Complete List Of Keith Whitley Songs From A to Z

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Keith Whitley’s voice could turn an ordinary line into something unforgettable. Born in Kentucky in 1954, he grew up around mountain music and developed a deep affection for the singing of the Stanley Brothers and Lefty Frizzell. Those influences stayed with him throughout a career that began in bluegrass long before country radio discovered him. His phrasing, especially the way he could hold back and then release the emotion in a lyric, made his records immediately recognizable.

As a teenager, Whitley performed with Ricky Skaggs, and the two musicians attracted the attention of Ralph Stanley. They recorded bluegrass albums together in 1971, and Whitley subsequently worked with Stanley’s Clinch Mountain Boys before joining J.D. Crowe & the New South. The recordings from these groups are essential to understanding his musical roots. He sang everything from mountain gospel to hard-country ballads, gaining the experience that would shape his Nashville career.

Whitley moved toward mainstream country recording in the 1980s. His six-song 1984 release, A Hard Act to Follow, was followed by L.A. to Miami in 1985, which gave him hits such as “Miami, My Amy,” “Ten Feet Away,” and “Homecoming ’63.” With 1988’s Don’t Close Your Eyes, he found a sound that matched his natural vocal style. The title song, “When You Say Nothing at All,” and “I’m No Stranger to the Rain” all reached number one on the country chart.

Keith Whitley died on May 9, 1989, at only 34 years old, shortly before the release of I Wonder Do You Think of Me. His influence continued to grow through posthumous hits, previously unheard songs, archival collections, and recordings made with other artists. “I’m Over You,” “It Ain’t Nothin’,” and the duet “’Til a Tear Becomes a Rose” kept his voice on the radio, while later collections revealed even more of his songwriting and singing. From his early bluegrass sides to his best-known country recordings, the songs show why his legacy remains so powerful.

Complete List Of Keith Whitley Songs From A to Z

A–E

“A Christmas Letter” – A Christmas Letter / There’s a New Kid in Town single (1985)
“A Day in the Life of a Fool” – Don’t Close Your Eyes (1988)
“A Hard Act to Follow” – A Hard Act to Follow (EP) (1984)
“All I Ever Loved Was You” – 2nd Generation Bluegrass (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Amazing Grace” – Clinch Mountain Gospel (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Another Town” – Somewhere Between (1982), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Are You Afraid to Die” – Clinch Mountain Gospel (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Backbone Job” – Kentucky Bluebird (1991)
“Baptism of Jesse Taylor” – Let Me Rest on a Peaceful Mountain (1975), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Beautiful Star of Bethlehem” – Clinch Mountain Gospel (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Between an Old Memory and Me” – I Wonder Do You Think of Me (1989)
“Blind and Afraid of the Dark” – Wherever You Are Tonight (1995)
“Bootleg John” – Old Home Place (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Brand New Tennessee Waltz” – Something Old, Something New and Some of Katy’s Mountain Dew (1971), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Bright Morning Star” – Cry from the Cross (1971), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Brother Jukebox” – I Wonder Do You Think of Me (1989)
“Brotherly Love” – Kentucky Bluebird (1991), duet with Earl Thomas Conley
“Brown’s Ferry Blues” – It’s Bread and Water for Curly Ray Cline (1977), with Curly Ray Cline
“Buck” – Wherever You Are Tonight (1995)
“Charlotte’s in North Carolina” – Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album (1994)
“Children Go Where I Send Thee” – Let Me Rest on a Peaceful Mountain (1975), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Daddy Loved Trains” – Wherever You Are Tonight (1995)
“Dance with Me Molly” – Somewhere Between (1982), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Daybreak in Dixie” – 2nd Generation Bluegrass (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Devil’s Little Angel” – Old Home Place (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind?” – Sad Songs & Waltzes (2000)
“Don’t Cheat in Our Hometown” – 2nd Generation Bluegrass (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Don’t Close Your Eyes” – Don’t Close Your Eyes (1988)
“Don’t Our Love Look Natural” – A Hard Act to Follow (EP) (1984)
“Dream of a Miner’s Child” – 2nd Generation Bluegrass (1971), with Ricky Skaggs

F–J

“Fallen Tears” – Old Home Place (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Family Tree” – Somewhere Between (1982), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Flying Colors” – Don’t Close Your Eyes (1988)
“Gathering Flowers for the Master’s Bouquet” – Gospel Echoes of the Stanley Brothers (1973), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Girl from the Canyon” – Somewhere Between (1982), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Going Home” – Kentucky Bluebird (1991)
“Hard Livin'” – L.A. to Miami (expanded edition) (1986)
“Heartbreak Highway” – I Wonder Do You Think of Me (1989)
“Hemlocks and Primroses” – Old Home Place (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Hills of Home” – Let Me Rest on a Peaceful Mountain (1975), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Homecoming ’63” – L.A. to Miami (expanded edition) (1986)
“Home in the Mountains” – Old Home Place (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Honky Tonk Crazy” – Sad Songs & Waltzes (2000)
“Honky Tonk Heart” – Don’t Close Your Eyes (1988)
“I Am the Man, Thomas” – Cry from the Cross (1971), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)” – Clinch Mountain Gospel (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“I Don’t Know You Well Enough to Say Goodbye” – Sad Songs & Waltzes (2000)
“If a Broken Heart Could Kill” – A Hard Act to Follow (EP) (1984)
“If That’s the Way You Feel” – Old Home Place (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“If You Think I’m Crazy Now (You Should Have Seen Me When I Was a Kid)” – A Hard Act to Follow (EP) (1984)
“I Get the Picture” – L.A. to Miami (1985)
“I Gotta Get Drunk” – I’ve Got the Heart for You single (B-side) (1985)
“I Just Want You” – Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album (1994), duet with Lorrie Morgan
“(I’ll Be Your) Stepping Stone” – My Home Ain’t in the Hall of Fame (1978), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“I Long to See the Old Folks” – Tribute to the Stanley Brothers (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“I Love No One but You” – Tribute to the Stanley Brothers (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“I’m Gonna Hurt Her on the Radio” – Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album (1994)
“I’m Losing You All Over Again” – Wherever You Are Tonight (1995)
“I’m No Stranger to the Rain” – Don’t Close Your Eyes (1988)
“I’m Not That Easy to Forget” – Wherever You Are Tonight (1995)
“I’m Over You” – I Wonder Do You Think of Me (1989)
“I Never Go Around Mirrors” – Somewhere Between (1982), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“I Never Go Around Mirrors (1988 Solo Recording)” – Don’t Close Your Eyes (1988)
“It Ain’t Nothin'” – I Wonder Do You Think of Me (1989)
“It’s All Coming Back to Me Now” – Don’t Close Your Eyes (1988)
“It’s Never Too Late (To Start Over New)” – Tribute to the Stanley Brothers (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“I’ve Got the Heart for You” – L.A. to Miami (1985)
“I’ve Just Seen the Rock of Ages” – Clinch Mountain Gospel (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“I Want My Rib Back” – Kentucky Bluebird (1991)
“I Wonder Do You Think of Me” – I Wonder Do You Think of Me (1989)
“I Wonder Where You Are Tonight” – L.A. to Miami (original edition) (1985)
“I Would Have Loved You All Night Long” – Somewhere Between (1982), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Jesus, Savior Pilot Me” – Clinch Mountain Gospel (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Just How Bad Do You Wanna Feel Good” – Wherever You Are Tonight (1995)

K–O

“Katy Daley” – Something Old, Something New and Some of Katy’s Mountain Dew (1971), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Kentucky Bluebird” – Kentucky Bluebird (1991)
“Lady” – My Home Ain’t in the Hall of Fame (1978), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Lady’s Choice” – I Wonder Do You Think of Me (1989)
“Leave Well Enough Alone” – Wherever You Are Tonight (1995)
“Light at the End of the Tunnel” – Some Old Side Road single (B-side) (1987)
“Little Glass of Wine” – Tribute to the Stanley Brothers (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Living Like There’s No Tomorrow (Finally Got to Me Tonight)” – A Hard Act to Follow (EP) (1984)
“Lonesome River” – Tribute to the Stanley Brothers (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Lonesome Without You” – Old Home Place (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Long Black Limousine” – Somewhere Between (1982), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Looking for the Stone” – Let Me Rest on a Peaceful Mountain (1975), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Loving You Too Well” – Tribute to the Stanley Brothers (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Lucky Dog” – Don’t Close Your Eyes (1988)
“Memories of Mother” – 2nd Generation Bluegrass (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Miami, My Amy” – L.A. to Miami (1985)
“Mother No Longer Awaits Me at Home” – Tribute to the Stanley Brothers (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Mother’s Not Dead” – Clinch Mountain Gospel (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“My Deceitful Heart” – 2nd Generation Bluegrass (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“My Deceitful Heart (1977 Ralph Stanley Version)” – Old Home Place (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“My Home Ain’t in the Hall of Fame” – My Home Ain’t in the Hall of Fame (1978), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“My Lord’s Gonna Bless Me” – Let Me Rest on a Peaceful Mountain (1975), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“My Main Trial Is Yet to Come” – Gospel Echoes of the Stanley Brothers (1973), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“My Window Faces the South” – My Home Ain’t in the Hall of Fame (1978), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Nobody in His Right Mind Would’ve Left Her” – L.A. to Miami (1985)
“Oh Death” – Clinch Mountain Gospel (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Old Home Place” – Old Home Place (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“On the Other Hand” – L.A. to Miami (1985)
“Our Last Goodbye” – Tribute to the Stanley Brothers (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Over in the Gloryland” – Clinch Mountain Gospel (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys

P–T

“Pick Me Up on Your Way Down” – Turn Me to Love single (B-side) (1984)
“Poor Monroe” – 2nd Generation Bluegrass (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Poor Rambler” – Old Home Place (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Purple Robe” – Let Me Rest on a Peaceful Mountain (1975), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Quittin’ Time” – L.A. to Miami (expanded edition) (1986)
“Railroad Lady” – My Home Ain’t in the Hall of Fame (1978), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Sad Songs and Waltzes” – Sad Songs & Waltzes (2000)
“Sea of Regret” – 2nd Generation Bluegrass (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Sharecropper’s Son” – Old Home Place (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“She’s Gone, Gone, Gone” – My Home Ain’t in the Hall of Fame (1978), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Shouting on the Hills of Glory” – Gospel Echoes of the Stanley Brothers (1973), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Showboat Gambler” – My Home Ain’t in the Hall of Fame (1978), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Sin City” – My Home Ain’t in the Hall of Fame (1978), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Somebody’s Doin’ Me Right” – Kentucky Bluebird (1991)
“Some Old Side Road” – Don’t Close Your Eyes (1988)
“Someone New” – Would These Arms Be in Your Way single (B-side) (1987)
“Somewhere Between” – Somewhere Between (1982), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Son of Hobert” – 2nd Generation Bluegrass (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Take a Walk” – Let Me Rest on a Peaceful Mountain (1975), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Talk to Me Texas” – I Wonder Do You Think of Me (1989)
“Tell Lorrie I Love Her” – Greatest Hits (1990), home demo
“Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” – Wherever You Are Tonight (1995)
“Ten Feet Away” – L.A. to Miami (1985)
“Tennessee Blues” – My Home Ain’t in the Hall of Fame (1978), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Tennessee Courage” – I Wonder Do You Think of Me (1989)
“Thank You Mom” – Let Me Rest on a Peaceful Mountain (1975), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“That Beautiful Woman” – Old Home Place (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“That Stuff” – L.A. to Miami (1985)
“That’s Where I Want to Take Our Love” – Kentucky Bluebird (1991)
“The Angels Are Singing in Heaven Tonight” – Tribute to the Stanley Brothers (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“The Birmingham Turnaround” – Don’t Close Your Eyes (1988)
“The Comeback Kid” – Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album (1994)
“The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn” – Gospel Echoes of the Stanley Brothers (1973), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“There’ll Be None on the Other Side” – Clinch Mountain Gospel (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“There’s a New Kid in Town” – A Christmas Letter / There’s a New Kid in Town single (1985)
“They Won’t Believe” – Let Me Rest on a Peaceful Mountain (1975), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“This Weary Heart You Stole Away” – 2nd Generation Bluegrass (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Those Two Blue Eyes” – 2nd Generation Bluegrass (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“‘Til a Tear Becomes a Rose” – Greatest Hits (1990), duet with Lorrie Morgan
“To Be Loved by a Woman” – Somewhere Between (1982), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Too Late to Cry” – Tribute to the Stanley Brothers (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Traveling the Highway Home” – Clinch Mountain Gospel (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Turn Back” – Let Me Rest on a Peaceful Mountain (1975), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Turn Me to Love” – A Hard Act to Follow (EP) (1984)
“Turn This Thing Around” – I Wonder Do You Think of Me (1989)
“Two Coats” – Cry from the Cross (1971), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys

U–Z

“We’ll Be Sweethearts in Heaven” – Tribute to the Stanley Brothers (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“What a Price” – Clinch Mountain Gospel (1977), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“When You Say Nothing at All” – Don’t Close Your Eyes (1988)
“Where Are All the Girls I Used to Cheat With?” – Somewhere Between (1982), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Where Did You Learn to Love Like That?” – Sad Songs & Waltzes (2000)
“Wherever You Are Tonight” – Wherever You Are Tonight (1995)
“White Dove” – Tribute to the Stanley Brothers (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Wildwood Flower” – 2nd Generation Bluegrass (1971), with Ricky Skaggs
“Will You Be Lonesome Too?” – My Home Ain’t in the Hall of Fame (1978), with J.D. Crowe & the New South
“Will You Miss Me” – Something Old, Something New and Some of Katy’s Mountain Dew (1971), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Would These Arms Be in Your Way” – Don’t Close Your Eyes (1988)
“You Better Sit Down and Pray” – Let Me Rest on a Peaceful Mountain (1975), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys
“Zion’s Hill” – Let Me Rest on a Peaceful Mountain (1975), with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys