Michael Patrick Heeney is an American country music songwriter. He has co-written singles for several country music recording artists, including hit singles for Brooks & Dunn ("God Must Be Busy"), Eric Church ("Love Your Love the Most" and "Drink in My Hand"), George Jones ("Still Doin' Time"), Tracy Byrd ("Ten Rounds with José Cuervo"), and Reba McEntire ("Have I Got a Deal for You")
Biography Heeney grew up in an Irish neighborhood in Chicago, IL and moved to Nashville in 1974 to pursue a degree in Recording Industry Management at Middle Tennessee State University. Heeney has been a writer at Sony-ATV-Tree since 1995
Singles
Song title Artist Co-writers Peak "Drink in My Hand" Eric Church Eric Church, Luke Laird 1 "Love Your Love the Most" Eric Church Eric Church 10 "73 (Everything Changes)" Jennifer Hanson Jennifer Hanson, A. Masters - "That's the Kind of Love I'm In" Jace Everett Casey Beathard 52 "God Must Be Busy" Brooks & Dunn Clint Daniels 11 "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo" Tracy Byrd Casey Beathard, Marla Cannon-Goodman 1 "Take Me with You When You Go" Tracy Byrd Casey Beathard, Marla Cannon-Goodman 43 "Dixie Rose Deluxe" Trent Willmon Trent Willmon 36 "The Call Of The Wild" Aaron Tippin Aaron Tippin, Buddy Brock 17 "Have I Got A Deal For You" Reba McEntire Jackson Leap 6 "Still Doin' Time" George Jones John E. Moffat 1
Album Cuts Artist Song Album Alan Jackson "Gone Before You Met Me" Angels and AlcoholJoe Nichols "Hee Haw" CricketsLee Brice "Life Off My Years" Hard 2 LoveEric Church "These Boots" Sinners Like MeEric Church "What I Almost Was" Sinners Like MeEric Church "The Hard Way" Sinners Like MeKevin Fowler "Long Neckin' (Makes for Short Memories" Loose, Loud & CrazyTracy Byrd "How'd I Wind Up in Jamaica" The Truth About MenDusty Drake "Going on Eighteen" Dusty DrakeReba McEntire "The Great Divide" Have I Got a Deal for YouReba McEntire "I Don't Need Nothin' You Ain't Got" Have I Got a Deal for YouReba McEntire "What You Gonna Do About Me" The Last One to KnowAaron Tippin "I Didn't Come This Far (Just to Walk Away)" What This Country NeedsAaron Tippin "You're the Only Reason for Me" What This Country NeedsAaron Tippin "At the End of the Day" Stars & StripesAaron Tippin "She Feels Like a Brand New Man Tonight" Lookin' Back at MyselfAaron Tippin "Every Now and Then (I Wish Then Was Now)" People Like UsAaron Tippin "How's the Radio Know" Tool Box
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