Jim Weatherly
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Jim Weatherly (born March 14, 1943, Pontotoc, Mississippi) is an American singer-songwriter. Weatherly played quarterback at the University of Mississippi and was an All-American before choosing songwriting over a football career. Weatherly wrote songs that were performed by Ray Price, Brenda Lee, Lynn Anderson, and Bob Luman, but it is for the songs covered by Gladys Knight & the Pips that he is best remembered. Knight recorded the Weatherly-penned tunes "Midnight Train to Georgia", "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)", and "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me".[1]
Weatherly, who had previously recorded with RCA Records, was offered a solo recording contract with Buddah Records after the success of "Georgia", and he released a number of albums in the 1970s.
[edit] Discography
- A Gentler Time (RCA Records, 1973)
- Weatherly (RCA, 1973)
- The Songs of Jim Weatherly (Buddah Records, 1974) U.S. #95[2]
- Magnolias & Misfits (Buddah, 1975) U.S. Country #45[2]
- Pictures & Rhymes (Brizac, 1976)
- The People Some People Choose to Love (Brizac Records, 1976)
- Dancing Moon (Brizac)
- Songs I've Written (Brizac)
- Christmas Like Christmas Used to Be (Brizac)
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Pop Singles | U.S. Country Singles | U.S. Adult Contemporary | ||
| 1974 | "The Need to Be" | #11 | - | #6 |
| 1975 | "I'll Still Love You" | #87 | #9 | - |
| 1975 | "It Must Have Been the Rain" | - | #58 | - |
| 1977 | "All That Keeps Me Going" | - | #27 | - |
