Jim Weatherly (born March 17, 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 known. 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.Contents [hide] 1 Discography 1.1 Albums 1.2 Singles 2 References
[edit] Discography [edit] AlbumsYear Title Chart Positions[2] Label US Country US CAN 1973 A Gentler Time — — — RCA Weatherly — — — 1974 The Songs of Jim Weatherly — 94 94 Buddah 1975 Magnolias & Misfits 45 — — 1976 Pictures & Rhymes — — — Brizac The People Some People Choose to Love — — — 2001 Dancing Moon — — — 2003 Songs I've Written — — — 2004 Christmas Like Christmas Used to Be — — — 2008 Autumn Lights — — —
[edit] SinglesYear Title Chart Positions[3] US Country US US AC CAN Country CAN CAN AC 1974 "The Need to Be" — 11 6 — 13 17 1975 "I'll Still Love You" 9 87 — 23 — 9 "It Must Have Been the Rain" 58 — — 46 — — 1977 "All That Keeps Me Going" 27 — — — — — 1979 "Smooth Sailin'" 32 — — — — — 1980 "Gift from Missouri" 34 — — — — — "Safe in the Arms of Love (Cold in the Streets)" 82 — — — — —
