Songs Written by Bobby EmmonsTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Bobby Gene Emmons (February 19, 1943 – February 23, 2015) was an American keyboard player and songwriter. He was an active session musician in Memphis, Tennessee, and was the keyboardist of the Memphis Boys, playing keyboards on tracks by Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson and many others from the 1950s onward. His compositions included "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)", written with Chips Moman and recorded by Waylon Jennings; and "Love Me Like You Used To", co-written with Paul... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Bobby Emmons first charted in 1974 with Montgomery Mabel.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.On US AC the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US Country the artist achieved 5 Top‑10s, 2 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) - #2: Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair) - #3: The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You) - #4: Love Me Like You Used To - #5: So Much Like My Dad
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  Merle Kilgore
1.
08/1974

Montgomery Mabel
Merle Kilgore

1 pts




95
ctry
[Warner 7831]
written by Bobby Emmons greentick & Chips Moman
  B.J. Thomas
2.
09/1975

#2  Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair)
B.J. Thomas

from Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair)   
34 pts
64
US
5
AC
37
ctry
[ABC 12121]
written by Bobby Emmons greentick
  Billy Swan
3.
03/1976

Just Want to Taste Your Wine
Billy Swan

2 pts




45
ctry
with The Jordanaires
[Monument 8682]
written by Bobby Emmons greentick
  Sandy Posey
4.
12/1976

It's Midnight (Do You Know Where Your Baby Is?)
Sandy Posey

1 pts




93
ctry
[Warner 8289]
written by Bobby Emmons greentick
  Waylon Jennings
Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
5.
04/1977

#1  Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
Waylon Jennings

from Ol' Waylon   
79 pts
25
US
16
AC
1
ctry
[RCA 10924]
written by Bobby Emmons greentick & Chips Moman
6.
10/1977

#3  The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)
Waylon Jennings

from Waylon & Willie   
25 pts




1
ctry
[RCA 11118]
written by Bobby Emmons greentick & Chips Moman
  Ivory Jack
7.
02/1980

Made in the USA
Ivory Jack

1 pts




78
ctry
[NSD 36]
written by Bobby Emmons greentick & Chips Moman
  John Wesley Ryles
8.
07/1980

May I Borrow Some Sugar from You
John Wesley Ryles

2 pts




52
ctry
[MCA 41278]
written by Bobby Emmons greentick & Chips Moman
  Tammy Wynette
9.
03/1981

Cowboys Don't Shoot Straight (Like They Used To)
Tammy Wynette

from You Brought Me Back   
5 pts




21
ctry
[Epic 51011]
written by Chips Moman & Bobby Emmons greentick
  The Four Guys
10.
03/1982

Made in the USA
The Four Guys

1 pts




85
ctry
[J&B 1001]
written by Chips Moman & Bobby Emmons greentick
  Waylon Jennings
11.
06/1982

Women Do Know How to Carry On
Waylon Jennings

from Black on Black   
15 pts




4
ctry
[RCA 13257]
written by Bobby Emmons greentick & Waylon Jennings
  The Wright Brothers
12.
09/1982

Made in the U.S.A.
The Wright Brothers

from Made in the U.S.A.   
2 pts




40
ctry
[Warner 29926]
written by Bobby Emmons greentick & Chips Moman
  Willie Nelson
Partners After All
13.
12/1986

Partners After All
Willie Nelson

from Partners   
4 pts




24
ctry
[Columbia 06530]
written by Chips Moman & Bobby Emmons greentick
  Carl Perkins
14.
03/1987

Class of '55
Carl Perkins

from Class of '55   
1 pts




83
ctry
[America Smash 888142]
written by Chips Moman & Bobby Emmons greentick
  Tanya Tucker
Love Me Like You Used To
15.
07/1987

#4  Love Me Like You Used To
Tanya Tucker

from Love Me Like You Used To   Love Me Like You Used To
18 pts




2
ctry
[Capitol 44036]
written by Paul Davis & Bobby Emmons greentick
  George Strait
So Much Like My Dad
16.
07/1992

#5  So Much Like My Dad
George Strait

from Holding My Own   Holding My Own
17 pts




3
ctry
[MCA 54439]
written by Chips Moman & Bobby Emmons greentick

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