tee 5:7Guitar"Nickelodeon Kids Choice"AlbumDanity KaneComposer/Guitar"Rockstar Mentality"AlbumShop BoyzGuitar"Smooth Jazz Tribute"AlbumMusiq Soulchild/Smooth Jazz All StarsComposer"Cyclone"AlbumBaby BashComposer/Guitar/Sitar"Nana"SingleComposer/Guitar/Sitar"Face Off"Album/DVDBow Wow & OmarionComposer/Guitar"Epiphany"AlbumT-PainComposer/Guitar"Church"SingleComposer/Guitar2008"Something To Be Tour: Live at Red Rocks"DVDRob ThomasGuitar"Live In Paris"Album/DVDJill ScottComposer"Colby O"AlbumColby O'DonisGuitar"Unexpected"AlbumMichelle WilliamsGuitar/Bass"Death of Adam"Album88-KeysGuitarDavid ArchuletaAlbumDavid ArchuletaGuitar"Thr33 Ringz"AlbumT-PainComposer/Guitar"Thr33 Ringz (Deluxe Addition)"AlbumT-PainComposer/Guitar"Freedom"AlbumAkonComposer/Guitar"Freedom: Asian Tour Addition"Bonus DVDComposer/Guitar"Step Up 2"Album (Original Soundtrack)T-PainGuitar2009"Guilt"AlbumMIMSGuitar"This Is Us"AlbumBackstreet BoysComposer/Guitar"This Is Us"Bonus DVDComposer/Guitar"Remembered Well"Bonus Track (From Cradlesong)Rob ThomasComposer2010"Raymond v Raymond"AlbumUsherComposer/Guitar"There Goes My Baby"SingleUsherComposer/Guitar"Versus"AlbumUsherComposer/Guitar"Rise Up"AlbumCypress HillComposer/Guitar/Bass"Armada Latina feat. Marc Anthony"SingleCypress HillGuitar/Bass"Sex and the City 2"Album (Original Soundtrack)Cee-loGuitar"Ladykiller"AlbumCee-loGuitar"Suddenly Yours"AlbumAllstar WeekendProducer/Composer/Guitar"Just a Dream"SingleNellyComposer/Guitar"5.0"AlbumNellyComposer/Guitar"Nelly Smooth Jazz Tribute, Vol. 2"AlbumNellyComposer"Erase Me feat. Kanye West"SingleKid CudiComposer/Guitar/Bass"Southern Hospitality"SingleHal LintonComposer/Guitar"Now 36: That's What I Call Music"Album (Single)Various (Nelly "Just A Dream")Composer/Guitar2011"Gone" (From Album, "Where You At")SingleJennifer HudsonGuitar"Castle's Made of Sand" (From Album, "Planet Pit" )SinglePitbullBass/Guitar"Right There" ft 50 Cent (From Album, "Killer Love")SingleNicole ScherzingerComposer/Guitar/Bass"Maybe I'm Amazed"American Idol: iTunes SinglesJames DurbinGuitar/Bass"I Could Fall In Love"American Idol: iTunes SinglesKaren RodreiquezGuitar/Bass"I'm The Only One"American Idol: iTunes SinglesLauren AlainaGuitar/Bass"Alone"American Idol: iTunes SinglesJacob LuskGuitar/Bass"Tracks Of My Tears"American Idol: iTunes SinglesPaul McDonaldGuitar/Bass"For Once In My Life"American Idol: iTunes SinglesScotty McCreeryGuitar/Bass"Daniel"American Idol: iTunes SinglesTheiaGuitar/Bass"Bennie and the Jets"American Idol: iTunes SinglesHaley ReinhartGuitar/Bass"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"American Idol: iTunes SinglesJames DurbinGuitar/Bass"Have You Ever Seen The Rain"American Idol: iTunes SinglesCasey AbramsGuitars/Bass"Rolling in the deep"American Idol: iTunes SinglesHaley ReinhartGuitars/Bass"Harder to Breathe"American Idol: iTunes SinglesCasey AbramsGuitar"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"American Idol: iTunes SinglesJames DurbinGuitars/Bass"Tonight you mine"American Idol: iTunes Singles(Duet) James Durbin & Jacob LuskGuitars/Bass"You've Got A Friend"American Idol: iTunes SinglesScott MecreedyGuitars"I Feel The Earth Move"American Idol: iTunes Singles(Duet) Haley Reinhart & Casey AbramsGuitars"Can't Live"American Idol: iTunes SinglesJames DurbinGuitars"Unchained Melody"American Idol: iTunes SinglesLauren AlainaGuitars"The Earth Song"American Idol: iTunes SinglesHaley ReinhartGuitars"I Who Have Nothing" Shirley BasseyAmerican Idol: iTunes SinglesHaley ReinhartGuitars"Young Blood"American Idol: iTunes SinglesScotty McCreeryGuitars"Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)American Idol: iTunes SinglesScotty McCreeryGuitars"What is and what should never be"American Idol: iTunes SinglesHaley ReinhartGuitars"You Outta Know"American Idol: iTunes SinglesHaley ReinhartGuitars/Bass"Future vs. History"AlbumJason DeruloProducer/Composer/Guitar"4am"SingleMelanie FionaGuitar"Role Model" ft. Justin TimberlakeSingleFreesolComposer"No More" ft. NeyoSingleLL Cool JComposer/Guitar"Right There" ft. 50 CentThe Remixes, iTunes SingleNicole ScherzingerComposer"Joe, Live from Japan"AlbumJoeComposer/Producer"The Remedy"AlbumJagged EdgeComposer/Guitar2012"Hold On"Album: Tomahawk TechniqueSean PaulGuitars"Hardly breathing"Album: Two ElevenBrandyGuitars"Paint This House"Album: Two ElevenBrandyGuitars"Daddy's Good Girl"Album: My LifeMonicaGuitars"A Man Who Has Everything"Album: My LifeMonicaGuitars"It All Belongs To me"Album: My LifeBrandy & MonicaGuitars"What Are We Doing Here"Album: Strange Clouds 'Deluxe Edition'B.O.BComposer/Guitars"Dive"Album: Looking 4 MyselfUsherProducer/Composer/Guitars"Representin"Album: Ludaversal (release date: 2013)Ludacris feat. Kelly RowlandComposer/Guitars"Long Live A$ap"Album: Long Live A$APA$AP RockyProducer/Composer/Guitars2013"Just The Way You Are/Just A Dream" (Mash-Up)Album: 2012 Pitch Perfect SoundtrackVariousComposer"M.O"AlbumNelly feat. Florida Georgia LineGuitars"Drink Freely"Album: Excuse My FrenchFrench MontanaGuitars"Hell of a Morning"Album: Purple HeartPliesGuitars"Gang Signs"Album: Dear Sallie MaeTiara ThomasGuitars"Popular"Album: Dear Sallie MaeTiara ThomasComposer/Bass/Guitars"Tell Me Something"Album: Dear Sallie MaeTiara ThomasGuitars"Little Dancer"SingleLeroy SanchezProducer/Guitars/Bass/Drums"Beautiful Life"SingleSebastian MikaelGuitars/Bass"Dive"Soundtrack: Baggage ClaimUsherProducer/Composer/Guitars2014"A Million"Soundtrack: About Last NightJohn LegendProduction/Composer/Guitars"Cadillactia"AlbumBig KritGuitars"Aloha"AlbumCisco AdlerGuitars2015"Fool For You"SingleCurtis FieldsComposer/Guitars"TTLO"AlbumRico LoveGuitars"Golden Moments"AlbumJill ScottComposer/Guitars"I Adore You"SingleComposer/Guitars"Lie to Me"Album: The Great UnknownRob ThomasComposer"Merry Go Round"Album: General AdmissionMachine Gun Kelly (Interscope/Bad Boy)Guitars, Composer2017"Quit"SingleCashmere Cat ft. Ariana GrandeComposer"Damn Good Lover"Album: BuffaloShelly FairchildComposer"Bandit Queen"Album: Bandit Queen (title track)Hannah BlaylockComposerI Love R&B [Ministry of Sound]AlbumVariousComposer2018ColouredAlbumPriscilla ReneaComposer
Awards 2002 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award for work on: "Don't Change" by Musiq Soulchild 2003 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award in the R&B/Hip-Hop Category for work on: "I Need A Girl (Part 2) by P. Diddy & Ginuwine feat. Loon, Mario Winans & Tami Ruggeri 2003 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award in the Rap Category for work on: "I Need A Girl (Part 2) by P. Diddy & Ginuwine feat. Loon, Mario Winans & Tami Ruggeri 2004 ASCAP Pop Music Award for work on: "I Need A Girl (Part 2) by P. Diddy & Ginuwine feat. Loon, Mario Winans & Tami Ruggeri