Mac McAnally
Induction Year: 2007
Birth Name: Lyman Corbitt - Mac McAnally
Birth Date: July 15, 1957
Place of Birth: Red Bay, AL
Biography
Raised in Belmont, Miss., Lyman “Mac” McAnally was a guitar and piano prodigy who was performing in clubs by age 13. By age 18, he was a session guitarist in Muscle Shoals. He began his recording career in 1977, and his 10 albums since have garnered him a loyal cult following. In addition to being a successful musician, singer, arranger, publisher and studio owner, this Southern renaissance man is a major songwriting talent, having provided hits to Alabama (“Old Flame”), Shenandoah (“Two Dozen Roses”), Steve Wariner (“Precious Thing”), Ricky Van Shelton (“Crime Of Passion”) and T.G. Sheppard (“One Owner Heart”) among others. He has produced artists from Ricky Skaggs to Chris LeDoux to Sawyer Brown (for whom he also penned the the hits “Café On The Corner,” “All These Years,” “The Boys And Me” and “Thank God For You”). McAnally is a longtime member of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer band, has produced Buffett records and has co-written Buffett hits such as “It’s My Job” and “License To Chill.”
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Discography / Career Highlights
Catalog Highlights:
“It’s A Crazy World” - Mac McAnally, 1977 (#10 AC / #37 Pop)
“Tennessee” - Hank Williams Jr., 1977
“Opinion On Love”- Mac McAnally, 1978 (#47 AC) • Lee Greenwood, 1988
“She Put The Sad In All His Songs” - Michael Johnson, 1979 • Alabama, 1983 • T.G. Sheppard, 1983 • Ronnie Dunn, 1984 (#59)
“It’s My Job” - Jimmy Buffett, 1981 (#57 Pop) • Livingston Taylor, 1991 • Michael Johnson, 2000
“Old Flame” - Alabama, 1981 (#1)
“Minimum Love” - Mac McAnally, 1983 (#7 AC / #41 Pop)
“Nickel Dreams” Reba McEntire, 1983 • Nanci Griffith, 1987
“I Want To Go Somewhere” - Keith Stegall, 1984 (#25)
“One Owner Heart” - T.G. Sheppard, 1984 (#4)
“I’m Gonna Hurt Her On The Radio” David Allan Coe, 1985 (#52) • Shenandoah, 1987 • Keith Perry, 1999
“I’m Gonna Love Her On The Radio” - Charley Pride, 1988 (#13)
“When The Coast Is Clear” - Jimmy Buffett, 1986
“Crime Of Passion” - Ricky Van Shelton, 1987 (#7)
“You’re My First Lady” - T.G. Sheppard, 1987 (#2)
“Invisible Man” Southern Pacific, 1988 • Exile, 1991
“Twenty Four Hour Love” - Dan Seals, 1988
“Written In Stone” - Randy Travis, 1988
“It’s A Natural Thing” - Jonathan Edwards, 1989 (#59)
“Simple Life” - Mac McAnally, 1989 • Ricky Skaggs, 1991 • Andy Childs, 1994 (#61)
“Two Dozen Roses” - Shenandoah, 1989 (#1)
“Whatcha Gonna Do About Her” - David Slater, 1989 (#75)
“Back Where I Come From” - Mac McAnally, 1990 (#14) • Kenny Chesney, 1996
“Down The Road” - Mac McAnally, 1990 (#70) • The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1992 • Mac McAnally, 1994 • Restless Heart, 2004
“Precious Thing” - Steve Wariner, 1990 (#8)
“Live And Learn” - Mac McAnally, 1992 (#62)
“The Cafe On The Corner” - Sawyer Brown, 1992 (#5)
“The Trouble With Diamonds” - Mac McAnally, 1992 (#72)
“All These Years” - Sawyer Brown, 1993 (#3)
“Junk Cars” - Mac McAnally, 1993 (#72)
“Thank God For You” - Sawyer Brown, 1993 (#1)
“Company Time” - Linda Davis, 1994 (#43)
“The Boys And Me” - Sawyer Brown, 1994 (#4)
“This Time” - Sawyer Brown, 1994 (#2)
“Southbound” - Sammy Kershaw, 1995 (#27)
“Small Talk” - Sawyer Brown, 1998 (#60)
“Last Man Standing” Jimmy Buffett, 2002 • Mac McAnally, 2004
“Coast Of Carolina” - Jimmy Buffett, 2004
“Horsepower” - Chris LeDoux, 2004 (#56)
“License To Chill” - Jimmy Buffett, 2004