Alan Gordon Anderson (born July 26, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In the 1960s, Anderson was the frontman of the band

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, which had success with the song "No Good To Cry", which he wrote. Between 1971 and the early 1990s, he was the lead guitarist in the rock band NRBQ, also releasing several solo albums. He also played electric guitar on

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's 1973 album ''

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''. In the 1990s, Anderson shifted his focus to country music, writing hit songs for such artists as

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, Diamond Rio and

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, as well as

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's number 1 hit "

The Cowboy in Me "The Cowboy in Me" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele, Al Anderson and Craig Wiseman, and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in November 2001 as the third single from McGraw's '' Set This Circus Down'' album. T ...

" and several album cuts. Anderson has also released six solo albums.

Discography

Albums

*''Al Anderson'' (

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, 1972) *''Party Favors'' (

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, 1988) *''Pay Before You Pump'' (

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, 1996) *''After Hours'' (Legacy, 2006) *''Pawn Shop Guitars'' (AAM Records, 2007) *''Strings'' (Amigo Grande, 2012)

Singles

List of country singles composed by Anderson

Anderson has written or co-written the following country singles: *

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(with

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), "Will You Marry Me" *

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(with

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), "License to Chill" *

(with

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), " Trip Around the Sun" *

, " Every Little Thing" * Linda Davis, " A Love Story in the Making" * Diamond Rio, " Unbelievable" *

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, "Poor Me" * Ty England, " Should've Asked Her Faster" * The Farm, " Every Time I Fall in Love" *

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, "Forrest County Line" *

, " Next Big Thing" " Down to My Last Bad Habit" *

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, "We're Makin' Up" *

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, " (Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again", " That's What I Get for Losin' You" *

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, " The Last Thing on My Mind" *

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, "Crying For You" *

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(with Flaco Jiménez), " All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" *

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& Dick50, "When She Cries at Night" *

, "

" *

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, "Bang, Bang, Bang" *

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, "Bad Case of Missing You" *

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, " Groovy Little Summer Song" *

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, "Not Cause I Wanted To", "Ain't Gonna Let You Go", both on the album '' Slipstream'' *

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, " Big Deal" * Jeffrey Steele, "Somethin' in the Water" *

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, "

Love's Gonna Make It Alright "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" is a song written by Al Anderson and Chris Stapleton and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in November 2011 as the second single from his album ''Here for a Good Time''. Critic ...

" * Aaron Tippin, " Without Your Love" *

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, "Honey Do" * Lari White, "Wild at Heart" *

, " Powerful Thing"

References

External links

bigalanderson.com Official Bio
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