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Engineered by Greg Droman, also Chains (Tina Arena), Little Black Book (Belinda Carlisle) and Something Worth Leaving Behind (single cut) (Lee Ann Womack)
Written by Kelley Lovelace, also Don’t Forget to Remember Me (Carrie Underwood), All‐American Girl (Carrie Underwood) and We Run This Town (Luke Bryan)
Produced by Frank Rogers, also Whiskey Lullaby, Time Is Love (Josh Turner) and Collision of Worlds
Part of Who Needs Pictures, also We Danced, Me Neither and Who Needs Pictures
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Brad Paisley wrote 46 songs on fono
Greg Droman engineered 42 songs on fono
Brad Paisley’s most frequent co-writer is Chris DuBois (14 songs together)
Kelley Lovelace’s most frequent co-writer is Brad Paisley (12 songs together)
Credits
All 15 credits
- Written by
- Brad Paisley and Kelley Lovelace
- Produced by
- Frank Rogers
- Performed by
- Bernie Herms, Brad Paisley, Eddie Bayers, Frank Rogers, Glen Duncan, James Gregory, Mike Johnson, Tim Lauer and Wes Hightower
- Engineered by
- Greg Droman and Mike Purcell
- Part of
- Who Needs Pictures
- Written by
- Brad Paisley and Kelley Lovelace
- Produced by
- Frank Rogers
- Performed by
- Bernie Herms, Brad Paisley, Eddie Bayers, Frank Rogers, Glen Duncan, James Gregory, Mike Johnson, Tim Lauer and Wes Hightower
- Engineered by
- Greg Droman and Mike Purcell
- Part of
- Who Needs Pictures
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Greg Droman
Same writer: Kelley Lovelace
Same producer: Frank Rogers
Same engineer: Mike Purcell
Same release: Who Needs Pictures
Same engineer: Greg Droman
Same writer: Kelley Lovelace
Same producer: Frank Rogers
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Bernie Herms
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Bernie Herms
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Brad Paisley
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Brad Paisley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Eddie Bayers
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Eddie Bayers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Frank Rogers
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Frank Rogers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Glen Duncan
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Glen Duncan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by James Gregory
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by James Gregory
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Mike Johnson
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Mike Johnson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Tim Lauer
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Tim Lauer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Wes Hightower
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was performed by Wes Hightower
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was produced by Frank Rogers
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was produced by Frank Rogers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was written by Brad Paisley
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was written by Brad Paisley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was written by Kelley Lovelace
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was written by Kelley Lovelace
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) is part of the release Who Needs Pictures
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) is part of the release Who Needs Pictures
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was engineered by Greg Droman
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was engineered by Greg Droman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was engineered by Mike Purcell
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was engineered by Mike Purcell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was released on 1999-05-18
He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) was released on 1999-05-18
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026