"Fourteen Carat Mind" is a song written by Dallas Frazier and Larry Lee, and recorded by American country music artist Gene Watson. It was released in September 1981 as the first single from the album Old Loves Never Die. The song was Watson's twentieth country hit and his only song to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The single stayed at No. 1 for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on that chart. Charts Covers The Osborne Brothers covered the song on their 1991 album Hillbilly Fever. Daniel Donato has covered the song on his 2021 album "Cosmic Country & Western Songs" References 1981 singles 1981 songs Gene Watson songs Osborne Brothers songs Songs written by Dallas Frazier MCA Records singles Songs written by Larry Lee