Jim Weatherly
Induction Year: 2006
Birth Name: Jim Weatherly
Birth Date:
Place of Birth: MS
Biography
Mississippi native Jim Weatherly began writing songs when he was 13 years old. He performed in bands throughout high school, then became a star quarterback at the University of Mississippi. He moved to Los Angeles and rose to songwriting prominence when Gladys Knight & The Pips recorded “You’re The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me,” “Neither One Of Us,” “Where Peaceful Waters Flow” and “Midnight Train To Georgia” in 1973-74. “Neither One Of Us” and “You’re The Best Thing” have since been recorded by dozens of artists. Weatherly has earned more than 30 ASCAP awards, plus BMI Awards for “A Lady Like You” (Glen Campbell) and “Someone Else’s Star” (Bryan White). Weatherly’s “Where Shadows Never Fall” (Glen Campbell) earned him a 1992 Dove Award. Although his earliest successes were in Pop music, the bulk of Weatherly’s hits have occurred in the Country field, and he has been a Nashvillian since 1985. His songs have been recorded by Eddy Arnold, Kenny Rogers, Vince Gill, Steve Wariner, Tanya Tucker, Brenda Lee, Charley Pride and Bill Anderson, among others. Ray Price has recorded more than 50 Weatherly songs. In addition, Weatherly has made seven albums as an artist, scoring a Top-10 Country hit with “I’ll Still Love You” (1975) and a Pop hit with “The Need To Be” (1974).
Discography / Career Highlights
Song Highlights
“Midnight Train To Georgia”
- Gladys Knight & The Pips, 1973 (#1 Pop/#1 R&B)
- Eddie Middleton, 1977 (#87)
- Teddy Brown, 1995 • The Indigo Girls, 1995 • Sandra Bernhard, 1998 • Lynn Anderson, 2002 • Jim Weatherly, 2003
“Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)”
- Gladys Knight & The Pips, 1973 (#2 Pop/#1 R&B)
- Bob Luman, 1973 (#7)
- Ronnie Bryant, 1989 (#81)
- Cecil Holmes, 1973 • Vicki Carr, 1974 • David Sanborn, 1975 • Johnny Adams, 1987 • Buddy Greco, 1990 • Joe Simon, 1991 • The Spinners, 1999 • Kevin Mahogany, 2002 • The Temptations, 2006
“Where Peaceful Waters Flow” - Gladys Knight & The Pips, 1973 (#6 R&B/#28 Pop)
“You’re The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me”
- Ray Price, 1973 (#1)
- Gladys Knight & The Pips, 1974 (#1 R&B/#3 Pop)
- Dean Martin, 1973 • Andy Williams, 1974 • Acker Bilk, 1990 • Charlie Chase, 1993 • Audrey Scott, 1996 • Ruth Brown, 1997 • Larry Hudson, 1998 • Sweet Surrender, 2001 • B.J. Thomas, 2002 • Salena Jones, 2003 • Big Miller, 2004 • The Sleaze Sisters, 2005
“Between Her Goodbye And My Hello” - Gladys Knight & The Pips, 1974 (#45 R&B/#57 Pop)
“Just Enough To Make Me Stay”
- Bob Luman, 1974 (#23)
- Ray Price, 1975 • Sami Jo, 1975
“Like A First Time Thing” - Ray Price, 1974 (#15)
“Like Old Times Again” - Ray Price, 1974 (#4)
“Storms Of Troubled Times”
- Ray Price, 1974 (#25)
- Gladys Knight & The Pips, 1973 • Maxine Weldon, 1975 • Sami Jo, 1975
“The Need To Be” - Jim Weatherly, 1974 (#11 Pop)
“Farthest Thing From My Mind” - Ray Price, 1975 (#17)
“I’ll Still Love You” - Jim Weatherly, 1975 (#9)
“If You Ever Change Your Mind” - Ray Price, 1975 (#31)
“It Must Have Been The Rain” - Jim Weatherly, 1975 (#58)
“Roses And Love Songs” - Ray Price, 1975 (#3)
“Same Old Song And Dance” - Ray Price, 1975
“Love Has Made A Woman Out Of You”
- Ray Price, 1976 • Bobby Goldsboro, 1981
“All That Keeps Me Going”
- Jim Weatherly, 1977 (#27)
- Ray Price, 1974
“Smooth Sailin’” - Jim Weatherly, 1979 (#32)
“Where Do I Put Her Memory”
- Charley Pride, 1979 (#1)
- Ray Price, 1974 • Jim Weatherly, 2001
“Gift From Missouri” - Jim Weatherly, 1980 (#34)
“Safe In The Arms Of Your Love” - Jim Weatherly, 1980 (#82)
“All Tangled Up In Love” - Earl Thomas Conley, 1984 (#8)
“You Turn Me On” - Ed Bruce, 1984 (#3)
“A Lady Like You”
- Glen Campbell, 1985 (#4)
- Eddy Arnold, 1991
“Dixie Train” - Carl Jackson, 1985 (#45)
“You Can Always Say Goodbye In The Morning” - Jim Collins, 1985 (#75)
“Hot Nights” - Canyon, 1989 (#40)
“If This Ain’t Love” - Grayghost, 1989 (#69)
“Slowly But Surely” - Marie Osmond, 1989 (#75)
“On A Good Night” - Glen Campbell, 1990
“Where Shadows Never Fall” - Glen Campbell, 1992 — 1992 Dove for Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
“Find A Little Grace”
- Bruce Channel, 1995 • Kenny Rogers, 1997
“Someone Else’s Star” - Bryan White, 1995 (#1)
“True Love” - Brent Lamb, 1996 (#1 Gospel)
“Two Of The Lucky Ones” - Michael Peterson, 1999
“Until We Fall Back In Love Again” - Jeff Carson, 2002 (#46)
“Your Memory, Me And The Blues” - Delbert McClinton, 2005
