Songwriter (Bill Anderson album)

2010 studio album by Bill Anderson

Songwriter

Studio album by

Bill Anderson

Released| May 2010 (2010-05)
Genre| Country[1]
Length| 42:37
Label| TWI
Producer|

* Bill Anderson
* Rex Schnelle

Bill Anderson chronology
| Whisperin' Bluegrass
(2007)  | Songwriter
(2010)  | Life!
(2014)

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Singles from  Songwriter

1. "Thanks to You"
Released: 2010

Songwriter is a studio album by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released via TWI Records in May 2010. The project was co-produced by Bill Anderson and Rex Schnelle. It was Anderson's 42nd studio album in his recording career and contained a total of 12 tracks.

## Background and content

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Songwriter was originally going to be titled Good Time Gettin' Here, but Anderson changed the name for one reason. "So then I began to think of some songs that I've had that had not been recorded that I was proud of, and the whole thing just evolved. One day I said, 'Why don't we just call it 'Songwriter?' Basically if I'm anything, I guess that's what I am," he recalled in 2010.[2] Anderson co-produced the project with Rex Schnelle. The pair has recorded several studio albums in the past.[3]

The album was a collection of 12 tracks, all of which were written by Anderson.[1] Many of the album's tracks contained collaborations with other artists. The fourth track, "If You Can't Make Money", includes a guitar solo from Brad Paisley. Other collaborations on the project include Jon Randall and Billy Montana.[2]

## Release

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Songwriter was released in May 2010 on Anderson's label called TWI Records. It was offered as a compact disc and a music download.[3][4] The album did not chart on any publication at the time of its release, including Billboard.[5] The final album track, "Thanks to You", was released as a single in 2010 but did not reach any charting positions.[6]

## Track listing

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All tracks written by Bill Anderson, with additional writers noted.

Songwriter (2010)[4][3]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "It Ain't My Job to Tote Your Monkey"|

* Rivers Rutherford
* Rex Schnelle

| 3:00
2.| "Good Time Gettin' Here"|

* Buddy Cannon
* Jamey Johnson

| 3:38
3.| "If Anything Ever Happened to You"| Jon Randall| 4:34
4.| "If You Can't Make Money" (featuring Brad Paisley)|

* Brad Paisley
* Randall

| 2:48
5.| "One Bad Memory"|

* Barry Dean
* Tim Nichols

| 3:30
6.| "Papaw's Sunday Boots"| Josh Ragsdale| 4:09
7.| "Wherever She Is"|

* Jim Martin
* Bobby Tomberlin

| 3:44
8.| "The Songwriters"|

* Gordie Sampson

| 3:49
9.| "That's When the Fight Broke Out"| Schnelle| 3:36
10.| "Some Kind of War"|

* Coley McCabe
* John Wiggins

| 3:11
11.| "While Talking to Myself"| Billy Montana| 3:14
12.| "Thanks to You"| Brad Crisler| 3:24
Total length:| 42:37

## Personnel

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All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Songwriter.[3]

* Bill Anderson – producer, lead vocals
* Brad Paisley – guitar
* Rex Schnelle – producer

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Ref.

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United States  | May 2010  |

* Compact disc
* music download

| TWI Records  | [3][4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Songwriter: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
2. ^ a b Evans Price, Deborah. "Bill Anderson Is Always a Songwriter At-Heart". The Boot. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
3. ^ a b c d e Anderson, Bill (May 2010). "Songwriter (Liner Notes/Album Info)". TWI Records.
4. ^ a b c "Songwriter by Bill Anderson on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
5. ^ "Bill Anderson chart history: Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
6. ^ ""Thanks to You" – Single by Bill Anderson". Apple Music. Retrieved April 9, 2020.

* v
* t
* e

Bill Anderson

* Albums
* Singles

Studio albums|

* Still (1963)
* Bill Anderson Sings (1964)
* Showcase (1964)
* Bright Lights and Country Music (1965)
* I Love You Drops (1966)
* Get While the Gettin's Good (1967)
* I Can Do Nothing Alone (1967)
* For Loving You (with Jan Howard) (1968)
* Wild Weekend (1968)
* Happy State of Mind (1968)
* My Life/But You Know I Love You (1969)
* Christmas (1969)
* If It's All the Same to You (with Jan Howard) (1970)
* Love Is a Sometimes Thing (1970)
* Where Have All Our Heroes Gone (1970)
* Always Remember (1971)
* Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill) (with Jan Howard) (1972)
* Singing His Praise (with Jan Howard) (1972)
* Bill Anderson Sings for "All the Lonely Women in the World" (1972)
* Don't She Look Good (1972)
* Bill (1973)
* "Whispering" Bill Anderson (1974)
* Every Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me Ohio (1975)
* Sometimes (with Mary Lou Turner) (1976)
* Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels (1976)
* Scorpio (1977)
* Billy Boy & Mary Lou (1977)
* Love...& Other Sad Stories (1978)
* Ladies Choice (1979)
* Nashville Mirrors (1980)
* Southern Fried (1983)
* Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (1984)
* A Place in the Country (1986)
* Country Music Heaven (1993)
* Greatest Songs (1996)
* Fine Wine (1998)
* A Lot of Things Different (2001)
* No Place Like Home on Christmas (2002)
* Softly & Tenderly (2004)
* The Way I Feel (2005)
* Whisperin' Bluegrass (2007)
* Songwriter (2010)
* Life! (2014)
* Anderson (2018)
* The Hits Re-Imagined (2020)

Compilation albums|

* Bill Anderson Sings Country Heart Songs (1962)
* From This Pen (1965)
* Bill Anderson's Greatest Hits (1967)
* Bill Anderson's Country Style (1968)
* The Bill Anderson Story: His Greatest Hits (1969)
* Bill Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1971)

Live albums|

* Live from London (1975)

See also|

* Po' Folks

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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