Songs Written by Johnny MacRaeTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Johnny MacRae (February 15, 1929—July 3, 2013), born Fred A. MacRae, nicknamed "Dog" was an American country music composer credited with 235 songs released by recording artists including Ray Charles, George Jones, and Reba McEntire. His best known songs include "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" (George Strait), "Tonight the Heartache's on Me" (Dixie Chicks), "I'd Love to Lay You Down" (Conway Twitty), "I Still Believe in Waltzes" (Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty), "When You Leave That Way You... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Johnny MacRae first charted in 1963 with Little Eeefin Annie.The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.On US Country the artist achieved 12 Top‑10s, 4 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Tonight the Heartache's on Me - #2: You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody - #3: I'd Just Love to Lay You Down - #4: Don't Call Him a Cowboy - #5: Living Proof
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  Joe Perkins
1.
09/1963

Little Eeefin Annie
Joe Perkins

11 pts
76
US




[Sound Stage 7 45-2511]
written by Bob Moore & Johnny MacRae greentick
  Jean Shepard
Many Happy Hangovers to You
2.
03/1966

Many Happy Hangovers to You
Jean Shepard

from Many Happy Hangovers   
8 pts




13
ctry
[Capitol 5585]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick
  Ray Charles
3.
03/1966

You're Just About to Lose Your Clown
Ray Charles

from Crying Time   
6 pts
91
US




US B side to Together Again
[ABC-Paramount 10785]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick
  The Homesteaders
4.
10/1966

Show Me the Way to the Circus
The Homesteaders

from A New Frontier   
2 pts




44
ctry
[Little Darlin' 0010]
written by Fred MacRae greentick
  Jean Shepard & Ray Pillow
5.
11/1966

Mr. Do-It-Yourself
Jean Shepard & Ray Pillow

4 pts




25
ctry
[Capitol 5769]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick
  Bobby Lewis [country singer]
6.
10/1967

I Doubt It
Bobby Lewis [country singer]

from An Ordinary Miracle   
5 pts




26
ctry
[United Artists 50208]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick
  Mel McDaniel
7.
09/1976

I Thank God She Isn't Mine
Mel McDaniel

1 pts




70
ctry
as Mel McDaniels
[Capitol 4324]
written by Bob Morrison & Johnny MacRae greentick
8.
12/1977

God Made Love
Mel McDaniel

from Gentle to Your Senses   
9 pts




11
ctry
[Capitol 4520]
written by Dennis Linde, Mel McDaniel, Johnny MacRae greentick & Len Pollard
  Charly McClain
9.
04/1978

Let Me Be Your Baby
Charly McClain

from Let Me Be Your Baby   
7 pts




13
ctry
[Epic 50525]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick & Bob Morrison
10.
09/1978

That's What You Do to Me
Charly McClain

from Let Me Be Your Baby   
10 pts




8
ctry
[Epic 50598]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick & Bob Morrison
  Janie Fricke
11.
03/1979

I'll Love Away All Your Troubles for Awhile
Janie Fricke

from Love Notes   
7 pts




14
ctry
[Columbia 10910]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick & Bob Morrison
  Conway Twitty
12.
02/1980

#3  I'd Just Love to Lay You Down
Conway Twitty

from Heart and Soul   Heart and Soul
22 pts




1
ctry
[MCA 41174]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick
  Charly McClain
13.
05/1980

Let's Put Our Love in Motion
Charly McClain

from Women Get Lonely   
5 pts




23
ctry
[Epic 50873]
written by Bob Morrison, Johnny MacRae greentick & Larry Rogers
  Reba McEntire
(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven
14.
06/1980

(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven
Reba McEntire

from Feel the Fire   Feel the Fire
10 pts




8
ctry
[Mercury 57025]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick, Bob Morrison, Bill Zerface & Jim Zerface
  Bobby Hood
15.
11/1980

Pick Up the Pieces Joanne
Bobby Hood

1 pts




89
ctry
[Chute 016]
written by Fred MacRae greentick & Bob Morrison
  Nancy Ruud
16.
04/1981

I'm Gonna Hang Up This Heartache
Nancy Ruud

1 pts




87
ctry
[C&R 101]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick & Bob Morrison
  B.J. Thomas
17.
04/1981

Some Love Songs Never Die
B.J. Thomas

from Some Love Songs Never Die   
8 pts


34
AC
27
ctry
[MCA 51087]
written by Alice Keister, Bob Morrison & Johnny MacRae greentick
  Kin Vassy
18.
05/1981

Likin' Him and Lovin' You
Kin Vassy

2 pts




39
ctry
[Liberty 1407]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick & Bob Morrison
  Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty
I Still Believe in Waltzes
19.
05/1981

I Still Believe in Waltzes
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty

from Two's a Party   
21 pts




2
ctry
[MCA 51114]
written by Michael Dennis Hughes, Johnny MacRae greentick & Bob Morrison
  Mel Tillis
20.
09/1981

One-Night Fever
Mel Tillis

from Southern Rains   
9 pts




10
ctry
[Elektra 47178]
written by Bob Morrison & Johnny MacRae greentick
  Freddie Hart
21.
09/1981

You Were There
Freddie Hart

2 pts




38
ctry
[Sunbird 7565]
written by Bob Morrison & Johnny MacRae greentick
  Billy Swan
22.
11/1981

Stuck Right in the Middle of Your Love
Billy Swan

6 pts




19
ctry
[Epic 02601]
written by Bob Morrison & Johnny MacRae greentick
  Helen Cornelius
23.
12/1981

Love Never Comes Easy
Helen Cornelius

2 pts




42
ctry
[Elektra 47237]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick & Bob Morrison
  Terry Dale
24.
03/1982

Loving You Is Always on My Mind
Terry Dale

1 pts




73
ctry
[Lanedale 711]
written by Fred MacRae greentick & Bob Morrison
  Jan Gray
25.
08/1982

There I Go Dreamin' Again
Jan Gray

1 pts




85
ctry
[Jamex 006]
written by Johnny Wilson, Johnny MacRae greentick & Bob Morrison
  George Jones
26.
01/1983

Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love on Me)
George Jones

from Shine On   
15 pts




3
ctry
[Epic 03489]
written by Bob Morrison & Johnny MacRae greentick
  Sam Neely
27.
06/1983

When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back
Sam Neely

1 pts




77
ctry
[MCA 52226]
written by Steve Clark & Johnny MacRae greentick
  Steve Clark
28.
03/1984

That It's All Over Feeling (All Over Again)
Steve Clark

1 pts




68
ctry
[Mercury 818058]
written by Steve Clark & Johnny MacRae greentick
  Conway Twitty
Don't Call Him a Cowboy
29.
03/1985

#4  Don't Call Him a Cowboy
Conway Twitty

from Don't Call Him a Cowboy   Don't Call Him a Cowboy
21 pts




1
ctry
[Warner 29057]
written by Debbie Hupp, Johnny MacRae greentick & Bob Morrison
  Bill Anderson
30.
08/1985

When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back
Bill Anderson

from Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow   Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
1 pts




75
ctry
[Swanee 5018]
written by Steve Clark & Johnny MacRae greentick
  Terri Gibbs
31.
11/1985

Someone Must Be Missing You Tonight
Terri Gibbs

from Old Friends   
1 pts




70
ctry
[Warner 28895]
written by Paula Breedlove, Johnny MacRae greentick & Bob Morrison
  Bill Anderson
32.
05/1987

No Ordinary Memory
Bill Anderson

1 pts




78
ctry
[Southern Tracks 1077]
written by Steve Clark, Mickey Clark & Johnny MacRae greentick
  Highway 101
33.
05/1987

Whiskey, If You Were a Woman
Highway 101

from Highway 101   Highway 101
18 pts




2
ctry
[Warner 28372]
written by Mary W. Francis, Johnny MacRae greentick & Bob Morrison
  John Conlee
34.
07/1987

Mama's Rockin' Chair
John Conlee

from American Faces   
8 pts




11
ctry
[Columbia 07203]
written by Timothy Menzies & Johnny MacRae greentick
  Waylon Jennings
35.
01/1989

Which Way Do I Go (Now That I'm Gone)
Waylon Jennings

from Full Circle   
4 pts




28
ctry
[MCA 53476]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick & Steve Clark
  Ricky Van Shelton
36.
07/1989

#5  Living Proof
Ricky Van Shelton

from Loving Proof   Loving Proof
21 pts




1
ctry
[Columbia 68994]
written by Steve Clark & Johnny MacRae greentick
  Doug Stone
I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)
37.
03/1990

I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)
Doug Stone

from Doug Stone   
15 pts




4
ctry
[Epic 73246]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick & Steve Clark
  Keith Palmer
38.
01/1992

Forgotten but Not Gone
Keith Palmer

from Keith Palmer   
1 pts




60
ctry
[Epic 74174]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick & Buzz Cason
  Confederate Railroad
39.
04/1993

When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back
Confederate Railroad

from Confederate Railroad   Confederate Railroad
8 pts




14
ctry
[Atlantic 87357]
written by Steve Clark & Johnny MacRae greentick
  Blackhawk
Goodbye Says It All
40.
11/1993

Goodbye Says It All
Blackhawk

from BlackHawk   BlackHawk
13 pts
111
US


11
ctry
[Arista 12568]
written by Charlie Black, Bobby Fischer & Johnny MacRae greentick
  George Strait
41.
12/1994

#2  You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody
George Strait

from Lead On   Lead On
28 pts
111
US


1
ctry
[MCA 54964]
written by Steve Clark & Johnny MacRae greentick
  Dixie Chicks
Tonight the Heartache's on Me
42.
04/1999

#1  Tonight the Heartache's on Me
Dixie Chicks

from Wide Open Spaces   Wide Open Spaces
32 pts
46
US


6
ctry
[Monument 79204]
written by Mary Francis, Johnny MacRae greentick & Bob Morrison
  Daryle Singletary
43.
09/2002

I'd Love to Lay You Down
Daryle Singletary

from That's Why I Sing This Way   That's Why I Sing This Way
2 pts




43
ctry
[Audium]
written by Fred Aylor MacRae greentick
  Barrett Baber
44.
12/2015

I'd Just Love to Lay You Down
Barrett Baber

12 pts
92
US


16
ctry
from The Voice (US), season 9
[Republic]
written by Johnny MacRae greentick

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