Gordon Scott Kennedy is a Nashville-based songwriter , musician , and record producer whose most successful composition is the international hit song " Change the World " , recorded by Eric Clapton , for which Kennedy and his co-writers received a Grammy Award for Song of the Year ( 1996 ) . Kennedy also received a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album ( 2007 ) , co-producing , composing and performing on Peter Frampton 's '' Fingerprints '' album . He was a member of the Christian rock band White Heart for six years in the 1980s . Kennedy has written 15 songs recorded by Garth Brooks , and has done extensive projects with Frampton and Ricky Skaggs . Kennedy 's songs have been recorded by artists including Bonnie Raitt , Alison Krauss , Stevie Nicks , Faith Hill , and Carrie Underwood . His compositions have been heard in the film soundtracks of '' Tin Cup '' , '' For Love of the Game '' , '' Where the Heart Is '' , '' Almost Famous '' , '' Summer Catch '' , '' Someone Like You '' , '' The Banger Sisters '' , '' Phenomenon '' and Disney 's '' The Fox and the Hound 2 ''
Song of the Year
39th Annual Grammy Awards
Gordon Kennedy (musician)