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Jerry Wayne Gillespie (born Decatur, Alabama) is an American country songwriter. He co-wrote "Do You Love as Good as You Look", a #1 song in 1981 for The Bellamy Brothers〔(Alabama Music Hall of Fame entry for Gillespie ) (now offline: Internet Archive page retrieved October 12, 2014)〕 and wrote "Heaven's Just a Sin Away", a #1 country hit in 1977 for The Kendalls. He co-wrote "Somebody's Knockin'", a Grammy Award finalist in 1982 for Terri Gibbs, and "I Just Can't Stay Married With You", a #5 hit for Christy Lane in 1979. He wrote or co-wrote a number of successful songs for Tommy Overstreet, including "Gwen (Congratulations)", co-written with Ricci Mareno,〔("Gwen (Congratulations)" ) (Mareno-Gillespie), release details at 45cat.com, retrieved October 5, 2014; see also (copyright details at ASCAP ), Work ID: 370100426〕 a #5 country hit in 1971, and "That's When My Woman Begins〔("That's When My Woman Begins" ) (Gillespie), release details at 45cat.com, retrieved October 5, 2014; see also (copyright details at SESAC ), Song number: 151105〕 a #6 country hit in 1975. Gillespie also worked as a producer with Christy Lane, The Kendalls, and Micki Fuhrman.〔''Billboard'', Feb. 2, 1982, p. 62, "First Collaboration 'A Charm'"〕 ==Other Gillespie songs that charted== *"Catch the Wind" (Jerry Gillespie, Ricci Mareno) Jack Barlow, #26 Country, 1971 *"A Seed Before the Rose" (Jerry Gillespie, Ricci Mareno)〔("Seed Before The Rose" ) (Gillespie-Mareno), release details at 45cat.com, retrieved October 5, 2014; see also (copyright details at ASCAP ), Work ID: 490299059〕 Tommy Overstreet, #16 Country, 1972 *"It'll Be Me" (Gillespie/Clement/Bourke) Tom Jones, #34 Country, 1983 *"You Really Go for the Heart" (Charles Black, Tommy Rocco, Jerry Gillespie) Dan Seals, #37 Country, 1983 *"The Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart" (K. T. Oslin, Jerry Gillespie) Gail Davies, #20 Country, 1984 *"We Just Gotta Dance" (Jerry Gillespie) Karen Taylor-Good, #66 Country, 1984 *"I Love You By Heart" (Jerry Gillespie, Stan Webb), Sylvia and Michael Johnson, #9 Country, 1985 *"She's Ready for Someone to Love Her" (Charles Black, Jerry Gillespie, Tommy Rocco) The Osmond Brothers, #67 Country, 1983. Also covered by Kenny Rogers and Jerry Reed *"Baby Wants", The Osmond Brothers, #45 Country, 1986 "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" also charted in a minor way for Kelly Willis in 1993 (#63 Country). "Old Pictures" and "Dr. Dr." were written by Gillespie with K. T. Oslin, and appeared on her platinum-selling 1987 debut album ''80s Ladies''. His Christmas song "Blue Decorations" was covered by B. B. King on his 2001 Grammy-winning album ''A Christmas Celebration of Hope''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jerry Gillespie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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