"Dream Walkin'" is a song co-written and performed by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in January 1998 as the third single from his album of the same name. It peaked at .. Read more

"Paper Doll" was a hit song for The Mills Brothers. In the United States it held the number-one position on the Billboard singles chart for twelve weeks, from November 6, 1943, to January 22, 1944.. Read more

Elvira is a girl's name, but the song is not about a person. Ray Baker, who worked on this track, told the story in a Songfacts interview: "My background in the music business before I retired in the .. Read more

"If I Can Dream" is a song made famous by Elvis Presley, written by Walter Earl Brown for the singer and notable for its similarities with Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech. T.. Read more

"It's Just a Matter of Time" is a popular song written by Brook Benton, Clyde Otis, and Belford Hendricks. The original recording by Benton topped the Billboard Hot R&B Sides chart in 1959 and pea.. Read more

This song was released as a single by the Welsh singer Tom Jones in 1967. The song was written by Lonnie Donegan and Jimmy Currie and peaked at #2 in the UK charts. In the USA it was originally le.. Read more

"I Made It Through the Rain" is a song that became a hit after it was recorded by American singer Barry Manilow, also included on his 1980 album, Barry. The song was originally recorded in 1979 by.. Read more

Barry Manilow composed the music to this heartfelt tune, with lyrics by Marty Panzer - his co-writer on tracks like "This One's For You" and "It's A Miracle." Panzer noticed a trend in lonely heart ba.. Read more

Greeting cards are a great way to find titles for love songs. That's how the British singer-songwriter David Martin discovered this one. His wife, who worked at a card store, showed him one with a .. Read more

"Cold as Ice" is a 1977 song written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones that was first released by British-American rock band Foreigner from their eponymous debut album. It became one of the best-known s.. Read more

This was written by Paul Pena, a blind folk singer from Cape Cod. Pena played the Newport Folk Festival in 1969, but was unable to launch a successful career. For much of his life, Pena's royalties.. Read more

In this song, Springsteen sings about a chance encounter with an old friend who was a star baseball player in high school. This fellow is Joe DePugh, and the encounter really did happen. Springstee.. Read more

"My Life" is a song by Billy Joel that first appeared on his 1978 album 52nd Street. A single version was released in the fall of 1978 and reached No. 2 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart. E.. Read more

This is a cover of a Bob Dylan song from his 1997 album Time Out Of Mind. Adele explained to the Manchester Evening News January 22, 2008 why she decided to record this: "I wrote 9 songs in a shor.. Read more

in 1977, B.J. Thomas released his cover of the Beach Boys hit, "Don't Worry Baby", written by Brian Wilson. To date, it is the most successful cover selling over 800,000 copies. This particular .. Read more

The 1970's were the peak time for this duo, and this was their biggest hit. England Dan is Dan Seals, who had a series of country hits after he stopped performing with Coley in 1980. His older.. Read more

This was written by Graham Gouldman, who later formed the band 10cc. Gouldman was a prolific songwriter who also came up with songs for The Hollies, Cher, The Shadows, and Herman's Hermits. Fo.. Read more

"We Believe in Happy Endings" is a song written by Bob McDill and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Rodriguez. It was released in September 1978 as the second single from the album .. Read more

A #1 Adult Contemporary hit for 5 weeks, Souther told us that Roy Orbison, who had a hit with "Only The Lonely," was a big influence on this song. Said Souther: "I was a little kid when I first heard .. Read more

This love song about a budding romance is the first single from Blake Shelton's sixth studio album. The American country singer took a break from his co-hosting duties at the ACM Awards held on April .. Read more

One of Lightfoot's most personal songs, "If You Could Read My Mind" is about the breakup of his first marriage - a common theme in many of his songs. In the liner notes of his boxed set Songbook, he d.. Read more

Over forty years ago, Conway Twitty earned his most controversial No. 1 country hit ever. If you ever want to look for some of country music's most eyebrow-raising tunes, this one usually lands near t.. Read more

In February of 1975, Michael Martin Murphey released "Wildfire" as a single. Written by Murphey and Larry Cansler, the song came to Murphey in a dream and was, after a bit of back and forth, included .. Read more

Before he teamed up with Kix Brooks to form Brooks & Dunn, Ronnie Dunn wrote this for the country music group Asleep At The Wheel, who released it on their 1990 album Keepin' Me Up Nights. Brooks &.. Read more

Co-written by Aaron Tippin with his wife Thea and Philip Douglas, this song finds him singing about a woman getting revenge on her cheating lover. It was the singer's third and final #1 on the Country.. Read more