Songs Performed or Written by Ed BruceTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

William Edwin Bruce Jr. (December 29, 1939 – January 8, 2021) was an American country music songwriter, singer, and actor. He was known for writing the 1975 song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and recording the 1982 country number-one hit "You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had". He also co-starred in the television series Bret Maverick with James Garner during the 1981–1982 season. == Early life == Bruce was born in Keiser, Arkansas,... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had - #2: Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - #3: The Man That Turned My Mama On - #4: A Working Man's Prayer - #5: Ever, Never Lovin' You
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  Ed Bruce
1.
11/1963

See the Big Man Cry
Ed Bruce greentick

4 pts
109
US




[Wand 140]
written by Ed Bruce greentick
  Charlie Louvin
2.
03/1965

See the Big Man Cry
Charlie Louvin

from Less and Less / I Don't Love You Anymore   
12 pts




7
ctry
[Capitol 5369]
written by Ed Bruce greentick
  Ed Bruce
3.
01/1967

Walker's Woods
Ed Bruce greentick

from If I Could Just Go Home   
2 pts




57
ctry
[RCA Victor 47-9044]
written by Kay Arnold
Last Train to Clarksville
4.
04/1967

Last Train to Clarksville
Ed Bruce greentick

1 pts




69
ctry
[RCA Victor 47-9155]
written by Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
  Tex Ritter
5.
09/1967

A Working Man's Prayer
Tex Ritter

1 pts




59
ctry
[Capitol 5966]
written by Ed Bruce greentick
  Arthur Prysock
6.
01/1968

#4  A Working Man's Prayer
Arthur Prysock

16 pts
74
US
24
AC


[Verve 10574]
written by Ed Bruce greentick
  Ed Bruce
7.
07/1968

Painted Girls and Wine
Ed Bruce greentick

2 pts




52
ctry
[RCA Victor 47-9553]
written by Jack Ripley
8.
01/1969

Song for Jenny
Ed Bruce greentick

2 pts




53
ctry
[Monument 1118]
written by Ed Bruce greentick
  Jeannie C. Riley
9.
01/1969

The Price I Pay to Stay
Jeannie C. Riley

from Sock and Soul   
3 pts




35
ctry
[Capitol 2378]
written by Ed Bruce greentick
  Ed Bruce
10.
05/1969

Everybody Wants to Get to Heaven
Ed Bruce greentick

from Shades   
2 pts




52
ctry
[Monument 1138]
written by Ed Bruce greentick
  Charlie Louvin
11.
09/1969

Little Reasons
Charlie Louvin

from Here's a Toast to Mama   
4 pts




29
ctry
[Capitol 2612]
written by Ed Bruce greentick
  Kenny Price
12.
01/1970

Northeast Arkansas Mississippi County Bootlegger
Kenny Price

from Northeast Arkansas Mississippi County Bootlegger   
6 pts




17
ctry
[RCA Victor 47-9787]
written by Ed Bruce greentick
  Ed Bruce
13.
12/1973

July You're a Woman
Ed Bruce greentick

1 pts




77
ctry
[United Artists 353]
written by John Stewart
  Tanya Tucker
14.
06/1974

#3  The Man That Turned My Mama On
Tanya Tucker

from Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)   
22 pts
86
US


4
ctry
[Columbia 4-46047]
written by Ed Bruce greentick
  Ed Bruce
15.
11/1975

Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
Ed Bruce greentick

from Ed Bruce [1976 album]   
7 pts




15
ctry
[United Artists 732]
written by Ed Bruce greentick & Patsy Bruce
16.
03/1976

The Littlest Cowboy Rides Again
Ed Bruce greentick

from Ed Bruce [1976 album]   
3 pts




32
ctry
[United Artists 774]
written by Della Ray & Glenn Ray
17.
06/1976

Sleep All Morning
Ed Bruce greentick

from Ed Bruce [1976 album]   
1 pts




57
ctry
[United Artists 811]
written by Alex Harvey
  Bobby Wayne Loftis
18.
08/1976

See the Big Man Cry
Bobby Wayne Loftis

from Style   
1 pts




85
ctry
[Charta 100]
written by Ed Bruce greentick
  Ed Bruce
19.
09/1976

For Love's Own Sake
Ed Bruce greentick

from Ed Bruce [1976 album]   
3 pts




36
ctry
[United Artists 862]
written by Casey Kelly & Julie Didier
20.
08/1977

When I Die Just Let Me Go to Texas
Ed Bruce greentick

from The Tennessean   
2 pts




52
ctry
[Epic 50424]
written by Ed Bruce greentick, Bobby Borchers & Patsy Bruce
21.
11/1977

Star-Studded Nights
Ed Bruce greentick

from The Tennessean   
2 pts




54
ctry
[Epic 50475]
written by Sonny Throckmorton
22.
02/1978

Love Somebody to Death
Ed Bruce greentick

from The Tennessean   
1 pts




57
ctry
[Epic 50503]
written by Glenn Martin & Red Lane
  Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
23.
02/1978

#2  Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

from Waylon and Willie   
22 pts
42
US
33
AC


[RCA 11198]
written by Ed Bruce greentick & Patsy Bruce
  Ed Bruce
24.
05/1978

Man Made of Glass
Ed Bruce greentick

from The Tennessean   
1 pts




94
ctry
[Epic 50544]
written by Dennis Wilson
25.
10/1978

The Man That Turned My Mama Out
Ed Bruce greentick

from Cowboys and Dreamers   
1 pts




70
ctry
[Epic 50613]
written by Ed Bruce greentick
  Tanya Tucker
Texas (When I Die)
26.
11/1978

Texas (When I Die)
Tanya Tucker

from T.N.T.   
14 pts




5
ctry
[MCA 40976]
written by Ed Bruce greentick, Patsy Bruce & Bobby Borchers
  Ed Bruce
27.
12/1978

Angeline
Ed Bruce greentick

from Cowboys and Dreamers   
1 pts




60
ctry
[Epic 50645]
written by Randall Rogers
28.
03/1980

Diane
Ed Bruce greentick

from Ed Bruce [1980 album]   
5 pts




21
ctry
[MCA 41201]
written by Ronnie Rogers
29.
07/1980

The Last Cowboy Song
Ed Bruce greentick

from Ed Bruce [1980 album]   
8 pts




12
ctry
with back vocals by Willie Nelson
[MCA 41273]
written by Ed Bruce greentick & Ron Peterson
  Tony Joe White
30.
11/1980

Mama Don't Let Your Cowboys Grow Up to Be Babies
Tony Joe White

from The Real Thang   
1 pts




91
ctry
[Casablanca 2304]
written by Ed Bruce greentick & Patsy Bruce
  Ed Bruce
Girls, Women and Ladies
31.
11/1980

Girls, Women and Ladies
Ed Bruce greentick

from Ed Bruce [1980 album]   
7 pts




14
ctry
[MCA 51018]
written by Ed Bruce greentick, Patsy Bruce & Ron Peterson
32.
03/1981

Evil Angel
Ed Bruce greentick

from One to One   One to One
5 pts




24
ctry
[MCA 51076]
written by Jesse Winchester
33.
07/1981

(When You Fall in Love) Everything's a Waltz
Ed Bruce greentick

from One to One   One to One
8 pts




14
ctry
[MCA 51139]
written by Ed Bruce greentick, Patsy Bruce & Ron Peterson
34.
11/1981

#1  You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had
Ed Bruce greentick

from One to One   One to One
24 pts




1
ctry
[MCA 51210]
written by Wayland Holyfield & Randy Hatch
35.
04/1982

Love's Found You and Me
Ed Bruce greentick

from One to One   One to One
8 pts




13
ctry
[MCA 52036]
written by Ed Bruce greentick & Ronnie Rogers
36.
08/1982

#5  Ever, Never Lovin' You
Ed Bruce greentick

from I Write It Down   I Write It Down
15 pts




4
ctry
[MCA 52109]
written by Ed Bruce greentick, Patsy Bruce & Glenn Ray
37.
01/1983

My First Taste of Texas
Ed Bruce greentick

from I Write It Down   I Write It Down
12 pts




6
ctry
[MCA 52156]
written by Ed Bruce greentick & Ronnie Rogers
38.
05/1983

You're Not Leaving Here Tonight
Ed Bruce greentick

from You're Not Leaving Here Tonight   You're Not Leaving Here Tonight
5 pts




21
ctry
[MCA 52210]
written by Kerry Chater, Tommy Rocco & Charlie Black
39.
08/1983

If It Was Easy
Ed Bruce greentick

from You're Not Leaving Here Tonight   You're Not Leaving Here Tonight
5 pts




19
ctry
[MCA 52251]
written by Larry Kingston & Harlan Sanders
40.
11/1983

After All
Ed Bruce greentick

from You're Not Leaving Here Tonight   You're Not Leaving Here Tonight
14 pts




4
ctry
[MCA 52295]
written by Ed Bruce greentick & Patsy Bruce
41.
08/1984

Tell 'Em I've Gone Crazy
Ed Bruce greentick

from Tell 'em I've Gone Crazy   
2 pts




45
ctry
[MCA 52433]
written by Ed Bruce greentick, Patsy Bruce & Ron Peterson
42.
11/1984

You Turn Me On (Like a Radio)
Ed Bruce greentick

from Homecoming   Homecoming
15 pts




3
ctry
[RCA 13937]
written by Bob McDill & Jim Weatherly
43.
03/1985

When Givin' Up Was Easy
Ed Bruce greentick

from Homecoming   Homecoming
6 pts




17
ctry
[RCA 14037]
written by Keith Palmer
44.
08/1985

If It Ain't Love
Ed Bruce greentick

from Homecoming   Homecoming
5 pts




20
ctry
[RCA 14150]
written by Mark Nesler
45.
04/1986

Nights
Ed Bruce greentick

from Night Things   
15 pts




4
ctry
[RCA 14305]
written by Byron Hill & Tony Hiller
46.
12/1986

Quietly Crazy
Ed Bruce greentick

from Night Things   
3 pts




36
ctry
[RCA 5077]
written by Mentor Williams & Steve Cropper
  Tammy Wynette
47.
05/1989

Thank the Cowboy for the Ride
Tammy Wynette

from Next to You   
1 pts




66
ctry
[Epic 68894]
written by Ed Bruce greentick & Paul Richey
  The Gibson/Miller Band
48.
05/1994

Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
The Gibson/Miller Band

from Red White & Blue Collar   
2 pts




49
ctry
[Epic 77488]
written by Ed Bruce greentick & Patsy Bruce
  George Jones & Tammy Wynette
49.
07/1995

One
George Jones & Tammy Wynette

from One   
1 pts




69
ctry
[MCA 55048]
written by Ron Peterson, Judith Bruce & Ed Bruce greentick


See also...

Ed Bruce & Lynn Anderson


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