Well,
For the record. Most Labels want Artists that write their own songs. That way the Label doesn't have to pay the full mechanical rate for outside songs and rarely even pay the Artist the full rate. There was, and maybe still is something called the
Composition Clause that paid the writer 75 percent of the full rate if the artist even got that.

But enough of that. What is the last great song you heard written by the artist that was a super hit. Maybe Michael Jackson's song WHERE WERE YOU? My Publisher and I used to discuss the latest "Hit" We were "Chomping at the Bit to go get it!

I do look at Great American Country on the T.V. once in a while. Having listened to all the greats since about 1952 it takes a lot to impress me with a new artist, new songs. And as Eastwood said, You have to know your limitations, no?

Ray E. Strode