, ▁Car la ▁Ol son , ▁D anny ▁Wil de ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁Most ▁not ably , ▁T ate ▁won ▁the ▁NS AI ▁Rock ▁Song ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award ▁for ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁His ▁start ▁came ▁when ▁he ▁co - w rote ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁multi - pl atin um ▁hit , ▁" Aff air ▁of ▁the ▁Heart ", ▁by ▁Rick ▁Spring field . ▁He ▁released ▁three ▁solo ▁albums , ▁D anny ▁T ate ▁Char is ma / V ir gin ▁( 1 9 9 2 ), ▁Nob ody ' s ▁Per fect ▁Char is ma / V ir gin ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁and ▁Dest ination ▁X ▁Nov ille ▁Records ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁meeting ▁limited ▁success ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁career ▁writing ▁songs , ▁compos ing ▁for ▁television ▁shows , ▁( Extra !, ▁Entertainment ▁Ton ight , ▁The ▁Ty ra ▁B anks ▁Show , ▁The ▁Ellen ▁De Gener es ▁Show ) ▁and ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁sound tra cks ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁Mil es ▁to ▁G rac eland , ▁Boys ▁Don ' t ▁Cry , ▁and ▁How ▁to ▁Make ▁an ▁American ▁Qu ilt . ▁ ▁Associ ated ▁acts ▁David ▁Lee ▁Mur phy , ▁The ▁Warren ▁Brothers , ▁D oro ▁P esch , ▁Tim ▁McG raw , ▁Russ ▁T aff , ▁Ken ny ▁Wayne ▁She ph erd , ▁The ▁Smith ere ens , ▁Rick ▁Spring