Brett Jones (songwriter)

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Brett William Seaborn Jones is an American singer, songwriter, and music publisher from Warm Springs, Georgia, United States, [1] working in country music. He has had over one hundred songs recorded, including fourteen top ten hits and five number one hits. [2]

Jones signed a publishing deal with a company owned by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. His first top twenty hit came in 1995 with Confederate Railroad’s “When and Where.” He owns Crazytown Productions/Big Borassa Music, in which he looks over many of his own catalogs such as Big Borassa Music, Jonesbone Music, and Brett Jones Music. As of 2012, his catalogs and himself as an artist were signed to ole, [3] a rights management company. [4] Jones, as an artist, also released his own CD called Life’s Road [5] in 2009 and followed with Cowboy Sailor in July 2014.

Singles

Singles that Jones has co-written include:

YearSingle TitleRecording ArtistCo-writerChart Positions
Billboard Country
1995"When and Where" Confederate Railroad Jess Brown, Jeff Pennig24
1996"Workin' It Out" Daryle Singletary Tim Johnson 50
"You Gotta Love That" Neal McCoy Jess Brown3
1997"Better Man, Better Off" Tracy Lawrence Stan Paul Davis2
"The Coast Is Clear"Jess Brown26
1998"Cover You in Kisses" John Michael Montgomery Jerry Kilgore, Jess Brown3
"A Little Past Little Rock" Lee Ann Womack Jess Brown, Tony Lane2
1999"You Won't Ever Be Lonely" Andy Griggs Andy Griggs2
2002"Practice Life"Andy Griggs with Martina McBride 33
2003"Good Little Girls" Blue County Troy Seals 11
2005"Don't Ask Me How I Know" [6] Bobby Pinson Bobby Pinson, Bart Butler16
2006"If I Don't Make It Back"Tracy LawrenceBobby Pinson42
2007"Living in the Here and Now" Darryl Worley Darryl Worley54
"What Do Ya Think About That" [7] Montgomery Gentry Anthony Smith 3
2009"That's How Country Boys Roll" Billy Currington Billy Currington, Dallas Davidson 1
2010"Crazy Town" [8] Jason Aldean Rodney Clawson 2
2011"If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" [9] [10] Justin Moore Dallas Davidson, Rob Hatch1

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  2. ↑ "Songs written by Brett Jones". www.musicvf.com. Howard Drake / VF Entertainment. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
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  4. ↑ "Ole - News Release". www.majorlyindie.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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