Complete List Of The Chicks Songs From A to Z

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The Chicks have been among the most successful and influential groups in modern country music, combining extraordinary musicianship, unforgettable harmonies, and a willingness to challenge expectations. The band began in Dallas, Texas, in 1989, when sisters Martie and Emily Erwin joined singer-guitarist Robin Lynn Macy and singer-bassist Laura Lynch. Their early recordings drew heavily from bluegrass, Western swing, and traditional country music, establishing the instrumental foundation that remained central to the group’s sound even as its lineup and musical direction changed.

The original lineup released Thank Heavens for Dale Evans in 1990 and Little Ol’ Cowgirl in 1992, followed by Shouldn’t a Told You That in 1993 after Robin Lynn Macy’s departure. Natalie Maines became the group’s lead singer in the mid-1990s, joining Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer, whose surnames changed after marriage. The new trio reached a national audience with Wide Open Spaces in 1998. Songs such as “There’s Your Trouble,” “You Were Mine,” and the title track helped introduce a powerful new voice in country music, while the banjo, fiddle, and dobro kept their roots unmistakable.

The follow-up album Fly, released in 1999, delivered another remarkable collection of songs. “Cowboy Take Me Away,” “Ready to Run,” “Goodbye Earl,” and “Sin Wagon” ranged from tenderness and wit to outright defiance. Their 2002 album Home returned to an especially acoustic sound, featuring “Long Time Gone,” “Travelin’ Soldier,” and the group’s interpretation of Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide.” Their success on the charts and concert stages was accompanied by major awards and widespread recognition for the group’s vocal arrangements and instrumental abilities.

In 2003, Natalie Maines’ criticism of President George W. Bush during a London concert produced an intense backlash and a major turning point for the group. Rather than retreating from the controversy, the Chicks addressed it directly on Taking the Long Way in 2006. The album included “Not Ready to Make Nice” and won five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. After a lengthy interval between studio projects, the trio returned with Gaslighter in 2020, the year they adopted the shorter name The Chicks. Its songs examined heartbreak, resilience, family, and solidarity with a directness that connected their earlier work to a new chapter.

This A-to-Z collection reaches back to the independent albums made before Natalie Maines joined the band and follows the recordings through their major-label hits, soundtrack contributions, collaborations, and officially released live-only material. It also includes the archival tracks and alternate demos from the October 2026 twentieth-anniversary edition of Taking the Long Way. Together, these recordings trace the development of a band whose music has moved from old-time string-band traditions to contemporary country, bluegrass, pop, and rock without losing its distinctive identity.

Complete List Of The Chicks Songs From A to Z

0–C

“A Heart That Can” – Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)
“A Home” – Home (2002)
“Am I the Only One (Who’s Ever Felt This Way)” – Wide Open Spaces (1998)
“A Road Is Just a Road” – Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)
“Aunt Mattie’s Quilt” – Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)
“Baby Hold On” – Taking the Long Way (2006)
“Beatin’ Around the Bush” – Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)
“Better Way” – DCX MMXVI Live (2017); live-only Ben Harper cover
“Bitter End” – Taking the Long Way (2006)
“Bluegrass Instrumental” – DCX MMXVI Live (2017); instrumental medley
“Boo Hoo” – Shouldn’t a Told You That (1993)
“Brilliancy” – Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)
“Bring It on Home to Me” – Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)
“Christmas Swing” – Home on the Radar Range (7-inch single) (1991)
“Cold Day in July” – Fly (1999)
“Cowboy Take Me Away” – Fly (1999)

D–H

“Daddy Lessons” – Daddy Lessons (feat. The Chicks) (single) (2016); with Beyoncé
“Desire” – Shouldn’t a Told You That (1993)
“Don’t Let Me Die in Florida” – DCX MMXVI Live (2017); live-only Patty Griffin cover
“Don’t Waste Your Heart” – Fly (1999)
“Easy Silence” – Taking the Long Way (2006)
“Everybody Knows” – Taking the Long Way (2006)
“Everybody Loves You” – Gaslighter (2020)
“Favorite Year” – Taking the Long Way (2006)
“Flowers (Demo Version)” – Taking the Long Way (20th Anniversary Edition) (2026); previously unreleased demo
“For Her” – Gaslighter (2020)
“Gaslighter” – Gaslighter (2020)
“Give It Up or Let Me Go” – Wide Open Spaces (1998)
“Godspeed (Sweet Dreams)” – Home (2002)
“Goodbye Earl” – Fly (1999)
“Green River” – Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)
“Hallelujah, I Love Him So” – Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)
“Heartbreak Town” – Fly (1999)
“Hello Mr. Heartache” – Fly (1999)
“Hole in My Head” – Fly (1999)
“Hope It’s Something Good” – Gaslighter (2020)

I–M

“I Believe in Love” – America: A Tribute to Heroes (live charity album) (2001); later recorded for Home (2002)
“I Can Love You Better” – I Can Love You Better (single) (1997); later included on Wide Open Spaces (1998)
“If I Fall You’re Going Down with Me” – Fly (1999)
“I Hope” – I Hope (charity single) (2005); later included on Taking the Long Way (2006)
“I Like It” – Taking the Long Way (2006)
“I’ll Take Care of You” – Wide Open Spaces (1998)
“I’m Falling Again” – Shouldn’t a Told You That (1993)
“Irish Medley” – Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)
“I’ve Only Got Myself to Blame” – Shouldn’t a Told You That (1993)
“I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart” – Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)
“I Wasn’t Looking for You” – Shouldn’t a Told You That (1993)
“Julianna Calm Down” – Gaslighter (2020)
“Just a Bit Like Me” – Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)
“Landslide” – Home (2002)
“Landslide (Sheryl Crow Remix)” – Landslide (CD single) (2002); alternate single mix
“Let ‘Er Rip” – Wide Open Spaces (1998)
“Let Him Fly” – Fly (1999)
“Lil’ Jack Slade” – Home (2002)
“Little Ol’ Cowgirl” – Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)
“Live Wire” – Taking the Long Way (iTunes pre-order bonus track) (2006); reissued on the 20th Anniversary Edition (2026)
“Long Roads” – Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)
“Long Time Gone” – Home (2002)
“Loving Arms” – Wide Open Spaces (1998)
“Lubbock or Leave It” – Taking the Long Way (2006)
“Lullaby” – Taking the Long Way (2006)
“Lullaby of Broadway” – Duets: An American Classic (2006); with Tony Bennett
“March March” – Gaslighter (2020)
“Merry Christmas from the Family” – Another Rosie Christmas (2000); with Rosie O’Donnell
“Mississippi” – Top of the World Tour: Live (2003); live-only Bob Dylan cover
“More Love” – Home (2002)
“My Best Friend’s Weddings” – Gaslighter (2020)

N–R

“Never Say Die” – Wide Open Spaces (1998)
“Nothing Compares 2 U” – DCX MMXVI Live (2017); live-only cover
“Not Ready to Make Nice” – Taking the Long Way (2006)
“Not Ready to Make Nice (Demo Version)” – Taking the Long Way (20th Anniversary Edition) (2026); alternate demo
“Once You’ve Loved Somebody” – Wide Open Spaces (1998)
“One Heart Away” – Shouldn’t a Told You That (1993)
“Past the Point of Rescue” – Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)
“Pink Toenails” – Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)
“Planet of Love” – Shouldn’t a Told You That (1993)
“Ready to Run” – Fly (1999)
“Rider” – Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)
“Roly Poly” – Ride with Bob: A Tribute to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys (1999); with Asleep at the Wheel

S–Z

“Salty” – Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)
“Set Me Free” – Gaslighter (2020)
“She’ll Find Better Things to Do” – Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)
“Shouldn’t a Told You That” – Shouldn’t a Told You That (1993)
“Silent House” – Taking the Long Way (2006)
“Sin Wagon” – Fly (1999)
“Sleep at Night” – Gaslighter (2020)
“So Hard” – Taking the Long Way (2006)
“So Hard (Demo Version)” – Taking the Long Way (20th Anniversary Edition) (2026); alternate demo
“Some Days You Gotta Dance” – Fly (1999)
“Something in the Air” – DCX MMXVI Live (2017); live-only cover
“Soon You’ll Get Better” – Lover (2019); with Taylor Swift
“Stand by Your Man” – Stand by Your Man (promotional single) (1998)
“Standin’ by the Bedside” – Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)
“Storm Out on the Sea” – Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)
“Texas Man” – Gaslighter (2020)
“Thank Heavens for Dale Evans” – Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)
“The Cowboy Lives Forever” – Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)
“The Flip Side” – Home on the Radar Range (7-inch single B-side) (1991)
“The Long Way Around” – Taking the Long Way (2006)
“The Neighbor” – The Neighbor (digital single) (2007); associated with Shut Up & Sing
“There Goes My Dream” – Shouldn’t a Told You That (1993)
“There’s Your Trouble” – Wide Open Spaces (1998)
“There’s Your Trouble (Jay Joyce Full Length Country Remix)” – There’s Your Trouble (European CD single) (1999); official single remix
“The Thrill Is in the Chase” – Shouldn’t a Told You That (1993)
“Thin Line” – Taking the Long Way (limited edition bonus track) (2006); reissued on the 20th Anniversary Edition (2026)
“This Heart of Mine” – Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)
“Thunderheads” – Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)
“Tights on My Boat” – Gaslighter (2020)
“Tonight the Heartache’s on Me” – Wide Open Spaces (1998)
“Top of the World” – Home (2002)
“Tortured, Tangled Hearts” – Home (2002)
“Travelin’ Soldier” – Home (2002)
“Travelin’ Soldier (Live at the 2001 CMA Awards)” – Travelin’ Soldier (live single) (2002); distinct award-show performance
“Truth No. 2” – Home (2002)
“Two of a Kind” – Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)
“Voice Inside My Head” – Taking the Long Way (2006)
“West Texas Wind” – Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)
“Whistles and Bells” – Shouldn’t a Told You That (1993)
“White Trash Wedding” – Home (2002)
“Who Will Be the Next One” – Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)
“Wide Open Spaces” – Wide Open Spaces (1998)
“Without You” – Fly (1999)
“You” – Rare Bird Alert (2011); with Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers
“You Can’t Hurry Love” – Runaway Bride: Music from the Motion Picture (1999)
“Young Man” – Gaslighter (2020)
“You Send Me” – Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)
“You Were Mine” – Wide Open Spaces (1998)

The Chicks Studio Albums

Thank Heavens for Dale Evans (1990)

Little Ol’ Cowgirl (1992)

Shouldn’t a Told You That (1993)

Wide Open Spaces (1998)

Fly (1999)

Home (2002)

Taking the Long Way (2006)

Gaslighter (2020)

The Chicks Official Live Albums

Top of the World Tour: Live (2003)

DCX MMXVI Live (2017)

The Chicks Official Compilation Albums

Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks (2010)

The Essential Dixie Chicks (2010)

Wide Open Spaces: The Collection (2012)

The Classic Albums Collection (2016)

The Chicks Official EPs

The group’s original recordings have primarily appeared on albums, singles, and collaborative projects rather than a separate series of standalone EPs.