who wrote i'd be better off in a pine box
Johnny MacRae Steve Clark
title: I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box) text: I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box) "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)" is the title of a debut single written by Johnny MacRae and Steve Clark, and recorded by American country music artist Doug Stone. It was released in February 1990 as the first single from his self titled debut album. It peaked at #4 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and #5 on The Canadian RPM Tracks chart. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. In this song, the narrator describes the anguish he feels title: Doug Stone text: Franklin, Brent Rowan, and Willie Weeks were among the session musicians on it. Contributing songwriters included David Lee Murphy, Larry Boone, Randy Boudreaux, A.L. "Doodle" Owens, and Keith Palmer, who would later chart two singles for Epic in 1991. Its first single, "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)," spent twenty-five weeks on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts and peaked at No. 4. In addition, the single was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song, and the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for U.S. shipments of one million copies. The title: I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box) text: lover getting married to another man. As Stone walks away, the woman takes a glance at him as the limo that she and her new husband is in leaves the church. Brian Mansfield of Allmusic praised the song by calling it "a towering expression of self-pity that most singers could spend a career trying to top". I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box) "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)" is the title of a debut single written by Johnny MacRae and Steve Clark, and recorded by American country music artist Doug Stone. It was released in February title: Johnny MacRae text: He served in the U.S. Navy for 15 years and on his free time he wrote songs and fronted a rockabilly band. He moved to Nashville in 1963 and eventually became head of Screen Gems Music Publishing (Nashville office) from 1976 to 1984, then became vice president of Combine Music and later wrote for Chappell Music. His song, "I'd Be Better Off (in a Pine Box)" was included in CMT's list of "100 Greatest Country Songs" in 2003. Johnny MacRae Johnny MacRae (February 15, 1929—July 3, 2013), born Fred A. MacRae, nicknamed "Dog" was an American country music composer credited title: Doug Stone text: Doug Stone Doug Stone (born Douglas Jackson Brooks on June 19, 1956) is an American country music singer. He debuted in 1990 with the single "I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)", the first release from his 1990 self-titled debut album for Epic Records. Both this album and its successor, 1991's "I Thought It Was You", earned a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. Two more albums for Epic, 1992's "From the Heart" and 1994's "More Love", are each certified gold. Stone moved to Columbia Records to record "Faith in Me, Faith in You", which did