Songs Performed or Written by Sanger D. ShaferTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Sanger D. Shafer (October 24, 1934 – January 12, 2019), better known as Whitey Shafer, was an American country songwriter and musician. He wrote numerous hits for stars such as George Jones, Lefty Frizzell, and George Strait. He was also a recording artist. His highest single "You Are a Liar", under the name Whitey Shafer, reached No. 48 on the Billboard country chart, in 1981. == Life == Born and raised in Whitney, Texas, Shafer's musical career began in his... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: That's the Way Love Goes - #2: I Wonder Do You Think of Me - #3: That's the Way Love Goes - #4: Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind - #5: All My Ex's Live in Texas
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  Dodie Stevens
1.
06/1959

Yes-Sir-Ee
Dodie Stevens

9 pts
79
US


[Crystalette 728]
written by Albert S. Stella, Dorothy Brandes & Whitey Shafer greentick
  Jack Greene
2.
03/1970

Lord Is That Me
Jack Greene

from Lord Is That Me   
7 pts


16
ctry
[Decca 32631]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Billy Walker
3.
03/1970

Darling Days
Billy Walker

from Darling Days   
5 pts


23
ctry
[Monument 1189]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Henson Cargill
4.
05/1970

The Most Uncomplicated Goodbye I've Ever Heard
Henson Cargill

from Uncomplicated   
6 pts


18
ctry
[Monument 1198]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  George Jones
5.
07/1970

Tell Me My Lying Eyes Are Wrong
George Jones

from The Best   
8 pts


13
ctry
as George Jones & The Jones Boys
[Musicor 1408]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Connie Smith
6.
10/1971

I'm Sorry If My Love Got in Your Way
Connie Smith

8 pts


14
ctry
[RCA Victor 74-0535]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Bobby Wright
7.
08/1972

Just Because I'm Still in Love with You
Bobby Wright

2 pts


60
ctry
[Decca 32985]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Lefty Frizzell
8.
08/1972

You, Babe
Lefty Frizzell

2 pts


59
ctry
[Columbia 4-45652]
written by Sanger Shafer greentick
  Kenny Seratt
9.
05/1973

This Just Ain't No Good Day for Leavin'
Kenny Seratt

1 pts


68
ctry
as Kenny Serratt & The Messengers
[MGM 14517]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Connie Smith
10.
06/1973

Dream Painter
Connie Smith

from Dream Painter   
5 pts


23
ctry
[RCA Victor 74-0971]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Arlene Harden
11.
06/1973

Would You Walk with Me Jimmy
Arlene Harden

6 pts


21
ctry
[Columbia 4-45845]
written by Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer greentick & A.L. "Doodle" Owens
  Penny DeHaven
12.
07/1973

The Lovin' of Your Life
Penny DeHaven

1 pts


96
ctry
[Mercury 73384]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Bill Phillips
13.
08/1973

It's Only Over Now and Then
Bill Phillips

1 pts


91
ctry
[United Artists 266]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Lefty Frizzell
14.
09/1973

I Can't Get Over You to Save My Life
Lefty Frizzell

from The Legendary Lefty Frizzell   
2 pts


43
ctry
[ABC 11387]
written by Lefty Frizzell & Sanger Shafer greentick
  Johnny Russell
15.
11/1973

The Baptism of Jesse Taylor
Johnny Russell

from Rednecks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer   
8 pts


14
ctry
[RCA Victor APB0-0165]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Johnny Rodriguez
16.
12/1973

#1  That's the Way Love Goes
Johnny Rodriguez

from All I Ever Meant to Do Was Sing   
25 pts


1
ctry
[Mercury 73446]
written by Lefty Frizzell & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Sammi Smith
17.
01/1974

The Rainbow in Daddy's Eyes
Sammi Smith

from The Rainbow in Daddy's Eyes   
6 pts


16
ctry
[Mega 1204]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Moe Bandy
18.
03/1974

I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs Today
Moe Bandy

from I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs   
6 pts


17
ctry
[GRC 2006]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick & A.L. "Doodle" Owens
  Connie Smith
19.
06/1974

I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before)
Connie Smith

from I Never Knew (What That Song Meant Before)   
7 pts


13
ctry
[Columbia 4-46058]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Moe Bandy
20.
08/1974

Honky Tonk Amnesia
Moe Bandy

from I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs   
4 pts


24
ctry
[GRC 2024]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick & AL "Doodle" Owen
  Lefty Frizzell
21.
09/1974

Lucky Arms
Lefty Frizzell

from The Legendary Lefty Frizzell   
5 pts


21
ctry
[ABC 12023]
written by Lefty Frizzell & Sanger Shafer greentick
  Connie Smith
22.
11/1974

I've Got My Baby Off My Mind
Connie Smith

from I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today/I've Got My Baby On My Mind   
7 pts


13
ctry
[Columbia 10051]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Moe Bandy
23.
11/1974

It Was Always So Easy (To Find an Unhappy Woman)
Moe Bandy

from It Was Always So Easy   
11 pts


7
ctry
[GRC 2036]
written by Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer greentick & A. L. "Doodle" Owens
  Carl Smith
24.
01/1975

The Way I Lose My Mind
Carl Smith

from The Way I Lose My Mind   
1 pts


67
ctry
[Hickory/MGM 337]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Connie Smith
25.
02/1975

I've Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today
Connie Smith

from I Got a Lot of Hurtin' Done Today/I've Got My Baby On My Mind   
4 pts


30
ctry
[Columbia 10086]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Moe Bandy
26.
06/1975

Bandy the Rodeo Clown
Moe Bandy

from Bandy the Rodeo Clown   
12 pts


7
ctry
[GRC 2070]
written by Lefty Frizzell & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Tennessee Ernie Ford
27.
11/1975

The Devil Ain't a Lonely Woman's Friend
Tennessee Ernie Ford

1 pts


96
ctry
[Capitol 4160]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Don Everly
28.
04/1976

Yesterday Just Passed My Way Again
Don Everly

from Brother Juke-Box   
2 pts


50
ctry
[Hickory/MGM 368]
written by Darlene Shafer & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Moe Bandy
29.
04/1976

The Biggest Airport in the World
Moe Bandy

from Hank Williams You Wrote My Life   
4 pts


27
ctry
[Columbia 10313]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Leon Rausch
30.
08/1976

She's the Trip That I've Been On
Leon Rausch

1 pts


91
ctry
[Derrick 107]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Moe Bandy
31.
10/1976

She Took More Than Her Share
Moe Bandy

from Here I Am Drunk Again   
8 pts


11
ctry
[Columbia 10428]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
32.
10/1977

She Just Loved the Cheatin' Out of Me
Moe Bandy

from Cowboys Ain't Supposed to Cry   
9 pts


11
ctry
[Columbia 10619]
written by A.L. "Doodle" Owens & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Red Steagall
33.
11/1977

The Devil Ain't a Lonely Woman's Friend
Red Steagall

from Hang On Feelin'   
1 pts


72
ctry
[ABC/Dot 17726]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Jim Chesnut
34.
12/1977

The Wrong Side of the Rainbow
Jim Chesnut

from Show Me a Sign   
1 pts


76
ctry
[ABC/Hickory 54021]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Moe Bandy
35.
01/1978

Soft Lights and Hard Country Music
Moe Bandy

from Soft Lights and Hard Country Music   
7 pts


13
ctry
[Columbia 10671]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Ronnie Sessions
36.
07/1978

I Never Go Around Mirrors
Ronnie Sessions

1 pts


96
ctry
[MCA 40917]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick & Lefty Frizzell
  Merle Haggard
37.
1979

Heaven Was a Drink of Wine
Merle Haggard

from Serving 190 Proof   Serving 190 Proof
15 pts


4
ctry
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Eddy Raven
38.
12/1979

Sweet Mother Texas
Eddy Raven

2 pts


44
ctry
[Dimension 003]
written by Eddy Raven & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
39.
03/1980

Dealin' with the Devil
Eddy Raven

from Eyes   Eyes
4 pts


25
ctry
[Dimension 1005]
written by Eddy Raven & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Sanger D. Shafer
40.
12/1980

You Are a Liar
Sanger D. Shafer greentick

2 pts


48
ctry
as Whitey Shafer
[Elektra 47063]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Donna Fargo
41.
03/1981

The Baptism of Jesse Taylor
Donna Fargo

from Brotherly Love   
1 pts


105
ctry
[MCA/Songbird 51066]
written by Dallas Frazier & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Sanger D. Shafer
42.
04/1981

If I Say I Love You (Consider Me Drunk)
Sanger D. Shafer greentick

1 pts


67
ctry
as Whitey Shafer
[Elektra 47117]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Allen Frizzell
43.
05/1981

Beer Joint Fever
Allen Frizzell

1 pts


86
ctry
[Sound Factory 429]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Merle Haggard
44.
04/1982

Dealing with the Devil
Merle Haggard

from Rainbow Stew Live at Anaheim Stadium   
2 pts


49
ctry
[MCA 52020]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick & Eddy Raven
45.
11/1983

#3  That's the Way Love Goes
Merle Haggard

from That's the Way Love Goes   
21 pts


1
ctry
[Epic 04226]
written by Lefty Frizzell & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  George Strait
46.
09/1984

#4  Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
George Strait

from Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind   Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
20 pts


1
ctry
[MCA 52458]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick & Darlene Shafer
  Larry Boone
47.
10/1986

She's the Trip That I've Been On
Larry Boone

from Larry Boone   
2 pts


52
ctry
[Mercury 888044]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick & Dallas Frazier
  Bobby Borchers
48.
02/1987

It Was Love What It Was
Bobby Borchers

1 pts


80
ctry
[Longhorn 3002]
written by Sonny Throckmorton & Whitey Shafer greentick
  George Strait
All My Ex's Live in Texas
49.
05/1987

#5  All My Ex's Live in Texas
George Strait

from Ocean Front Property   Ocean Front Property
20 pts


1
ctry
[MCA 53087]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick & Lyndia J. Shafer
  Merle Haggard
50.
11/1988

You Babe
Merle Haggard

from Chill Factor   Chill Factor
5 pts


23
ctry
[Epic 08111]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Justin Wright
51.
02/1989

Settin' at the Kitchen Table
Justin Wright

1 pts


91
ctry
[Bear 195]
written by Lynda Shafer & Whitey Shafer greentick
  Keith Whitley
52.
06/1989

#2  I Wonder Do You Think of Me
Keith Whitley

from I Wonder Do You Think of Me   I Wonder Do You Think of Me
21 pts


1
ctry
[RCA 8940]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Scott McQuaig
53.
08/1989

Honky Tonk Amnesia
Scott McQuaig

from Scott McQuaig   
1 pts


56
ctry
[Universal 66001]
written by A.L. Owens & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  George Strait
54.
12/1989

Overnight Success
George Strait

from Beyond the Blue Neon   Beyond the Blue Neon
10 pts


8
ctry
[MCA 53755]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  Joe Diffie
55.
12/1992

Startin' Over Blues
Joe Diffie

from Regular Joe   Regular Joe
2 pts


41
ctry
[Epic 74796]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick & Lonnie Wilson
  John Michael Montgomery
56.
07/1993

Beer and Bones
John Michael Montgomery

from Life's a Dance   Life's a Dance
9 pts
123
US
21
ctry
[Atlantic 87326]
written by Sanger D. Shafer greentick & Lonnie Williams
  Merle Haggard & Jewel
57.
09/1999

That's the Way Love Goes
Merle Haggard & Jewel

from For the Record, 43 Legendary Hits   
2 pts


56
ctry
[BNA 65895]
written by Lefty Frizzell & Sanger D. Shafer greentick
  George Strait
58.
10/2000

Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You
George Strait

from George Strait   George Strait
10 pts
102
US
17
ctry
[MCA Nashville 72194]
written by Darlene Shafer & Sanger D. Shafer greentick

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