Gene Watson’s Peers within the country music industry believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east Texas, so much so that Gene is regarded by many of them as ‘the singer’s singer’ – and rightly so!
All of Gene Watson’s Peers, who were contacted by The Gene Watson Fan Site, during 2017, were most gracious with their time and words.
It is here, within this special part of The Gene Watson Fan Site, that you have an opportunity to read a quote from Paul Nelson, which he submitted to this site on Sunday 3 September 2017.
Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to Paul Nelson who has made a special contribution to a unique part of this online ‘celebration of a Lone Star Hero’.
Paul Nelson
This quote was submitted on Sunday 3 September 2017.
‘Change Her Mind‘, which was written by myself, along with Danny ‘Bear’ Mayo (Monday 2 October 1950 – Saturday 2 October 1999) and Larry Boone, is perhaps my favourite vocal of any song I had recorded, and it was by far my mother’s favourite.
I still have ‘Change Her Mind‘ on my iPod, which is only one of the two or three of my songs I have.
Gene Watson is one of greatest voices ever in country music’
Thank you, Paul Nelson, for your support of Gene Watson.
About Paul Nelson…
Paul Nelson was born Paul Norris Nelson Jr. and is an acclaimed American country music songwriter, and the brother of Gene Nelson, who is also a songwriter.
Marty Robbins (Saturday 26 September 1925 – Wednesday 8 December 1982) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Billy The Kid’ (co-written with Billy Dean) and included the track on ‘Golden Collection’ (England & Ireland: Lotus Records, 1978 / The Netherlands: Lotus Records, 1981).
Charley Pride (Friday 18 March 1934 – Saturday 12 December 2020) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Now & Then’ (co-written with Gene Nelson, John Greenebaum and Randy Albright) and included the track on ‘Greatest Hits, Volume 2’ (RCA Records, 1985).
In 1985, Keith Whitley (Thursday 1 July 1954 – Tuesday 9 May 1989) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘A Christmas Letter’ (co-written with John Greenebaum and Gene Nelson); the track was a non-album single, which was released on RCA Records.
William Lee Golden recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Love Is The Only Way Out’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘American Vagabond’ (MCA Records, 1986); the track reached No.53 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1986.
Charly McClain & Wayne Massey recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘When Love Is Right’ (co-written with John Greenebaum and Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘When Love Is Right’ (Columbia Records, 1986); the track reached No.74 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1986.
Reba McEntire recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘No Such Thing’ (co-written with Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘What Am I Gonna Do About You’ (MCA Records, 1986).
Sawyer Brown recorded Paul Nelson’ ‘Graveyard Shift’ (co-written with Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Out Goin’ Cattin’ (Capitol Records / Curb Records, 1986).
Lacy J. Dalton recorded Paul Nelson’s ’12:05′ (co-written with Larry Boone and Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Highway Diner’ (Columbia Records, 1986).
In 1987, Shurfire recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Roll The Dice’ (co-written with Larry Boone); the track, which was released as a non-album single, reached No.49 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1987.
Don Williams (Saturday 27 May 1939 – Friday 8 September 2017) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Old Coyote Town’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Traces’ (Capitol Records, 1987); the track reached No.5 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1989.
Glen Campbell (Wednesday 22 April 1936 – Tuesday 8 August 2017) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘I Have You’ (co-written with Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Still Within The Sound of My Voice’ (MCA Records, 1987); the track reached No.7 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1988.
Kathy Mattea recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Eighteen Wheels & A Dozen Roses’ (co-written with Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Untasted Honey’ (Mercury Records, 1988); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for two weeks in May / June 1988.
Paul Nelson and Gene Nelson’s ‘Eighteen Wheels & A Dozen Roses’ earned ‘Single Record of The Year’ honours from the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music (ACM); the ACM also named ‘Eighteen Wheels & A Dozen Roses’ as ‘Song of The Year’.
Paul Nelson and Gene Nelson’s ‘Eighteen Wheels & A Dozen Roses’ was also included in the dialogue of the Dustin Hoffman / Tom Cruise movie, ‘Rain Man’.
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Roses In December’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Larry Boone’ (Mercury Records, 1988); the track reached No.44 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1988.
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Reason For The Rain’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Larry Boone’ (Mercury Records, 1988).
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘American Faces’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Larry Boone’ (Mercury Records, 1988).
George Strait recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Beyond The Blue Neon’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Beyond The Blue Neon’ (Mercury Records, 1989).
Ronnie Milsap recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Roll The Dice’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Stranger Things Have Happened’ (RCA Records, 1989).
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘I Just Called To Say Goodbye Again’ (co-written with Bud McGuire) and included the track on ‘Swingin’ Doors, Sawdust Floors’ (Mercury Records, 1989); the track reached No.16 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1989.
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Blue Collar Dollar’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Swingin’ Doors, Sawdust Floors’ (Mercury Records, 1989).
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Fool’s Paradise’ (co-written with Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Swingin’ Doors, Sawdust Floors’ (Mercury Records, 1989); the track reached No.39 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1989.
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Beyond The Blue Neon’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Swingin’ Doors, Sawdust Floors’ (Mercury Records, 1989).
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Old Coyote Town’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Swingin’ Doors, Sawdust Floors’ (Mercury Records, 1989).
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Ten Times Texas’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Swingin’ Doors, Sawdust Floors’ (Mercury Records, 1989).
Daniele Alexander recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Where Did The Moon Go Wrong’ (co-written with Daniele Alexander) and included the track on ‘First Move’ (Polygram Records / Mercury Records, 1989); the track reached No.53 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1989.
Don Williams (Saturday 27 May 1939 – Friday 8 September 2017) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Broken Heartland’ (co-written with Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘One Good Well’ (RCA Records, 1989).
Kathy Mattea recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Burnin Old Memories’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Willow In The Wind’ (Mercury Records, 1989); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in November 1989.
Wayne Newton recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Crying On Your Shoulder Again’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Coming Home’ (Curb Records, 1989).
The Sanders recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Too Country’ (co-written with Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Into Every Life’ (Airborne Records, 1989).
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Everybody Wants To Be Hank Williams’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Down That River Road’ (Mercury Records, 1990); the track reached No.75 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1990.
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Too Blue To Be True’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Down That River Road’ (Mercury Records, 1990); the track was released as a single in 1990, but it did not chart.
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Hard Time Taking The Easy Way Out’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Down That River Road’ (Mercury Records, 1990).
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Quarter At A Time’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Down That River Road’ (Mercury Records, 1990).
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Gettin’ Nowhere (Gettin’ Over You)’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Down That River Road’ (Mercury Records, 1990).
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Crow Hill Road’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Down That River Road’ (Mercury Records, 1990).
Tammy Wynette (Tuesday 5 May 1942 – Monday 6 April 1998) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘What Goes With Blue’ (co-written with Dave Gibson) and included the track on ‘Heart Over Mind’ (Epic Records, 1990); the track reached No.56 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1991.
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Change Her Mind’ as ‘I Need A Miracle’, which was co-written with Danny ‘Bear’ Mayo (Monday 2 October 1950 – Saturday 2 October 1999) and Larry Boone, and included the track on ‘One Way To Go’ (Columbia Records, 1991); the track reached No.57 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1991.
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘It Wouldn’t Kill Me’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘One Way To Go’ (Columbia Records, 1991); the track was released as a single in 1991, but it did not chart.
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Rock On The Road’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘One Way To Go’ (Columbia Records, 1991).
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘One Way To Go’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘One Way To Go’ (Columbia Records, 1991).
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Keeper of My Heart’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘One Way To Go’ (Columbia Records, 1991).
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘I Still Do’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘One Way To Go’ (Columbia Records, 1991).
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Where My Heart Aches To Be’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘One Way To Go’ (Columbia Records, 1991).
Trisha Yearwood recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘When Goodbye Was A Word’ (co-written with Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Trisha Yearwood’ (MCA Records, 1991).
Highway 101 recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘The Blame’ (co-written with Cactus Moser and Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Bing Bang Boom’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1991); the track reached No.31 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1991.
Doug Stone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Crying On Your Shoulder Again’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Doug Stone’ (Epic Records, 1990).
Pirates of The Mississippi recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘This Ain’t The Denver I Remember’ (co-written with Rich Alves and Bill McCorvey) and included the track on ‘Walk The Plank’ (Liberty Records, 1991).
Billy Dean recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Billy The Kid’ (co-written with Billy Dean) and included the track on ‘Billy Dean’ (Capitol Records, 1991); the track reached No.4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1992.
Confederate Railroad recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘She Took It Like A Man’, which was co-written with Karen Staley and Danny ‘Bear’ Mayo (Monday 2 October 1950 – Saturday 2 October 1999), and included the track on ‘Confederate Railroad’ (Atlantic Records, 1992); the track reached No.37 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1992.
Joe Diffie (Sunday 28 December 1958 – Sunday 29 March 2020) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Ships That Don’t Come In’ (co-written with Dave Gibson) and included the track on ‘Regular Joe’ (Epic Records, 1992); the track reached No.5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in July 1992, and No.1 on the Radio & Records Chart in 1992.
Collin Raye recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Somebody Else’s Moon’ (co-written with Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘In This Life’ (Epic Records, 1992); the track reached No.5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1993.
Ricky Van Shelton recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Just As I Am’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Greatest Hits Plus’ (Columbia Records, 1992); the track reached No.26 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1993.
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘There’s The Door’ (co-written with Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Walls Can Fall’ (MCA Records, 1992).
Gene Watson recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Whose Fool I Wanna Be’ (co-written with Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘In Other Words‘ (Canada: Mercury Records / Polygram Records, 1992 / United States: Broadland International Records, 1992).
Martin Delray recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Settlin’ Up’ (co-written with Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘What Kind of Man’ (Atlantic Records, 1992).
Larry Boone recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘King of The Mountain’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Get In Line’ (Columbia Records, 1993).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘I Threw The Rest Away’ (co-written with Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Alibis’ (Atlantic Records, 1993); the track was also included on ‘Tracy Lawrence: Live & Unplugged’ (Atlantic Records, 1995), which was recorded ‘live’ in Las Vegas in 1995.
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘My Second Home’, which was co-written with Kenny Beard (Thursday 26 February 1959 – Sunday 1 October 2017) and Tracy Lawrence, and included the track on ‘Alibis’ (Atlantic Records, 1993).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘It Only Takes One Bar (To Make A Prison)’, which was co-written with Kenny Beard (Thursday 26 February 1959 – Sunday 1 October 2017) and Tracy Lawrence, and included the track on ‘Alibis’ (Atlantic Records, 1993).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘If The Good Die Young’ (co-written with Craig Wiseman) and included the track on ‘Alibis’ (Atlantic Records, 1993); the track, which was No.1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart for one week in April 1994, was also included on ‘Tracy Lawrence: Live & Unplugged’ (Atlantic Records, 1995), which was recorded ‘live’ in Las Vegas in 1995.
Chris LeDoux (Saturday 2 October 1948 – Wednesday 9 March 2005) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Honky Tonk World’ (co-written with Craig Wiseman) and included the track on ‘Haywire’ (Liberty Records, 1994); the track reached No.71 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Tracks Chart in 1994.
Lisa Brokop recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Not Here In My Arms’ (co-written with Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Every Little Girl’s Dream’ (Patriot Records, 1994).
In 1994, Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Renegades, Rebels & Rogues’ (co-written with Earl Clark and Larry Boone); the track, which was included on the ‘Maverick’ (Atlantic Records, 1994) soundtrack album, reached No.7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1994.
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘I See It Now’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Woody Lee) and included the track on ‘I See It Now’ (Atlantic Records, 1994); the track, which reached No.2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1994, and No.84 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1994, was also included on ‘Live & Unplugged’ (Atlantic Records, 1995), which was recorded ‘live’ in Las Vegas in 1995.
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘As Any Fool Can See’, which was co-written with Kenny Beard (Thursday 26 February 1959 – Sunday 1 October 2017), and included the track on ‘I See It Now’ (Atlantic Records, 1994); the track reached No.2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart in 1994.
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘If The World Had A Front Porch’, which was co-written with Kenny Beard (Thursday 26 February 1959 – Sunday 1 October 2017) and Tracy Lawrence, and included the track on ‘I See It Now’ (Atlantic Records, 1994); the track reached No.2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1995.
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Cards’ (co-written with Kirk Roth) and included the track on ‘I See It Now’ (Atlantic Records, 1994).
Michelle Wright recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Try Getting Over You’ (co-written with Craig Wiseman) and included the track on ‘The Reasons Why’ (Arista Records, 1994).
Shenandoah, featuring lead vocalist Marty Raybon, recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Always Have, Always Will’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Woody Lee) and included the track on ‘In The Vicinity of The Heart’ (Liberty Records, 1994); the track reached No.40 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1995.
Joe Diffie (Sunday 28 December 1958 – Sunday 29 March 2020) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘I’m In Love With A Capital U’ (co-written with Craig Wiseman) and included the track on ‘Third Rock From The Sun’ (Epic Records, 1994); the track reached No.21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1995.
Rhett Akins recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘What They’re Talkin’ About’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Rhett Akins) and included the track on ‘A Thousand Memories’ (Decca Records, 1995); the track reached No.35 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1995.
Emilio H. Navaira III (Thursday 23 August 1962 – Monday 16 May 2016) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘It’s Not The End of The World’, which was co-written with Larry Boone and Earl Cranston Clark (Saturday 24 November 1945 – Friday 7 July 2017), and included the track on ‘Life Is Good’ (Capitol Nashville Records Records, 1995); the track reached No.27 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1995.
Stacy Dean Campbell recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘There’s The Door’ (co-written with Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Hurt City’ (Columbia Records, 1995).
Lonestar recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Does Your Daddy Know About Me’ (co-written with Larry Boone and John Rich) and included the track on ‘Lonestar’ (BNA Records, 1995).
Tony Toliver recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Bettin’ Forever On You’ (co-written with Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘Half Saint, Half Sinner’ (Rising Tide Records, 1996); the track reached No.71 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1996.
Tony Toliver recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Change Her Mind’, which was co-written with Danny ‘Bear’ Mayo (Monday 2 October 1950 – Saturday 2 October 1999) and Larry Boone, and included the track on ‘Half Saint, Half Sinner’ (Rising Tide Records, 1996).
George Strait recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘King of The Mountain’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Blue Clear Sky’ (MCA Records, 1996); the track, which reached No.19 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1996, was subsequently included on ‘Latest Greatest Straitest Hits’ (MCA Records, 2000).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘If You Loved Me’ (co-written with Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘Time Marches On’ (Atlantic Records, 1996); the track reached No.4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1995.
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Stars Over Texas’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Tracy Lawrence) and included the track on ‘Time Marches On’ (Atlantic Records, 1996); the track reached No.2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1996.
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Speed of A Fool’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Time Marches On’ (Atlantic Records, 1996).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Somewhere Between The Moon & You’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Tracy Lawrence) and included the track on ‘Time Marches On’ (Atlantic Records, 1996).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Different Man’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Flip Anderson) and included the track on ‘Time Marches On’ (Atlantic Records, 1996).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Excitable Boy’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Don Cook) and included the track on ‘Time Marches On’ (Atlantic Records, 1996).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘From What We Give’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Tracy Lawrence) and included the track on ‘Time Marches On’ (Atlantic Records, 1996).
Lorrie Morgan recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Reading My Heart’ (co-written with Gayla Bordens and Jeff Bordens) and included the track on ‘Greater Need’ (BNA Records, 1996).
Wade Hayes recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘On A Good Night’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Don Cook) and included the track on ‘On A Good Night’ (Columbia Records, 1996); the track reached No.2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1996.
Gene Watson recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Change Her Mind’, which was co-written with Danny ‘Bear’ Mayo (Monday 2 October 1950 – Saturday 2 October 1999) and Larry Boone, and included the track on ‘The Good Ole Days‘ (Step One Records, 1996); the track reached No.44 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1997, and No.90 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1997.
Regina Regina (Regina Nicks & Regina Leigh) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Border Town Road’ (co-written with Wally Wilson and Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Regina Regina’ (Giant Records, 1997).
Ricky Van Shelton recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘It Wouldn’t Kill Me’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘Making Plans’ (RVS Records, 1997).
Tammy Graham recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘When The Blues & My Baby Collide’ (co-written with Bob DiPiero) and included the track on ‘Tammy Graham’ (Career Records, 1997); Career Records was a division of Arista Nashville Records.
Brooks & Dunn (Kix Brooks & Ronnie Dunn) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Days of Thunder’ (co-written with Kix Brooks) and included the track on ‘The Greatest Hits Collection’ (Arista Records, 1997).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘How A Cowgirl Says Goodbye’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Tracy Lawrence) and included the track on ‘The Coast Is Clear’ (Atlantic Records, 1997); the track reached No.4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1997.
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘One Step Ahead of The Storm’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Tracy Lawrence) and included the track on ‘The Coast Is Clear’ (Atlantic Records, 1997); the track, which was released as a single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1998, did not chart.
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘While You Sleep’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Tracy Lawrence) and included the track on ‘The Coast Is Clear’ (Atlantic Records, 1997); the track reached No.46 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1998.
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘In A Moment of Weakness’ (co-written with Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘The Coast Is Clear’ (Atlantic Records, 1997).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘I Hit The Ground Crawlin’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Tracy Lawrence) and included the track on ‘The Coast Is Clear’ (Atlantic Records, 1997).
Lonestar recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Say When’ (co-written with Larry Boone and John Rich) and included the track on ‘Crazy Nights’ (BNA Records, 1997); the track reached No.13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1998.
Lonestar recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Everything’s Changed’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Richie McDonald) and included the track on ‘Crazy Nights’ (BNA Records, 1997); the track reached No.2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1998.
Trace Adkins recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Big Time’, which was co-written with Larry Boone and Kenny Beard (Thursday 26 February 1959 – Sunday 1 October 2017), and included the track on ‘Big Time’ (Capitol Records, 1997); the track reached No.27 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1998, and No.22 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart in 1998.
Wade Hayes recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Mine to Lose’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Matt King) and included the track on ‘When The Wrong One Loves You Right’ (Columbia Records, 1998).
Brooks & Dunn (Kix Brooks & Ronnie Dunn) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘South of Santa Fe’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Kix Brooks) and included the track on ‘If You See Her’ (Arista Records, 1998); the track reached No.41 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1998.
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Her old Stompin’ Grounds’, which was co-written with Kenny Beard (Thursday 26 February 1959 – Sunday 1 October 2017), and included the track on ‘The Best of Tracy Lawrence’ (Atlantic Records, 1998).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Lessons Learned’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Tracy Lawrence) and included the track on ‘Lessons Learned’ (Atlantic Records, 2000); the track reached No.3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1999, and No.40 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop music singles chart in 1999.
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Unforgiven’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Bobby Pinson) and included the track on ‘Lessons Learned’ (Atlantic Records, 2000); the track reached No.35 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 2001.
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Man I Was’ (co-written with Mark Nesler and Tony Martin) and included the track on ‘Lessons Learned’ (Atlantic Records, 2000).
The Kinleys (Heather Kinley and Jennifer Kinley) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘When The Blues & My Baby Collide’ (co-written with Bob DiPiero) and included the track on ‘II’ (Epic Records, 2000).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘It’s Hard To Be An Outlaw’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Bobby Pinson) and included the track on ‘Tracy Lawrence’ (Warner Bros. Records, 2001).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Whole Lot of Lettin’ Go’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Tracy Lawrence) and included the track on ‘Tracy Lawrence’ (Warner Bros. Records, 2001).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘I Won All The Battles’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Tracy Lawrence) and included the track on ‘Tracy Lawrence’ (Warner Bros. Records, 2001).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Bobby Darwin’s Daughter’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Rick Huckaby) and included the track on ‘Strong’ (DreamWorks Records, 2004).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Think of Me’ (co-written with Lewis Anderson) and included the track on ‘Strong’ (DreamWorks Records, 2004).
John Michael Montgomery recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘That’s What I’m Talking About’ (co-written with Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘Letters From Home’ (Warner Bros. Records, 2004).
Lonestar recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Mountains’ (co-written with Richie McDonald and Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Mountains’ (BNA Records, 2006); the track reached No.10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 2006.
Dierks Bentley recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘The Heaven I’m Headed To’ (co-written with Brett Beavers and Dierks Bentley) and included the track on ‘Long Trip Alone’ (Capitol Nashville Records, 2006).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Til I Was A Daddy Too’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Tracy Lawrence) and included the track on ‘For The Love’ (Rocky Comfort Records, 2007); the track reached No.59 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 2007.
Upon its re-release in 2008, Tracy Lawrence’s recording of Paul Nelson’s ‘Til I Was A Daddy Too’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Tracy Lawrence) reached No.32 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart.
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘For The Love’ (co-written with Rick Huckaby) and included the track on ‘For The Love’ (Rocky Comfort Records, 2007); this track was a duet with Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down.
Brooks & Dunn (Kix Brooks & Ronnie Dunn) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Cowboy Town’ (co-written with Ronnie Dunn and Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Cowboy Town’ (Arista Records, 2007).
Brooks & Dunn (Kix Brooks & Ronnie Dunn) recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Johnny Cash Junkie (Buck Owens Freak)’ (co-written with Ronnie Dunn and Larry Boone) and included the track on ‘Cowboy Town’ (Arista Records, 2007).
Tracy Lawrence recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Jesus, Come Talk to Your Children’ (co-written with Rick Huckaby) and included the track on ‘The Rock’ (Rocky Comfort Records, 2009).
Jason Green recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Outlaw’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Bobby Pinson) and included the track on ‘Hard Livin’ (Jason Green Independent Release, 2011).
Walker Hayes recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Kitchen Table’ (co-written with Walker Hayes) and included the track on ‘Reason to Rhyme’ (Capitol Records, 2013).
Walker Hayes recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Reason to Rhyme’ (co-written with Marshall Altman and Walker Hayes) and included the track on ‘Reason to Rhyme’ (Capitol Records, 2013).
Lonesome River Band recorded Paul Nelson’s ‘Old Coyote Town’ (co-written with Larry Boone and Gene Nelson) and included the track on ‘Mayhayley’s House’ (Mountain Home Music Company, 2017).
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