Michael P. Heeney

American country music songwriter (born 1955)

Michael P. Heeney

Birth name| Michael Patrick Heeney
Born| 1955[1]
Origin| Chicago, Illinois[1]
Genres| Country
Occupation| Songwriter
Years active| 1981–present[1]

Musical artist

Michael Patrick Heeney is an American country music songwriter. He has co-written singles for several country music recording artists, including hit singles for Brooks & Dunn ("God Must Be Busy"),[2] Eric Church ("Love Your Love the Most" and "Drink in My Hand"),[3] George Jones[1] ("Still Doin' Time"), Tracy Byrd ("Ten Rounds with José Cuervo"),[4] and Reba McEntire ("Have I Got a Deal for You")[5]

## Biography

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Heeney grew up in an Irish neighborhood in Chicago, IL and moved to Nashville in 1974 to pursue a degree in Recording Industry Management at Middle Tennessee State University.[1] Heeney has been a writer at Sony-ATV-Tree since 1995 [1]

## Singles

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Song Title | Artist | Co-writers | Peak

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"Drink in My Hand" | Eric Church | Eric Church, Luke Laird | 1
"Love Your Love the Most" | Eric Church | Eric Church | 10
"73 (Everything Changes)" | Jennifer Hanson | Jennifer Hanson, A. Masters | \-
"That's the Kind of Love I'm In" | Jace Everett | Casey Beathard | 52
"God Must Be Busy" | Brooks & Dunn | Clint Daniels | 11
"Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo" | Tracy Byrd | Casey Beathard, Marla Cannon-Goodman | 1
"Take Me with You When You Go" | Tracy Byrd | Casey Beathard, Marla Cannon-Goodman | 43
"Dixie Rose Deluxe" | Trent Willmon | Trent Willmon | 36
"The Call Of The Wild" | Aaron Tippin | Aaron Tippin, Buddy Brock | 17
"Have I Got A Deal For You" | Reba McEntire | Jackson Leap | 6
"Still Doin' Time" | George Jones | John E. Moffat | 1

## Album Cuts

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Artist | Song | Album

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Alan Jackson | "Gone Before You Met Me" | Angels and Alcohol
Joe Nichols | "Hee Haw" | Crickets
Lee Brice | "Life Off My Years" | Hard 2 Love
Eric Church | "These Boots" | Sinners Like Me
Eric Church | "What I Almost Was" | Sinners Like Me
Eric Church | "The Hard Way" | Sinners Like Me
Kevin Fowler | "Long Neckin' (Makes for Short Memories" | Loose, Loud & Crazy
Tracy Byrd | "How'd I Wind Up in Jamaica" | The Truth About Men
Dusty Drake | "Going on Eighteen" | Dusty Drake
Reba McEntire | "The Great Divide" | Have I Got a Deal for You
Reba McEntire | "I Don't Need Nothin' You Ain't Got" | Have I Got a Deal for You
Reba McEntire | "What You Gonna Do About Me" | The Last One to Know
Aaron Tippin | "I Didn't Come This Far (Just to Walk Away)" | What This Country Needs
Aaron Tippin | "You're the Only Reason for Me" | What This Country Needs
Aaron Tippin | "At the End of the Day" | Stars & Stripes
Aaron Tippin | "She Feels Like a Brand New Man Tonight" | Lookin' Back at Myself
Aaron Tippin | "Every Now and Then (I Wish Then Was Now)" | People Like Us
Aaron Tippin | "How's the Radio Know" | Tool Box

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "Nashville.com Featured Songwriter: Michael P. Heeney". Archived from the original on 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
2. ^ "Billboard.com - God Must be Busy".
3. ^ "Billboard.com - 'Love Your Love the Most - Eric Church'". Retrieved 2011-01-27.
4. ^ "Billboard.com 'Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo'".
5. ^ "Billboard.com - 'Have I Got a Deal For You - Reba McEntire'". Retrieved 2011-01-27.

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