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Kostas Lazarides (Greek: Κώστας Λαζαρίδης; born April 14, 1949) is a Greek-born American country music songwriter, known professionally as Kostas. He has written for several country music artists, including Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless, George Strait, and Travis Tritt, and has won eleven awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI). In addition, he has recorded a self-titled album Kostas on First American Records (1980) and an album entitled X S in Moderation on Liberty Records (1994). He was inducted into the Nashville... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Kostas first charted in 1989 with Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long.The artist placed 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.On US Country the artist achieved 11 Top‑10s, 2 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Blame It on Your Heart - #2: Because You Love Me - #3: Ain't That Lonely Yet - #4: Timber, I'm Falling in Love - #5: I Can Love You Better
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  Patty Loveless
Timber, I'm Falling in Love
1.
05/1989

#4  Timber, I'm Falling in Love
Patty Loveless

from Honky Tonk Angel   Honky Tonk Angel
21 pts


1
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[MCA 53641]
written by Kostas greentick
2.
09/1989

The Lonely Side of Love
Patty Loveless

from Honky Tonk Angel   Honky Tonk Angel
12 pts


6
ctry


[MCA 53702]
written by Kostas greentick
  Marty Stuart
3.
11/1989

Don't Leave Her Lonely Too Long
Marty Stuart

from Hillbilly Rock   Hillbilly Rock
2 pts


42
ctry


[MCA 53751]
written by Kostas greentick & Marty Stuart
  Patty Loveless
4.
05/1990

On Down the Line
Patty Loveless

from On Down the Line   On Down the Line
14 pts


5
ctry


[MCA 53811]
written by Kostas greentick
  Dwight Yoakam
Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose
5.
10/1990

Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose
Dwight Yoakam

from If There Was a Way   If There Was a Way
8 pts


11
ctry


[Reprise 19543]
written by Kostas greentick & Wayland Patton
  Holly Dunn
6.
01/1991

Heart Full of Love
Holly Dunn

from Heart Full of Love   
6 pts


19
ctry


[Warner 19472]
written by Kostas greentick
  Kelly Willis
7.
04/1991

Baby Take a Piece of My Heart
Kelly Willis

from Bang Bang   Bang Bang
2 pts


51
ctry


[MCA 54050]
written by Kostas greentick & Kelly Willis
  Dwight Yoakam
8.
08/1991

Nothing's Changed Here
Dwight Yoakam

from If There Was a Way   If There Was a Way
7 pts


15
ctry


[Reprise 19256]
written by Dwight Yoakam & Kostas greentick
  Patty Loveless
Can't Stop Myself from Loving You
9.
04/1992

Can't Stop Myself from Loving You
Patty Loveless

from Up Against My Heart   Up Against My Heart
3 pts


30
ctry


[MCA 54371]
written by Kostas greentick & Dean Folkvord
  Terry McBride & The Ride
Going Out of My Mind
10.
07/1992

Going Out of My Mind
Terry McBride & The Ride

from Sacred Ground   Sacred Ground
15 pts


5
ctry


[MCA 54413]
written by Kostas greentick & Terry McBride
  Travis Tritt
11.
08/1992

Lord Have Mercy on the Working Man
Travis Tritt

from T-R-O-U-B-L-E   T-R-O-U-B-L-E
15 pts


5
ctry


[Warner 18779]
written by Kostas greentick
  Joy Lynn White
12.
01/1993

True Confessions
Joy Lynn White

from Between Midnight & Hindsight   Between Midnight & Hindsight
2 pts


45
ctry


as Joy White
[Columbia 74845]
written by Kostas greentick & Marty Stuart
  Dwight Yoakam
Ain't That Lonely Yet
13.
03/1993

#3  Ain't That Lonely Yet
Dwight Yoakam

from This Time   This Time
25 pts
101
US
2
ctry


[Reprise 18590]
written by Kostas greentick & James House
  Terry McBride & The Ride
Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run
14.
03/1993

Love on the Loose, Heart on the Run
Terry McBride & The Ride

from Hurry Sundown   
17 pts


3
ctry


[MCA 54601]
written by Kostas greentick & Anna Lisa Graham
  Patty Loveless
Blame It on Your Heart
15.
04/1993

#1  Blame It on Your Heart
Patty Loveless

from Only What I Feel   Only What I Feel
28 pts
112
US
1
ctry


[Epic 74906]
written by Harlan Howard & Kostas greentick
  The Mavericks
What a Crying Shame
16.
01/1994

What a Crying Shame
The Mavericks

from What a Crying Shame   What a Crying Shame
5 pts


25
ctry


[MCA 54748]
written by Kostas greentick & Raul Malo
  Martina McBride
17.
01/1994

Life #9
Martina McBride

from The Way That I Am   The Way That I Am
14 pts


6
ctry


[RCA 62697]
written by Kostas greentick & Tony Perez
  Evangeline
18.
01/1994

Let's Go Spend Your Money Honey
Evangeline

from French Quarter Moon   
1 pts


70
ctry


[MCA 54787]
written by Kostas greentick & Kelly Willis
  Dwight Yoakam
Try Not to Look So Pretty
19.
02/1994

Try Not to Look So Pretty
Dwight Yoakam

from This Time   This Time
8 pts


14
ctry


[Reprise 18239]
written by Dwight Yoakam & Kostas greentick
  The Mavericks
20.
10/1994

There Goes My Heart (The Mavericks song)
The Mavericks

from What a Crying Shame   What a Crying Shame
6 pts


20
ctry


[MCA 54909]
written by Kostas greentick & Raul Malo
Here Comes the Rain
21.
08/1995

Here Comes the Rain
The Mavericks

from Music for All Occasions   Music for All Occasions
9 pts


22
ctry
120
UK
[MCA 55080]
written by Kostas greentick & Raul Malo
  Sammy Kershaw
22.
08/1995

Your Tattoo
Sammy Kershaw

from The Hits, Chapter One   
2 pts


47
ctry


[Mercury 852208]
written by Kostas greentick & Jack Tempchin
  Dwight Yoakam
23.
10/1995

Nothing
Dwight Yoakam

from Gone   Gone
6 pts


20
ctry


[Reprise 17734]
written by Dwight Yoakam & Kostas greentick
  Mandy Barnett
24.
01/1996

Now That's All Right with Me
Mandy Barnett

from Mandy Barnett   Mandy Barnett
2 pts


43
ctry


[Asylum 64308]
written by Kostas greentick & Tony Perez
  Marty Stuart
25.
10/1996

You Can't Stop Love
Marty Stuart

from Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best   Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best
4 pts


26
ctry


[MCA 55270]
written by Marty Stuart & Kostas greentick
  Dixie Chicks
I Can Love You Better
26.
10/1997

#5  I Can Love You Better
Dixie Chicks

from Wide Open Spaces   Wide Open Spaces
20 pts
77
US
7
ctry


[Monument 78746]
written by Pamela Brown Hayes & Kostas greentick
  Patty Loveless
High on Love
27.
06/1998

High on Love
Patty Loveless

from Long Stretch of Lonesome   Long Stretch of Lonesome
6 pts


20
ctry


[Epic]
written by Kostas greentick & Jeff Hanna
  Shane Minor
Slave to the Habit
28.
03/1999

Slave to the Habit
Shane Minor

from Shane Minor   Shane Minor
14 pts
82
US
20
ctry


[Mercury 870818]
written by Chuck Cannon, Toby Keith & Kostas greentick
  George Strait
29.
03/1999

One of You
George Strait

from Always Never the Same   Always Never the Same
1 pts


73
ctry


[MCA Nashville]
written by Kostas greentick & Jim Lauderdale
  Jo Dee Messina
Because You Love Me
30.
10/1999

#2  Because You Love Me
Jo Dee Messina

from I'm Alright   I'm Alright
27 pts
53
US
8
ctry


[Curb]
written by Kostas greentick & John Scott Sherrill
  Brooks & Dunn
31.
12/2002

Hangin' 'Round the Mistletoe
Brooks & Dunn

from It Won't Be Christmas without You   It Won't Be Christmas without You
2 pts


47
ctry


Christmas
[Arista Nashville]
written by Kostas greentick
  Blake Shelton & Danielle Bradbery
Timber, I'm Falling in Love
32.
07/2013

Timber, I'm Falling in Love
Blake Shelton & Danielle Bradbery

from The Voice: The Complete Season 4 Collection (Danielle Bradbery)   
6 pts
101
US
30
ctry


[Republic]
written by Kostas greentick
  Emily Ann Roberts
Blame It On Your Heart
33.
12/2015

Blame It On Your Heart
Emily Ann Roberts

2 pts


43
ctry


from The Voice (US), season 9
[Republic]
written by Harlan Howard & Kostas greentick

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