an ironic reference to the fact that Lauderdale was nominated for a Grammy for his work with Stanley but was released from a record deal with RCA not long after. He was also released from contracts with Warner Bros., Columbia, and Atlantic Records. The article notes that many country artists that were signed to major labels in the 1990s failed to get radio airtime and had their contracts dropped after making one or two albums. The problem became endemic in Nashville during this period, when a lot of good music was being created and recorded, but the megastars dominated the airwaves. Discography Lauderdale has had a long-time, successful Music Row career writing songs for many mainstream country music singers under four separate major-label record contracts: CBS, Warner/Reprise, Atlantic, and RCA/BMG. Songwriting Gary Allan: "Wake Up Screaming", "What's On My Mind", "We Touched the Sun" Mark Chesnutt: "Gonna Get a Life" (co-written with Frank Dycus) – hit No. 1 in 1995 Elvis Costello: "I Lost You", "Poor Borrowed Dress" The Dixie Chicks: "Hole in My Head" (co-written with Buddy Miller) Sara Douga: "I'll Forgive You if You Don't" from Joe & Gin (2020) (co-written with Sara Douga) Vince Gill: "Sparkle" Patty Loveless: "Halfway Down", "To Feel That Way at All", "You Don't Seem To Miss Me" George Strait: "The King of Broken Hearts", "Where the Sidewalk Ends" from Pure Country Soundtrack (1992) "I Wasn't Fooling Around", "Stay Out of My Arms" from Easy Come, Easy Go (1993) "Nobody Has to Get Hurt", "What Am I Waiting For" from Lead On (1994) "Do the Right Thing" from Blue Clear Sky (1996) "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" from One Step at a Time (1998) "One of You", "What Do You Say to That" from Always Never the Same (1999) "Don't Make Me Come Over There (and Love You)" from George Strait (2000) "Twang", "I Gotta Get to You" from Twang (2009) "Two More Wishes" from Honky Tonk Time Machine (2019) Lee Ann Womack: "The King of Broken Hearts" Blake Shelton: "What's On My Mind" Albums Singles Guest singles Music videos Contributions A Town South of Bakersfield Vol. II (1988) – "What Am I Waiting For" Happy Birthday, Buck! A Texas Salute to Buck Owens (2002) – "Sweet Rosie Jones" Touch My Heart: A Tribute to Johnny Paycheck (2005) – "I Want You To Know" Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy