Jerry Gillespie

Jerry Wayne Gillespie (born Decatur, Alabama) is an American country songwriter. He co-wrote "Do You Love as Good as You Look", a #1 song in 1981 for the Bellamy Brothers^[1] and wrote "Heaven's Just a Sin Away", a #1 country hit in 1977 for The Kendalls. He co-wrote "Somebody's Knockin'", a Grammy Award finalist in 1982 for Terri Gibbs, and "I Just Can't Stay Married With You", a #5 hit for Christy Lane in 1979. He co-wrote a number of successful songs with Tommy Overstreet, including "Gwen (Congratulations)", a #5 country hit in 1971, and "That When My Woman Begins", a #6 country hit in 1975.

Other Gillespie songs that charted

• "Catch the Wind" (Jerry Gillespie, Ricci Mareno) Jack Barlow, #26 Country, 1971
• "A Seed Before the Rose" (Tommy Overstreet, Jerry Gillespie) Tommy Overstreet, #16 Country, 1972
• "You Really Go for the Heart" (Charles Black, Tommy Rocco, Jerry Gillespie) Dan Seals, #37 Country, 1983
• "The Jagged Edge of a Broken Heart" (K. T. Oslin, Jerry Gillespie) Gail Davies, #20 Country, 1984
• "I Love You By Heart" (Jerry Gillespie, Stan Webb), Sylvia and Michael Johnson, #9 Country, 1985
• "She's Ready for Someone to Love Her" (Charles Black, Jerry Gillespie, Tommy Rocco) The Osmond Brothers, #67 Country, 1983. Also covered by Kenny Rogers and Jerry Reed
• "Baby Wants", The Osmond Brothers, #45 Country, 1986

"Heaven's Just a Sin Away" also charted in a minor way for Kelly Willis in 1993 (#63 Country). "Old Pictures" and "Dr. Dr." were written by Gillespie with K. T. Oslin, and appeared on her platinum-selling 1987 debut album 80s Ladies.

References

1. ^ http://www.alamhof.org/gmusachv.html Alamaba Music Hall of Fame entry for Gillespie