Traci Hale is an Atlanta-based American pop and R&B songwriter and vocalist. She began her career as a back up singer for R&B superstars Keith Sweat and Aaliyah before becoming a songwriter for artists including Rihanna, Blu Cantrell, Mýa and Brandy. Her best-known compositions include "Case of the Ex", as recorded by Mýa, and Rihanna's "What's My Name?", which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Career
Traci Hale began her career as a backing singer for R&B stars Keith Sweat and Aaliyah. It was while on tour with Aaliyah in 1996 that she shared songs that she had been writing privately with fellow backing vocalist Nycolia "Tye-V" Turman, who was also a songwriter signed to Zomba Music Publishing. Turman invited Hale to write with her at an upcoming session in Los Angeles. Her first collaborations were with Rodney Jerkins and the two worked on the Dr. Dolittle (soundtrack) and Brandy's breakthrough album Never Say Never.
Traci then went on to write with Chris "Tricky" Stewart of Red Zone Entertainment and together they wrote hits including Sammie's "Crazy Things I Do", Mýa's 2000 breakthrough hit "Case of the Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do)". In 2001 Hale wrote a song for the Chris Rock film Down to Earth and songs on albums for Tyrese (RCA), Ginuwine and Usher.
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There's A Hole
by: Gary MooreWhat is it that you want
What is it that you need
Are you gonna take everything
Do you wanna see me bleed
What is it that you're looking for
Do you always have to take some more
'Till there's nothing left to feel
Nothing left of you and me
There's a hole where we used to be
Everything's so empty now
Without you and me
There's a time that we never had
Everything's so empty now
And it feels so sad
Why is it that you never see
What are you trying to do to me
Or is it that you just don't care
That I'm in misery
We gotta set the record straight
Before it starts to get to late
I'm begging on my bended knees
Won't you hear me please
There's a hole where we used to be
Everything's so empty now
Without you and me
There's a time that we never had
Everything's so empty now
And it feels so sad
Does it really have to be this way
Do you ever hear a word I say
There's a hole where we used to be
Everything's so empty now
Without you and me
There's a time that we never had
Everything's so empty now
And it feels so
And it feels so sad
There's a hole, there's a hole, there's a hole
Where we used to
Where we used to