TOMMY BRASFIELD
Instruments: Songwriter
Date of Birth: October 28, 1953
Place of Birth: Jasper, Alabama
Tommy Brasfield moved to the Shoals area as a child
where he attended school and graduated from Muscle Shoals High School.
By the age of 19, Brasfield was a hit songwriter, having penned the hit "Angel In
Your Arms", which the group Hot took to the top of the Pop Charts. Barbara Mandrell
recorded the song, taking it to Number 5 in the Country Charts.
At the time of his death in late 1989, Brasfield had written a total of over 20 Top
10 singles and had made the Top 5 in every chart except gospel and jazz.
Brasfield also wrote "There's No Gettin' Over Me" for Ronnie Milsap, which
climbed to Number 1 on the Country and Adult Contemporary charts and Number 5 on
the Pop Charts. The song was the most performed country song in the world in 1982,
according to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
His song "Holding Her and Loving You," recorded by Earl Thomas Conley, was a
Number 1 Country hit. The song earned "Song of the Year" honors in 1982 from the
Nashville Songwriter's Association, International, and was named one of the Top 10
songs of the year by Music City News. Conley later recorded Brasfield's "Once In A
Blue Moon", which was also a Number 1 Country hit.
T.G. Sheppard recorded several of Brasfield's songs, including "One Owner
Heart," "I'm In Over My Heart," and "Half Past Forever", all Top 5 records. Other
Number 1 hits include "Till You're Gone," by Barbara Mandrell, and "She Sure Got
Away With My Heart" by John Anderson.
During the mid-80s, Brasfield moved into the field of production, working with
country acts such as Canyon for 16th Avenue Records.
Chart Songs as a Songwriter
| Song Title |
Recording Artist |
Chart* |
Year |
| Holding Her And Loving You |
Earl Thomas Conley |
1 |
1981 |
| Once In A Blue Moon |
Earl Thomas Conley |
1 |
1986 |
| There's No Gettin' Over Me |
Ronnie Milsap |
1 |
1981 |
| Till You're Gone |
Barbara Mandrell |
1 |
1982 |
| Half Past Forever |
T.G. Sheppard |
2 |
1987 |
| She Sure Got Away With My
Heart |
John Anderson |
3 |
1984 |
| One Owner Heart |
T.G. Sheppard |
4 |
1985 |
| Angel In Your Arms |
Hot |
7 |
1977 |
| Angel In Your Arms |
Barbara Mandrell |
8 |
1985 |
| In Over My Heart |
T.G. Sheppard |
9 |
1986 |
| I'm Gonna Hurt Her On The
Radio |
Charlie Pride |
13 |
1988 |
| Be My Baby |
Jody Miller |
15 |
1972 |
| She's Steppin' Out |
Con Hunley |
17 |
1981 |
| Hold Me Like You Never
Had Me |
Randy Parton |
30 |
1981 |
| Never Say Never |
T. Graham Brown |
30 |
1989 |
| High Cost Of Loving |
Charlie Ross |
33 |
1982 |
| Holding Her & Loving You |
Clay Walker |
68 |
1998 |
*Chart position is based on Billboard Magazine Pop, Country, R&B, & A/C Charts. Other music industry
charts may have shown higher chart positions.
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