Lyle Lovett

Aliases: Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
Real name: Lyle Pearce Lovett
Born: November 1, 1957
Country: United States
IPI: 00125444984 28 works
00125445099 16 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Country singer, songwriter and actor
Related: Gene Elders Fiddle in his Large Band

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Church	Lyle Lovett	1992	Savoy [US]
Cowboy Man	Lyle Lovett	August 1986	The Broken Circle Breakdown Bluegrass Band
Creeps Like Me	Lyle Lovett	1994	Dirk Darmstaedter
Farther Down the Line	Lyle Lovett	August 1986	Willie Nelson
God Will	Lyle Lovett	August 1986	(5 artists)
Good Intentions	Lyle Lovett	1989	Lou Rawls
Here I Am	Lyle Lovett	1989	Artists in Resonance
If I Had a Boat	Lyle Lovett	1987	(20 artists)
I Know You Know	Lyle Lovett	1989	(2 artists)
I've Been to Memphis	Lyle Lovett	1992	(2 artists)
Moon on My Shoulder	Lyle Lovett	1994	(2 artists)
Night's Lullaby	Lyle Lovett	February 2012	Kellye Gray
Nobody Knows Me	Lyle Lovett	1989	Lisa Miller
Promises	Lyle Lovett	1996	Steve Von Till
She Makes Me Feel Good	Lyle Lovett	1992	(2 artists)
She's No Lady	Lyle Lovett	1987	(10 artists)
Simple Song	Lyle Lovett	1987	(2 artists)
Skinny Legs	Lyle Lovett	1994	Elastic No-No Band
That's Right (You're Not from Texas)	Lyle Lovett	1996	(2 artists)
The Waltzing Fool	Lyle Lovett	August 1986	Guy Clark
Walk Through the Bottomland	Lyle Lovett	1987	Bill and Bonnie Hearne
Why I Don't Know	Lyle Lovett	August 1986	Francine Reed featuring Lyle Lovett
You Can't Resist It	Lyle Lovett	August 1986	Patricia Conroy

Covers by Lyle Lovett

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	50 Ways to Leave Your Lover	Lyle Lovett	May 19, 2009	Paul Simon
	Ain't No More Cane	Lyle Lovett and His Large Band	August 27, 2007	Ernest Williams, James "Iron Head" Baker and Convict Group
	Alleys of Austin	Michael Martin Murphey featuring Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Kelly Willis, Bruce Robison, Randy Rog…	September 2018	Michael Murphey
	Anyhow, I Love You	Lyle Lovett	December 6, 2011	Guy Clark
	Baby, It's Cold Outside	Lyle Lovett with Kat Edmonson	November 21, 2011	Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer - Paul Weston's Orchestra REL, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five REC, Ricardo Montalbán and Esther Williams BRD
	Ballad of the Snow Leopard and the Tanqueray Cowboy	Lyle Lovett	1998	David Rodriguez
	Bears	Lyle Lovett	1998	Steven Fromholz
	Bloodshot Eyes / Take the A Train	Ray Herndon with Lyle Lovett	2004	Hank Penny, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
	Blues for Dixie	Asleep at the Wheel featurning Lyle Lovett	November 2, 1993	Bob Wills - Vocal by Tommy Duncan with His Texas Playboys
	Blue Skies	Lyle Lovett	March 22, 1994	Belle Baker PRF, Imperial Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Fields REC
	Brand New Tennessee Waltz	Lyle Lovett	September 2012	Jesse Winchester
	Brown Eyed Handsome Man	Lyle Lovett	February 2012	Chuck Berry and His Combo
	Christmastime Is Here	Lyle Lovett feat. Kat Edmondson	November 21, 2011	Vince Guaraldi
	Clap Yo' Hands	Michael Feinstein featuring Lyle Lovett	March 11, 2022	Harland Dixon, Betty Compton, Paulette Winston, Constance Carpenter, Janette Gilmore & Ensemble PRF, George Gershwin REL, Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra REC
	Closing Time	Lyle Lovett	August 1986	Lacy J. Dalton
i	Cookin' at the Continental	Lyle Lovett	May 13, 2022	Unverified
	Cosmic Cowboy	Michael Martin Murphey featuring Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Lyle Lovett, Bruce Robison, Dja…	September 2018	Michael Murphey
	Don't Let Your Deal Go Down	The Chieftains with Lyle Lovett	September 17, 2002	Charlie Poole accomp. by The North Carolina Ramblers
	Don't You Think I Feel It Too	Lyle Lovett	October 20, 2009	Unverified
	Drunken Lady of the Morning	Michael Martin Murphey featuring Lyle Lovett	September 2018	Michael Murphey
	Election Day	Lyle Lovett	September 30, 2003	(unknown)
	England Swings	Lyle Lovett	August 31, 2018	Roger Miller [US-OK]
	Faded Love	Asleep at the Wheel with Shawn Colvin and Lyle Lovett	August 10, 1999	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
	Flyin' Shoes	Lyle Lovett	1998	Townes Van Zandt
	Friend of the Devil	Lyle Lovett	May 1991	The Grateful Dead
	Funny How Time Slips Away	Al Green & Lyle Lovett	March 1, 1994	Billy Walker
	Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You?	Matt Rollings with Lyle Lovett	March 19, 2002	McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Vocal Refrain by Donald Redman
	Highway Kind	Lyle Lovett	1998	Townes Van Zandt
	If I Needed You	Lyle Lovett	1998	Townes Van Zandt
	If I Were the Man You Wanted	Lyle Lovett	August 1986	Nanci Griffith
	If You Were to Wake Up	Lyle Lovett	1989	J. H. Howell's Carolina Hillbillies Covered by Tammy Wynette with Lyle Lovett
	If You Were to Wake Up	Tammy Wynette with Lyle Lovett	October 12, 1994	J. H. Howell's Carolina Hillbillies, Lyle Lovett
	I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord	Lyle Lovett	February 24, 1998	(unknown)
	In a Little While	William Shatner feat. Lyle Lovett	October 11, 2011	U2
	Isn't That So?	Lyle Lovett	February 2012	Jesse Winchester
	I've Had Enough	Lyle Lovett	1998	Vince Bell
	L.A. County	Lyle Lovett	1987	(unknown)
	Long Tall Texan	Lyle Lovett	1996	The Four Flickers
	Loretta	Lyle Lovett	October 20, 2009	Townes Van Zandt
	Lungs	Lyle Lovett	1998	Townes Van Zandt
	Moritat	Lyle Lovett	1994	Harald Paulsen mit Orchesterbegleitung REL, Kurt Gerron PRF, Gerald Price
	My Window Faces the South	Los Super Seven featuring Lyle Lovett	March 22, 2005	"Fats" Waller and His Rhythm
	Our Lady of the Well	Lyle Lovett	April 1, 2014	Johnny Rivers
	Pass Me Not	Lyle Lovett and George Duke	December 8, 1992	Steve Porter
	Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head	B.J. Thomas with Lyle Lovett	April 2, 2013	B.J. Thomas
	Release Me	Lyle Lovett and k.d. Lang	February 2012	Eddie Miller and His Oklahomans
	Rollin' By	Lyle Lovett	1998	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.
	Rosie	Lyle Lovett	April 1, 2014	Jackson Browne
	Sleepin' in the Daytime	Jimmy Webb featuring Lyle Lovett	September 10, 2013	Jimmy L. Webb
	Smile	Lyle Lovett	April 7, 1998	Orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman, Petula Clark with Accompaniment directed by Joe Henderson
	Sold American	Lyle Lovett	April 27, 1999	Kinky Friedman
	Stand by Your Man	Lyle Lovett	1989	Tammy Wynette
	Straighten Up and Fly Right	Lyle Lovett	February 23, 2003	The King Cole Trio
	Summer Wind	Lyle Lovett	1999	Grethe Ingmann, Wayne Newton
	Sun and Moon and Stars	Lyle Lovett	October 20, 2009	Unverified
	Teach Me About Love	Lyle Lovett	1998	Walter Hyatt
	Texas Trilogy: Bosque County Romance	Lyle Lovett	1998	Frummox
	Texas Trilogy: Daybreak	Lyle Lovett	1998	Frummox
	Texas Trilogy: Train Ride	Lyle Lovett	1998	Frummox
	T for Texas	Robert Earl Keen with Lyle Lovett	February 10, 2015	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
	That Was Your Mother	Buckwheat Zydeco and Lyle Lovett	May 19, 2009	Paul Simon
i	The Blues Walk	Lyle Lovett	1989	Clifford Brown & Max Roach
	This Old Porch	Lyle Lovett	August 1986	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.
	This Old Porch	Robert Earl Keen with Lyle Lovett	November 18, 2016	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.
	Till It Shines	Lyle Lovett and Keb' Mo'	September 21, 1999	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
	Trouble in Mind	Asleep at the Wheel with Lyle Lovett	March 3, 2015	Thelma La Vizzo
	Trouble in the Fields	Lyle Lovett & Kathy Mattea	September 22, 2023	Nanci Griffith
	Well All Right	Lyle Lovett	September 6, 2011	Buddy Holly
	West Texas Highway	Lyle Lovett	1998	Unverified
	What'd I Say	Lyle Lovett	April 18, 2000	Ray Charles
	What Do You Do - The Glory of Love	Lyle Lovett	1989	Willie Bryant and His Orchestra
	White Boy Lost in the Blues	Lyle Lovett	February 2012	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
	White Freightliner Blues	Lyle Lovett	February 2012	Townes Van Zandt
	Whooping Crane	Lyle Lovett	October 20, 2009	Unverified
	Why I Don't Know	Francine Reed featuring Lyle Lovett	April 25, 1995	Lyle Lovett
	You've Got a Friend in Me	Randy Newman with Lyle Lovett	1995	Randy Newman

Songs written by Lyle Lovett

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Church	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1992	Covered by Savoy [US]
Closing Time	Lyle Lovett	Lacy J. Dalton	June 18, 1986	Covered by (4 artists)
Cowboy Man	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	August 1986	Covered by The Broken Circle Breakdown Bluegrass Band
Creeps Like Me	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1994	Covered by Dirk Darmstaedter
Farther down the Line	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	August 1986	Covered by Willie Nelson
God Will	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	March 1986	Covered by (5 artists)
Good Intentions	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1989	Covered by Lou Rawls
Here I Am	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1989	Covered by Artists in Resonance
If I Had a Boat	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1987	Covered by (20 artists)
If I Were the Woman You Wanted	Lyle Lovett	Nanci Griffith	1984	Covered by (2 artists)
I Know You Know	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1989	Covered by (2 artists)
I've Been to Memphis	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1992	Covered by (2 artists)
L.A. County	Lyle Lovett			Covered by (3 artists)
Moon on My Shoulder	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1994	Covered by (2 artists)
Night's Lullaby	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	February 2012	Covered by Kellye Gray
Nobody Knows Me	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1989	Covered by Lisa Miller
Promises	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1996	Covered by Steve Von Till
She Makes Me Feel Good	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1992	Covered by (2 artists)
She's No Lady	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1987	Covered by (10 artists)
Simple Song	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1987	Covered by (2 artists)
Skinny Legs	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1994	Covered by Elastic No-No Band
That's Right (You're Not from Texas)	Lyle Lovett, Willis Alan Ramsey, Alison Rogers	Lyle Lovett	1996	Covered by (2 artists)
The Front Porch Song	Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	1984	Covered by (2 artists)
Walk Through the Bottomland	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	1987	Covered by Bill and Bonnie Hearne
Waltzing Fool	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	August 1986	Covered by Guy Clark
Why I Don't Know	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	March 1986	Covered by Francine Reed featuring Lyle Lovett
You Can't Resist It	Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	August 1986	Covered by Patricia Conroy

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
If You Were to Wake Up	Lyle Lovett	Farther Along	Lyle Lovett	Covered by Tammy Wynette with Lyle Lovett

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
I Love Everybody	Lyle Lovett	1994	MCA Records
It's Not Big, It's Large	Lyle Lovett and His Large Band	August 27, 2007	Lost Highway
Joshua Judges Ruth	Lyle Lovett	1992	MCA Records
Lyle Lovett	Lyle Lovett	August 1986	MCA Records
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band	Lyle Lovett	1989	MCA Records
My Baby Don't Tolerate	Lyle Lovett	September 30, 2003	Lost Highway
Natural Forces	Lyle Lovett	October 20, 2009	Lost Highway
Pontiac	Lyle Lovett	1987	MCA Records
Release Me	Lyle Lovett	February 2012	Lost Highway
Smile - Songs from the Movies	Lyle Lovett	February 23, 2003	Curb Records
Step Inside This House	Lyle Lovett	1998	MCA Records
The Road to Ensenada	Lyle Lovett	1996	MCA Records

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Songs for the Season	Lyle Lovett	November 21, 2011	Lost Highway

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Austinology • Alleys of Austin	Michael Martin Murphey	September 2018	Soundly Music
Deadicated	various artists	May 1991	Arista
Down the Old Plank Road - The Nashville Sessions	The Chieftains	September 17, 2002	RCA Victor
For Love of the Game	various artists	1999	MCA Records
Gershwin Country	Michael Feinstein	March 11, 2022	Craft Recordings
Happy Prisoner - The Bluegrass Sessions	Robert Earl Keen	February 10, 2015	Dualtone
Heard It on the X	Los Super Seven	March 22, 2005	Telarc
Hope Floats - Music from the Motion Picture	various artists	April 7, 1998	Capitol Records
I Want You to Love Me	Francine Reed	April 25, 1995	Ichiban International
King of the Road - A Tribute to Roger Miller	various artists	August 31, 2018	BMG Rights Management
Kissing Jessica Stein - Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture	various artists	March 19, 2002	Verve Records
Leap of Faith - Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack	various artists	December 8, 1992	MCA Records
Listen to Me - Buddy Holly	various artists	September 6, 2011	Verve Forecast
Live Dinner Reunion	Robert Earl Keen	November 18, 2016	Dualtone
Livin' the Dream	Ray Herndon	2004	(self-released)
Looking into You - A Tribute to Jackson Browne	various artists	April 1, 2014	Music Road Records
More Than a Whisper - Celebrating the Music of Nanci Griffith	various artists	September 22, 2023	Rounder
Mumford - Original Soundtrack	James Newton Howard	September 21, 1999	Hollywood Records [US1]
Paul Simon and Friends - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song	various artists	May 19, 2009	Shout! Factory
Pearls in the Snow	various artists	April 27, 1999	Kinkajou Records
Quiet About It - A Tribute to Jesse Winchester	various artists	September 2012	Mailboat
Quiz Show	various artists	1994	Hollywood Records [US1]
Rhythm Country and Blues	various artists	March 1, 1994	MCA Records
Ride with Bob	Asleep at the Wheel	August 10, 1999	Dreamworks Records
Seeking Major Tom	William Shatner	October 11, 2011	Cleopatra
Still the King - Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	Asleep at the Wheel	March 3, 2015	Bismeaux Records
Still Within the Sound of My Voice	Jimmy Webb	September 10, 2013	eOne Music
The Apostle - Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture	various artists	February 24, 1998	Rising Tide Records
The Living Room Sessions	B.J. Thomas	April 2, 2013	Wrinkled Records
This One's for Him - A Tribute to Guy Clark	various artists	December 6, 2011	Icehouse Music
Toy Story - An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack	various artists	1995	Walt Disney Records
Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys	Asleep at the Wheel	November 2, 1993	Liberty
Where the Heart Is	various artists	April 18, 2000	RCA
With Honors - Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack	various artists	March 22, 1994	Maverick
Without Walls	Tammy Wynette	October 12, 1994	Epic