Jim McBride

Songs Written by Jim McBrideTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Jimmy Ray McBride (April 28, 1947 – January 7, 2026) was an American country music songwriter. He has written five number one songs, ten top 10 singles, and eighteen top 40 singles. In 2017, McBride was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. McBride's songs have been recorded by more than eighty major artists, including Alabama, Trace Adkins, Johnny Cash, Tammy Cochran, Diamond Rio, Crystal Gayle, Vern Gosdin, Jack Greene, Wade Hayes, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Toby Keith, Kris... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Jim McBride first charted in 1979 with We Let Love Fade Away.The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.On US Country the artist achieved 9 Top‑10s, 4 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Chattahoochee - #2: Bet Your Heart on Me - #3: Someday - #4: Rose in Paradise - #5: Angels in Waiting
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  Leon Everette
1.
01/1979

We Let Love Fade Away
Leon Everette

from I Don't Want to Lose   I Don't Want to Lose
1 pts


89
ctry
[Orlando 100]
written by Roger Murrah & Jim McBride greentick
  Ruby Falls
2.
06/1979

I'm Gettin' into Your Love
Ruby Falls

1 pts


56
ctry
[50 States 70]
written by Jim McBride greentick & Roger Murrah
  Conway Twitty
3.
10/1980

A Bridge That Just Won't Burn
Conway Twitty

from Rest Your Love on Me   
16 pts


3
ctry
[MCA 51011]
written by Roger Murrah & Jim McBride greentick
  Leon Everette
4.
03/1981

If I Keep On Going Crazy
Leon Everette

from If I Keep on Going Crazy   If I Keep on Going Crazy
9 pts


11
ctry
[RCA 12177]
written by Jim McBride greentick & Roger Murrah
  David Rogers
5.
05/1981

Houston Blue
David Rogers

1 pts


88
ctry
[Kari 120]
written by Jim McBride greentick
  Lou Hobbs
6.
09/1981

We're Building Our Love on a Rock
Lou Hobbs

1 pts


93
ctry
[Kik 911]
written by Jim McBride greentick & Roger Murrah
  Johnny Lee
Bet Your Heart on Me
7.
10/1981

#2  Bet Your Heart on Me
Johnny Lee

from Bet Your Heart on Me   
39 pts
54
US
1
ctry
[Full Moon/Asylum 47215]
written by Jim McBride greentick
  Gary Wolf
8.
10/1982

The Perfect Picture (To Fit My Frame of Mind)
Gary Wolf

1 pts


64
ctry
[Columbia 03272]
written by Jim McBride greentick & Roger Murrah
  John Anderson
9.
05/1984

I Wish I Could Write You a Song
John Anderson

from Eye of a Hurricane   Eye of a Hurricane
7 pts


14
ctry
[Warner 29276]
written by Jim McBride greentick & Roger Murrah
  Johnny Rodriguez
10.
08/1984

First Time Burned
Johnny Rodriguez

from Foolin' with Fire   
1 pts


63
ctry
[Epic 04562]
written by Jim McBride greentick
  Louise Mandrell
11.
12/1984

This Bed's Not Big Enough
Louise Mandrell

from I'm Not Through Loving You Yet   
1 pts


52
ctry
[RCA 13954]
written by Jim McBride greentick & Charlie Monk
  Keith Stegall
12.
02/1985

California
Keith Stegall

from Keith Stegall   Keith Stegall
7 pts


13
ctry
[Epic 04771]
written by Charlie Craig, Jim McBride greentick & Keith Stegall
  Shelly West
13.
06/1985

Don't Make Me Wait on the Moon
Shelly West

from Don't Make Me Wait on the Moon   
2 pts


46
ctry
[Warner 28997]
written by Jim McBride greentick
  Darlene Austin
14.
07/1986

Guilty Eyes
Darlene Austin

1 pts


81
ctry
[CBT 4146]
written by Brent Mason & Jim McBride greentick
  Waylon Jennings
15.
01/1987

#4  Rose in Paradise
Waylon Jennings

from Hangin' Tough   
20 pts


1
ctry
[MCA 53009]
written by Jim McBride greentick & Stewart Harris
  Louise Mandrell
16.
02/1987

Do I Have to Say Goodbye
Louise Mandrell

from Dreamin'   
3 pts


28
ctry
[RCA 5115]
written by Jim McBride greentick & Peter McCann
  John Conlee
17.
11/1987

Living Like There's No Tomorrow (Finally Got to Me Tonight)
John Conlee

from American Faces   
1 pts


55
ctry
[Columbia 07643]
written by Jim McBride greentick & Roger Murrah
  George Jones
I'm a Survivor
18.
03/1988

I'm a Survivor
George Jones

from Too Wild Too Long   
2 pts


52
ctry
[Epic 07748]
written by Jim McBride greentick & Keith Stegall
  Josh Logan
19.
09/1989

I Was Born with a Broken Heart
Josh Logan

from Somebody Paints the Wall   
1 pts


75
ctry
[Curb/MCA 10553]
written by Aaron Tippin & Jim McBride greentick
  Alan Jackson
Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
20.
10/1990

Chasin' That Neon Rainbow
Alan Jackson

from Here in the Real World   Here in the Real World
19 pts


2
ctry
[Arista 2095]
written by Alan Jackson & Jim McBride greentick
  Conway Twitty
21.
05/1991

One Bridge I Didn't Burn
Conway Twitty

from Crazy in Love   
1 pts


57
ctry
[MCA 54077]
written by Steve Dean & Jim McBride greentick
  Alan Jackson
Someday
22.
08/1991

#3  Someday
Alan Jackson

from Don't Rock the Jukebox   Don't Rock the Jukebox
23 pts


1
ctry
[Arista 2335]
written by Alan Jackson & Jim McBride greentick
  Aaron Tippin
23.
10/1992

I Was Born with a Broken Heart
Aaron Tippin

from Read Between the Lines   Read Between the Lines
2 pts


38
ctry
[RCA 62338]
written by Aaron Tippin & Jim McBride greentick
  Alan Jackson
Chattahoochee
24.
05/1993

#1  Chattahoochee
Alan Jackson

from A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love)   A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love)
43 pts
46
US
1
ctry
[Arista 2573]
written by Alan Jackson & Jim McBride greentick
25.
08/1993

Tropical Depression
Alan Jackson

from A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love)   A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love)
1 pts


75
ctry
[Arista]
written by Alan Jackson, Charlie Craig & Jim McBride greentick
  Diamond Rio
Sawmill Road
26.
11/1993

Sawmill Road
Diamond Rio

from Close to the Edge   Close to the Edge
6 pts


21
ctry
[Arista 12610]
written by Sam Hogin, Dan Truman & Jim McBride greentick
  Alan Jackson
(Who Says) You Can't Have It All
27.
01/1994

(Who Says) You Can't Have It All
Alan Jackson

from A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love)   A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love)
17 pts


4
ctry
[Arista 12649]
written by Alan Jackson & Jim McBride greentick
  Wade Hayes
What I Meant to Say
28.
10/1995

What I Meant to Say
Wade Hayes

from Old Enough to Know Better   Old Enough to Know Better
18 pts
116
US
5
ctry
[Columbia 78087]
written by Don Cook, Sam Hogin & Jim McBride greentick
  Alan Jackson
A House with No Curtains
29.
01/1998

A House with No Curtains
Alan Jackson

from Everything I Love   Everything I Love
6 pts


18
ctry
[Arista Nashville]
written by Alan Jackson & Jim McBride greentick
  Wade Hayes
30.
07/1998

How Do You Sleep at Night
Wade Hayes

from When the Wrong One Loves You Right   When the Wrong One Loves You Right
19 pts
67
US
13
ctry
[Columbia]
written by Jim McBride greentick & Jerry Salley
  Tammy Cochran
31.
03/2001

#5  Angels in Waiting
Tammy Cochran

from Tammy Cochran   Tammy Cochran
20 pts
73
US
9
ctry
[Epic]
written by Tammy Cochran, Stewart Harris & Jim McBride greentick
  Mark Chesnutt
32.
05/2005

A Hard Secret to Keep
Mark Chesnutt

from Savin' the Honky Tonk   Savin' the Honky Tonk
1 pts


59
ctry
[Vivaton!]
written by Jim McBride greentick & Jerry Salley

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