NSAI Songwriter Achievement Awards - 1992

Presented in March 1992

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Achy Breaky Heart” by Don Von Tress

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Gary Burr & Susan Longacre

SONGWRITER/ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Garth Brooks & Alan Jackson


ADULT CONTEMPORARY
“I Still Believe In You”
Written By: Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis
Artist: Vince Gill

“When She Cries”
Written By: Marc Beeson, Sonny LeMaire
Artist: Restless Heart

“I Will Always Love You”
Written By: Dolly Parton
Artist: Whitney Houston


COUNTRY
“Achy Breaky Heart”
Written By: Don Von Tress
Artist: Billy Ray Cyrus

“Billy The Kid”
Written By: Billy Dean, Paul Nelson
Artist: Billy Dean

“Boot Scootin’ Boogie”
Written By: Ronnie Dunn
Artist: Brooks & Dunn

“Bubba Shot The Jukebox”
Written By: Dennis Linde
Artist: Mark Chesnutt

“I Don’t Need Your Rockin’ Chair”
Written By: Billy Yates, Frank Dycus, Kerry Kurt Phillips
Artist: George Jones

“I Feel Lucky”
Written By: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Don Schlitz
Artist: Mary Chapin Carpenter

“I Still Believe In You”
Written By: Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis
Artist: Vince Gill

“I’m In A Hurry (And Don’t Know Why)”
Written By: Roger Murrah, Randy Vanwarmer
Artist: Alabama

“Jesus And Mama”
Written By: Danny Mayo, James Dean Hicks
Artist: Confederate Railroad

“Maybe It Was Memphis”
Written By: Michael Anderson
Artist: Pam Tillis

“Midnight In Montgomery”
Written By: Alan Jackson, Don Sampson
Artist: Alan Jackson

“Seminole Wind”
Written By: John Anderson
Artist: John Anderson

“She Is His Only Need”
Written By: Dave Loggins
Artist: Wynonna

“Ships That Don’t Come In”
Written By: Paul Nelson, Dave Gibson
Artist: Joe Diffie

“Something In Red”
Written By: Angela Kaset
Artist: Lorrie Morgan

“Straight Tequila Night”
Written By: Kent Robbins, Debbie Hupp
Artist: John Anderson

“The Greatest Man I Never Knew”
Written By: Richard Leigh, Layng Martine, Jr.
Artist: Reba McEntire

“There Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong With The Radio”
Written By: Aaron Tippin, Buddy Brock
Artist: Aaron Tippin

“Two Sparrows In A Hurricane”
Written By: Mark Alan Springer
Artist: Tanya Tucker

“Walkaway Joe”
Written By: Vince Melamed, Greg Barnhill
Artist: Trisha Yearwood


GOSPEL
“The Great Adventure”
Written By: Steven Curtis Chapman, Geoff Moore
Artist: Steven Curtis Chapman

“He Never Changes”
Written By: Don Koch, Mark Harris

“Last Train”
Written By: Jamie Cramer, Steven Patrick, Andy Robbins, Terry Russell, Scott Soderstrom, David Zaffiro
Artist: Holy Soldier

“Wish You Were Here”
Written By: Michael C. Williams

“Through The Storm”
Written By: V. Michael McKay
Artist: Yolanda Adams


POP
“I Can’t Make You Love Me”
Written By: Mike Reid, Allen Shamblin
Artist: Bonnie Raitt

“Achy Breaky Heart”
Written By: Don Von Tress
Artist: Billy Ray Cyrus

“When She Cries”
Written By: Marc Beeson, Sonny LeMaire
Artist: Restless Heart


ROCK
“She Takes My Breath Away”
Written By: Dennis Morgan, Eddie Money, Monty Byrom, Gary Brohman, Mark Tanner
Artist: Eddie Money

“Tears In Heaven”
Written By: Eric Clapton, Will Jennings
Artist: Eric Clapton

“Every Time I Roll The Dice”
Written By: Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals
Artist: Delbert McClinton


URBAN CONTEMPORARY
“Save The Best For Last”
Written By: Wendy Waldman, Jonathan Lind, Phil Galdston
Artist: Vanessa Williams

“Just For Tonight”
Written By: Keith Thomas, Cynthia Weil
Artist: Vanessa Williams

“I Will Always Love You”
Written By: Dolly Parton
Artist: Whitney Houston