Aaron Barker | |
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Born | San Antonio, Texas | March 5, 1953
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1988–present |
Labels | Atlantic |
Website | Aaron Barker |
Aaron Barker (born March 5, 1953 in San Antonio, Texas [1] ) is an American singer-songwriter.
Barker has written No. 1 songs for George Strait ("Baby Blue", "Love Without End, Amen", "Easy Come, Easy Go") and Lonestar ("What About Now"). [2] His songs have also been recorded by Doug Supernaw, Clay Walker, Neal McCoy, Aaron Tippin and others. [2] [3] Barker turned "Love Without End, Amen" into a book in 2002. [4] [5] He was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 2007. [6]
Barker's debut album, The Taste of Freedom, was released by Atlantic Records in August 1992. [7] The title track peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]
Barker also writes and performs commercials for Blue Bell Ice Cream. [8]
On August 8, 2016, it was announced at a private press conference that Barker would be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame at a ceremony held on October 9, 2016. [9]
Title | Album details |
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The Taste of Freedom |
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Straight from the Horse's Mouth (with Curtis Wayne) |
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Lifelines |
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Echoes |
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Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country [10] | |||
1992 | "The Taste of Freedom" | 73 | The Taste of Freedom |
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1992 | "The Taste of Freedom" |
Year | Single [2] | Artist | Co-writer(s) | Peak positions |
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US Country | ||||
1988 | "Baby Blue" | George Strait | 1 | |
1990 | "Love Without End, Amen" | 1 | ||
1992 | "What A Friday Night Is For" | Jessica Bouche | -- | |
1992 | "The Taste Of Freedom" | Aaron Barker | 73 | |
1993 | "Honky Tonkin' Fool" | Doug Supernaw | 50 | |
"Easy Come, Easy Go" | George Strait | Dean Dillon | 1 | |
"I'd Like to Have That One Back" | Bill Shore, Rick West | 3 | ||
1995 | "Not Enough Hours in the Night" | Doug Supernaw | Ron Harbin, Kim Williams | 3 |
"Dallas Morning Blues" | Ram Herrera | Sonny La Maire | -- | |
"I Know She Still Loves Me" | George Strait | Monty Holmes | 5 | |
1996 | "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" | Erv Woolsey | 4 | |
1997 | "Watch This" | Clay Walker | Ron Harbin, Anthony L. Smith | 4 |
1998 | "Love Happens Like That" | Neal McCoy | 29 | |
"You're Beginning to Get to Me" | Clay Walker | Tom Shapiro | 1 | |
1998 | "I'm A Cowboy" | Bill Engvall | Bill Engvall | 60 |
1999 | "I'm Leaving" | Aaron Tippin | Ron Harbin, David Lewis | 17 |
1999 | "Christmas Cookies" | George Strait | 33 | |
"Peace Of Mind" | George Strait | Dean Dillon | 74 | |
"Terrible Twos" | Damon Gray | Michael Garvin | 73 | |
2000 | "What About Now" | Lonestar | Ron Harbin, Anthony L. Smith | 1 |
"Old Time Christmas" | George Strait | John Barlow Jarvis | 62 | |
2008 | "What A Friday Night Is For" | Jessica Boucher | ||
2013 | "Best Seat in the House" | LoCash Cowboys | Preston Brust, Chris Lucas | 52 |
"I'm Gonna Lie" | Philip Claypool | Gary Hannan, Ira Dean | — | |
2015 | "Suffer In Peace" | Tyler Farr | Phil O'Donnell | 3 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
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