Bob Regan
Bob Regan is a Grammy, Dove, and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame nominated American country music songwriter. His chart credits include "Busy Man" by Billy Ray Cyrus, "Your Everything" by Keith Urban, "Soon" by Tanya Tucker, "Thinkin' About You" by Trisha Yearwood, "Running Out of Reasons to Run" by Rick Trevino, "'Til Love Comes Again" by Reba McIntire, "We've Got It Made" by Lee Greenwood, "Something About a Woman" by Jake Owen and many others. His songs have been recorded by artists ranging from Andy Williams to Hank Williams Jr., from Kenny Rogers to cowboy hero Roy Rogers. Regan was a three-term President of the Board of the Nashville Songwriters Association International and also served as Legislative Chair. In that role in 2006, he helped pass the Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act. Regan also taught as an adjunct professor at Belmont University in the inaugural year of their songwriting program. In 2012, after performing on several Armed Forces Entertainment tours at military bases around the world, Regan founded Operation Song™, a program which brings professional songwriters together with veterans and active duty military to help them tell their stories through songs. As of 2020, there have been over 800 songs written in the program with active duty military, veterans of WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan as well as with their families. The songs have been performed on the National Mall in Washington DC on Memorial Day and Veterans Day, on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, and on radio and television programs worldwide.
Bob Regan | |
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Regan Performing at the Silver Moon Stage of the FloraBama | |
Background information | |
Born | Sacramento, California, United States |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, musician |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar |
Years active | 1972–present |
Associated acts | Keith Urban Billy Ray Cyrus Tanya Tucker Trisha Yearwood Jake Owen Roy Rogers |
Website | bobregan |
Early life
Regan was born in Sacramento, California, and was raised in South Lake Tahoe.
Chart singles written by Bob Regan
The following is a list of Bob Regan compositions that were chart hits.
Year | Single Title | Recording Artist | Chart Positions | |||||
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Billboard Hot 100 | Billboard Country | |||||||
1987 | Routine |
The Kendalls | 54 | |||||
1989 | 'Til Love Comes Again co-written with Ed Hill |
Reba McEntire | 4 | |||||
1990 | We've Got It Made co-written with Sandy Ramos |
Lee Greenwood | 14 | |||||
1993 | Soon co-written with Casey Kelly |
Tanya Tucker | 2 | |||||
1994 | You Just Watch Me co-written with Rick Giles |
Tanya Tucker | 20 | |||||
1995 | Sometimes I Forget co-written with Billy Kirsch |
Doug Stone | 41 | |||||
1995 | Yeah Buddy co-written with Mark D. Sanders |
Jeff Carson | 69 | |||||
1995 | Thinkin' About You co-written with Tom Shapiro |
Trisha Yearwood | 120 | 1 | ||||
1996 | She Can't Save Him co-written with Liz Hengber |
Lisa Brokop | 55 | |||||
1996 | Someday co-written with Steve Azar and A. J. Masters |
Steve Azar | 51 | |||||
1997 | More Than I Wanted to Know co-written with Mike Noble |
Regina Regina | 53 | |||||
1997 | Running Out of Reasons to Run co-written with George Teren |
Rick Trevino | 1 | |||||
1997 | The Swing co-written with Robert Ellis Orrall |
James Bonamy | 31 | |||||
1999 | Ain't Enough Roses co-written with Lisa Brokop and Sam Hogin |
Lisa Brokop | 65 | |||||
1999 | Tore Up from the Floor Up co-written with J. B. Rudd |
Wade Hayes | 57 | |||||
1999 | Busy Man co-written with George Teren |
Billy Ray Cyrus | 46 | 3 | ||||
1999 | Everytime I Cry co-written with Karen Staley |
Terri Clark | 69 | 12 | ||||
1999 | Steam co-written with Lewis Anderson |
Ty Herndon | 83 | 18 | ||||
2000 | I Want to Know (Everything There Is to Know About You) co-written with Lewis Anderson |
Mark Wills | 33 | |||||
2000 | Your Everything co-written with Chris Lindsey |
Keith Urban | 51 | 4 | ||||
2008 | Something About a Woman[1] co-written with Jimmy Ritchey and Jake Owen |
Jake Owen | 104 | 15 | ||||
2009 | I'll Be That co-written with Jimmy Wayne and Kevin Paige |
Jimmy Wayne | 46 | |||||
2009 | Fight Like a Girl co-written with Kristy Osmunson and Kelley Shepard |
Bomshel | 30 |
Awards
2012 | Pray About Everything | Dove Award | Best Country Recorded Song | Nominated |
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2009 | Dig Two Graves | Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | Nominated |
2008 | Something About a Woman | ASCAP | Most Performed Song | Won |
2000 | Your Everything | ASCAP | Most Performed Song | Won |
1999 | Steam | ASCAP | Most Performed Song | Won |
1999 | Busy Man | ASCAP | Most Performed Song | Won |
1999 | Everytime I Cry | ASCAP | Most Performed Song | Won |
1997 | Running Out of Reasons to Run | ASCAP | Most Performed Song | Won |
1995 | "Thinkin' About You" | ASCAP | Most Performed Song | Won |
1993 | Soon | ASCAP | Most Performed Song | Won |
1990 | We've Got It Made | ASCAP | Most Performed Song | Won |
1989 | 'Til Love Comes Again | ASCAP | Most Performed Song | Won |