Written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, and it was released in March 1987 by Randy Travis as his first single from the album Always & Forever and became his third No. 1 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. It won a Grammy for Best Country & Western Song at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards in 1988. It also claimed Song of the Year honors from the Academy of Country Music[2] and the Country Music Association.
Rendition mentioned that his George Jones “He Stopped Lovin Her Today” was the #1 country love song of all time. Wide Open Country listed it as #2 and this Randy Travis song comes in at #6 in that category. There are a lot of lists out there so regardless of the countdown #, hope you enjoy my version today….