American singer-songwriter Paul Overstreet has written a large number of songs for other artists. He had his first songwriting success in 1982 with "Same Ole Me" by George Jones featuring the Oak Ridge Boys. Other artists who have recorded his material include Randy Travis, Keith Whitley, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, and the Judds.
Songs Year Artist Album Song Co-written with US Country 1981 George Jones Still the Same Ole Me "Same Ole Me" (with The Oak Ridge Boys) 5 1984 Tammy Wynette "Lonely Heart" 401985 The Forester SistersThe Forester Sisters "I Fell in Love Again Last Night" Thom Schuyler1 "The Missing Part" Don Schlitz1986 Marie Osmond I Only Wanted You "You're Still New to Me" (with Paul Davis) Paul Davis1 Randy TravisStorms of Life "On the Other Hand" Don Schlitz1 "Diggin' Up Bones" Al Gore, Nat Stuckey1 "No Place Like Home" 2 S-K-OS-K-O "You Can't Stop Love" Thom Schuyler9 "Trains Make Me Lonesome" Thom Schuyler "Somebody's Doin' Me Right" Dan Tyler, J. Fred Knobloch "Love Is the Hero" J. Fred Knobloch, Thom Schuyler Tanya Tucker Girls Like Me "One Love at a Time" Paul Davis3 1987 The Forester Sisters You Again "You Again" Don Schlitz1 Kathy Mattea Untasted Honey "The Battle Hymn of Love" (with Tim O'Brien) Don Schlitz9 Michael Martin Murphey Americana "A Long Line of Love" Thom Schuyler1 Randy Travis Always & Forever "My House" Al Gore "Forever and Ever, Amen" Don Schlitz1 Tanya Tucker Love Me Like You Used To "I Won't Take Less Than Your Love" (with Paul Davis and Paul Overstreet) Don Schlitz1 "I'll Tennessee You in My Dreams" Don Schlitz1988 Keith Whitley Don't Close Your Eyes "When You Say Nothing at All" Don Schlitz1 Lee Greenwood This Is My Country "I'll Be Lovin' You" Don Schlitz16 Randy Travis Old 8×10 "Deeper Than the Holler" Don Schlitz1 1989 Lionel Cartwright Lionel Cartwright "Like Father Like Son" Don Schlitz14 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two "And So It Goes" (with John Denver) Don Schlitz14 Paul Overstreet Sowin' Love "Love Helps Those" 3 "All the Fun" Taylor Dunn5 "Call the Preacher" "Richest Man on Earth" Don Schlitz3 "Sowin' Love" Don Schlitz9 "Love Never Sleeps" "Dig Another Well" Don Schlitz "Seein' My Father in Me" Taylor Dunn2 "What God Has Joined Together" Paul Davis "Homemaker" Eugene D. Tyler "Neath the Light of Your Love" Don Schlitz Randy Travis An Old Time Christmas "How Do I Wrap My Heart Up for Christmas" Randy Travis Ronnie Milsap Stranger Things Have Happened "Houston Solution" Don Schlitz4 Tanya Tucker Greatest Hits "My Arms Stay Open All Night" Don Schlitz2 1990 The Judds Love Can Build a Bridge "Love Can Build a Bridge" John Barlow Jarvis, Naomi Judd5 1991 George Jones Friends in High Places "If I Could Bottle This Up" (with Shelby Lynne) Dean Dillon43 Keith Whitley Kentucky Bluebird "Somebody's Doin' Me Right" Dan Tyler, J. Fred Knobloch15 Pam Tillis Put Yourself in My Place "One of Those Things" Pam Tillis6 Paul Overstreet Heroes "Ball and Chain" Don Schlitz5 "If I Could Bottle This Up" Dean Dillon30 "Daddy's Come Around" Don Schlitz1 "Love Lives On" Taylor Dunn "Heroes" Claire Cloninger4 "I'm So Glad I was Dreaming" Don Schlitz "Straight and Narrow" Don Schlitz "Billy Can't Read" Jerry Michael57 "She Supports Her Man" "Til the Mountains Disappear" Don Schlitz "The Calm at the Center of My Storm" Don Schlitz 1992 Paul Overstreet Love Is Strong "Take Another Run" Don Schlitz60 "Still Out There Swinging" 57 "Me and My Baby" Paul Davis22 "There But for the Grace of God Go I" Taylor Dunn "Love Is Strong" Archie Jordan "Head Over Heels" Paul Davis "What's Going Without Saying" Jeff Borders "Take Some Action" Tom Campbell "Lord She Sure Is Good at Loving Me" Randy Travis "Till the Answer Comes (Gotta Keep Praying)" Fred Carpenter, Billy Prince 1994 Alison Krauss & Union Station Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album "When You Say Nothing at All" Don Schlitz3 1999 Kenny Chesney Everywhere We Go "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" Jim Collins11 2003 Tracy Byrd The Truth About Men "The Truth About Men" Rory Feek, Tim Johnson13 2004 Blake Shelton Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill "Some Beach" Rory Feek1 2012 Kristen Kelly Kristen Kelly "Ex-Old Man" Kristen Kelly30
References Paul Overstreet biography at AllMusic