Jim McBride has recorded songs that he wrote individually and with the following co-writers: Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall, Charlie Monk, Wayland Holyfield, Stewart Harris, Charlie Craig, Brent Mason, Peter McCann, Guy Clark, Alan Jackson, Steve Dean, Gary Overton, Sam Hogin, Dan Truman, Joy Lynn White, Jerry Salley, Chapin Hartford, Don Cook, Greg Holland, Nelson Larkin, Ken Mellons, Carson Chamberlain, Trace Adkins, Phil Barnhart, Wally Wilson, Bill Anderson, Tammy Cochran, Buddy Jewell, Luke Bryan and Steve Norman.
All recordings Songs written by Jim McBride can be found on the following sites: AllMusic,Jim McBride | AllMusic Discogs,Jim McBride | Discography | Discogs Genius, Music VF, Second Hand Songs, Songview, ACE (on ASCAP, which reports both ASCAP & BMI songs written by Jim McBride),ACE Repertory (ascap.com) Spirit Music Group,Spirit Music Group | Jim McBride Wikipedia, Category: Songs written by Jim McBride, and YouTube Playlist. Print references used to help compile this list: the book "Hot Country Songs" by Joel Whitburn, 8th Edition, 1944–2012, and "Definitive Country: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Country Music and Its Performers" by Barry McCloud and contributing writers.
1970s TITLECO-WRITERSARTISTSALBUM TITLERELEASE DATELABELPEAK CHART POSITIONSAWARDSUS BillboardUS BillboardR&R ChartsHot Country SongsHot 100"I Just Don't Feel at Home (In Your Arms)"N/AThe Hagers"I Just Don't Feel at Home" (A-Side) / "Summer Only Needs Its Autumn" (B-Side)1972Barnaby Records////The Hagers - Music on the Country SideConny Van DykeConny Van Dyke1972////Herman Lee Montgomery1975Mega Records////"The Cost of Love Is Getting Higher"Roger MurrahThe HagersThe Hagers - Music on the Country Side1972Barnaby Records////"I Might as Well be Home"N/APrice Mitchell"Mr. and Mrs. Untrue" (A-Side) / "I Might as Well be Home" (B-Side)1975Prize Records////"I Don't Feel Like No Hero Tonight"N/AMickey GilleyThe Songs We Made Love To1979Epic / Playboy Records////"Mothers and Daddys" (Alt. Title: "Mothers and Daddies")Roger MurrahJohn Wesley RylesLet the Night Begin1979MCA////Mickey Gilley1979Epic / Jet / Playboy Records////“We Let Love Fade Away”Roger MurrahLeon EveretteI Don't Want to Lose1978Orlando Records#89 ///Jan. 1979“I'm Gettin’ Into Your Love”Roger MurrahRuby FallsJun-7950 States#56 //// Indicates not charting or no award(s)
1980s TITLECO-WRITERSARTISTSALBUM TITLERELEASE DATELABELPEAK CHART POSITIONSAWARDSUS BillboardUS BillboardR&R ChartsHot Country SongsHot 100"Mothers and Daddys" (Alt. Title: "Mothers and Daddies")Roger MurrahDiana Trask1980Mercury Records////“A Bridge That Just Won't Burn”Roger MurrahConway TwittyRest Your Love on MeOct. 1980MCA#3 //1981 BMI AwardNumber Ones1982“If I Keep on Going Crazy”Roger MurrahMel McDanielI'm CountryfiedNov. 10, 1980Capitol Records////Danny Hooper1981Saddletramp Records////Leon EveretteIf I Keep On Going CrazyFeb. 27, 1981RCA#11 ///Leon Everette1983Gene AllisonPicture-Disc Rallye Paris-Dakar (Country Hits 3)1985Extra Records & Tapes////“Houston Blue”N/ADavid Rogers(single only)May-81Karl#88 ///“We’re Building Our Love on a Rock”Roger MurrahLou HobbsSept. 1981Kik#93 ///"Ten Years, Three Kids, and Two Loves Too Late"Roger MurrahCharlie Louvin1981First Generation Records////Mel McDanielI'm Countryfied1980Capitol Records////"Take Me to the Country" (A-Side) / "Ten Years, Three Kids, and Two Loves Too Late" (B-Side)1982“Bet Your Heart on Me”N/AJohnny LeeSept. 28, 1981Full Moon / Asylum#1 #54//"Bet Your Heart on Me" (A-Side) / "Pickin' Up Strangers" (B-Side)1981AsylumAll Star Country Gold (Various Artist)1982Sessions Records / Warner Special ProductsCountry Festival, Vol. 3 (Various Artists)1982WEACarter Edwards1986RCA / Nicholls N' Dimes Records////The Maple Sugar Music Co.Showdown1985Signature Records & Tapes////"Shame"N/AJohn ConleeBusted1982MCA////“The Perfect Picture (to Fit My Frame of Mind)”Roger MurrahGary WolfOct. 1982Columbia#54 ///"Down in Louisiana"Keith StegallCharley PrideAug. 1983RCA / RCA Victor////“This Bed's Not Big Enough”Charlie MonkLouise Mandrell"This Bed's Not Big Enough" (A Side) / "Playing Through the Heart" (B Side)1983RCA / RCA Victor#52 ///Close UpI'm Not Through Loving You YetDec. 1984RCA"Tender Hearts"N/ALouise MandrellTo Hot Too Sleep1983RCA Victor////"(Just) Can't Leave That Woman Alone"Wayland HolyfieldCharley PrideNight Games1983RCA////The Best There Is1986Moe Bandy1985Columbia////Keepin' It Country1986“Dixie Boy”N/AAlabamaCloser You GetMar-83RCA Records///1983 CMA Awards, The Closer You Get, Album of the YearOriginal Album Classics2013RCA / Legacy Records////“First Time Burned”N/AJohnny RodriguezFoolin’ With FireAug. 1984Epic#63 ///“Living Like There's No Tomorrow (Finally Got to Me Tonight)”Roger MurrahKeith WhitleyA Hard Act to Follow1984RCA////1996John ConleeAmerican FacesNov. 1987Columbia#55 ///“I Wish I Had Loved Her That Way”Roger MurrahJohn AndersonEye of a Hurricane18-Jun-84Warner Bros.////Del Reeves1986Playback Records////"Those Kind of Memories"Stewart HarrisWaylon JenningsTurn the Page1985RCA////The Best of Waylon1988“Whose Heartache Is This Anyway”Wayland HolyfieldReba McEntireHave I Got a Deal for You10-Jun-85MCA////My Kind of Country / Have I Got a Deal For You1985MCA////"Tender Heart"N/AAl Harrington1985South Pacific Man Records////"California"Charlie Craig & Keith StegallKeith StegallKeith Stegall1985Epic#13 ///"California" (A-Side) / "Straight Shooter" (B-Side)I Love New Country (Various Artists)1988CBS(France)“Don't Make Me Wait on the Moon”N/AShelly WestDon't Make Me Wait on the Moon1985Viva Records#46 ///"The Best Thing We Could Do Is Say Goodbye"Brent MasonBillie Jo SpearsBillie Jo Spears1986Dot Records////"Lonely Town"Brent MasonJim Ed Brown & The BrownsJim Ed Brown & The Browns1986MCA / Dot Records////Conway TwittyBorderline1987MCA////"Do I Have to Say Goodbye"Peter McCannCrystal GayleStraight to the Heart1986Warner Bros.////Louise MandrellDreamin’Feb. 1987RCA#28 ///Best of Louise Mandrell1988RCA VictorAnthology1998Renaissance Records“Guilty Eyes”Brent MasonDarlene AustinJul-86CBT#81 ///“Heavy Metal (Don't Mean Rock and Roll to Me)”Guy ClarkJohnny CashJohnny Cash is Coming to Town1987Mercury Records////Guy Clark1988Sugar Hill Records////“Rose in Paradise”Stewart HarrisWaylon JenningsHangin' Tough1987MCA#1 /#2 (1987)1988 BMI Country Award"Will the Wolf Survive" (A-Side) / "Rose in Paradise" (B-Side)Will the Wolf Survive / Hangin' ToughNumber One Hits of the 80's, Vol. 3 by Various Artists1988MCA Special Products, ExcelsiorNew Classic Waylon1989MCALive From Gilley's1989Westwood One"The Crown Prince"Roger MurrahWaylon JenningsHangin' Tough1987MCA////"I Know You"Bud McGuireMirinda1987Heart Records////“I'm a Survivor”Keith StegallGeorge JonesToo Wild Too Long1987Epic#52 ///"I'm a Survivor" (A-Side) / "The Real McCoy" (B-Side)1987"I'm a Survivor" (both sides)1988“Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow”Alan JacksonAlan Jackson"Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" (A-Side) / "Short Sweet Ride" (B-Side)1989Arista#2 //1990 CMA Awards, Here in the Real World nominated for Album of the Year“Short Sweet Ride”Alan JacksonAlan Jackson"Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" (A-Side) / "Short Sweet Ride" (B-Side)1989Arista///1990 CMA Awards, Here in the Real World nominated for Album of the Year“I Was Born with a Broken Heart”Aaron TippinJosh LoganSomebody Paints the WallSept. 1989Curb / MCA#75 ///"I was born with a Broken Heart" (A & B Side)1989David BallSteppin' OutDec. 1989RCA////“She Don't Get the Blues”Alan JacksonAlan JacksonHere in the Real World1989Arista///1990 CMA Awards, Here in the Real World nominated for Album of the Year/ Indicates not charting or no award(s)
1990"s TITLECO-WRITERSARTISTSALBUM TITLERELEASE DATELABELPEAK CHART POSITIONSAWARDSUS BillboardUS BillboardR&R ChartsHot Country SongsHot 100“Living Like There's No Tomorrow (Finally Got to Me Tonight)”Roger MurrahKeith WhitleyThe Essential1996RCA////“California”Charlie Craig & Keith StegallKeith StegallBeautiful Country (Various Artists)1990CBS (Denmark)#13 ///Grandes Momentos Del Country Baladas Clasicas1992CBS / Sony (Spain)Les Plus Grands Moments Country - American Ballads (Various Artists)1993Columbia (France)"Do I Have to Say Goodbye"Peter McCannLouise MandrellAnthology1998Renaissance Records#28 ///“Rose in Paradise”Stewart HarrisWaylon JenningsMy Rough & Rowdy Days1990MCA Special Products#1 /#2 (1987)1988 BMI Country AwardDesperados1995K-Tel RecordsThe Country Music Hall of Fame Presents - Legendary Country Singers1996Time Life MusicThe Country Songwriters Hits Showcase #81997The Country Songwriters Hit ShowcaseThe Ultimate Collection1999BMG Music Australia“I'm a Survivor”Keith StegallJohnny PaycheckI'm a Survivor1996Sterling Entertainment Group////“Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow”Alan JacksonAlan JacksonHere in the Real WorldSept. 1990#2 //1990 CMA Awards, Here in the Real World nominated for Album of the YearFull Steam Ahead1990Country Heat1991BMG (Canada)Entertainment Weekly Presents New Country1992Warner Special Products / Entertainment Weekly"Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" (A-Side) / "Midnight in Montgomery" (B-Side)1993AristaAmerica's Dancin'1993Sony Music Special ProductsRock the First - Vol. 7 - Country Edition1993Sandstone MusicChartbreakers CD Music Library1994Broadcast ProgrammingThe Greatest Hits Collection1995AristaHey, This Thing Just Might Work. The 5th Anniversary Collection1995Harley Davidson Country Road SongsOct. 29, 1996The Right StuffFarther Down the Road, Vol. 511998BMG Special Products / Father Down the RoadHigh Mileage1998Arista Nashville“Short Sweet Ride”Alan JacksonAlan JacksonHere in the Real WorldFeb. 27, 1990Arista///1990 - CMA Awards, Here in the Real World nominated for Album of the Year“I Was Born with a Broken Heart”Aaron TippinDavid BallDavid Ball1994RCA///Aaron TippinSingle - "I Was Born with a Broken Heart"1992RCA#38 ///Read Between the LinesOct. 24, 1992The Essential Aaron Tippin1998"The Road Home"N/ATravis Tritt"I'm Gonna Be Somebody" (A-Side) / "The Road Home (B-Side)1990Warner Bros.////Country Club1990“One Bridge I Didn't Burn”Steve DeanConway Twitty"One Bridge I Didn't Burn" (A-Side) / "I'm Tired of Being Something (That Means Nothing to You)"1990MCA#57 #91//Crazy In LoveMay-91“She Don't Get the Blues”Alan JacksonPrairie OysterOnly One Moon1994Arista////“Just Playin’ Possum”Alan Jackson & Gary OvertonAlan Jackson"Dallas" (A-Side) / "Just Playin' Possum" (B-Side) [Albums 72]1991Arista///1991- CMA Awards, Don't Rock the Jukebox, nominated for Album of the Year 1992 - TNN Music City News Awards, Don't Rock the Jukebox, Album of the YearDon't Rock the Jukebox14-May-91“Someday”Alan JacksonAlan Jackson"Someday" (A-Side) / "From A Distance" (B-Side) [Albums 74]1991Arista#1 //Don't Rock the JukeboxAug. 19, 1991"Love's Got a Hold on You" (A-Side) / "Someday" (B-Side)1993The Greatest Hits Collection1995“That's All I Need to Know”Alan JacksonAlan JacksonDon't Rock the JukeboxMay 14, 1991Arista///"Love's Got a Hold on You" (A-Side) / "That's All I Need to Know" (B-Side)1992“Allergic to the Blues”Alan JacksonRandy TravisHigh LonesomeAug. 27, 1991Warner Bros.////Warner Music Canada Promotional DC June 1992 (Vol. 142)Jun-92Warner Music Canada“Chattahoochee”Alan JacksonAlan JacksonA Lot About Livin’ (And a Little ‘bout Love)1992Arista#1 #46/1993 - ACM Awards -
- Single Record of the Year
- A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love), Album of the Year
AMAs -
- Favorite Country Single
- A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love), Favorite Country Album
CMA Awards -
- Single of the Year, Music Video of the Year, & nominated for Song of the Year
- A Lot about Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) nominated for Album of the Year
1994 -
ASCAP Awards, Song of the Year
CMA Awards, Song of the Year