That 's Why I Sing this Way - wikipedia That 's Why I Sing this Way That 's Why I Sing This Way Studio album by Daryle Singletary Released April 23, 2002 ( 2002 - 04 - 23 ) Genre Country Label Audium / Koch Producer Gregory Cole Daryle Singletary chronology Now and Again ( 2000 ) Now and Again 2000 That 's Why I Sing This Way ( 2002 ) Straight from the Heart ( 2007 ) Straight from the Heart 2007 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating About.com Favorable link Allmusic link Country Standard Time Favorable link That 's Why I Sing This Way is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released on April 23, 2002 via Koch Records. Except for its title track, the album is composed of cover songs. Two singles were released from it : the title track and a cover of Conway Twitty 's 1980 Number One single `` I 'd Love to Lay You Down '', which respectively reached # 47 and # 43 on the U.S. Billboard country singles charts. The version of `` I Never Go Around Mirrors '' on this album was first recorded by Keith Whitley, Whitley had Shafer write the second verse heard here. The album includes guest appearances from George Jones, Dwight Yoakam, Rhonda Vincent, John Wesley Ryles, Merle Haggard and Johnny Paycheck. Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Chart performance 4 References Track listing No. Title Writer ( s ) Original Artist Length 1. `` Love 's Gonna Live Here '' ( with Dwight Yoakam ) Buck Owens Buck Owens 2 : 44 2. `` Walk Through This World with Me '' ( with George Jones ) Kaye Jean Savage, Sandra M. Seamons George Jones 2 : 32 3. `` I 'd Love to Lay You Down '' Fred Aylor MacRae Conway Twitty 3 : 09 4. `` A-11 '' Hank Cochran Johnny Paycheck 2 : 40 5. `` Long Black Veil '' Marijohn Wilkin, Danny Dill Lefty Frizzell 3 : 23 6. `` Kay '' ( with John Wesley Ryles ) Hank Mills John Wesley Ryles 3 : 34 7. `` That 's Why I Sing This Way '' Max D. Barnes Daryle Singletary 2 : 56 8. `` I Never Go Around Mirrors ( I 've Got a Heartache to Hide ) '' Lefty Frizzell, Sanger D. Shafer Lefty Frizzell 4 : 30 9. `` Dim Lights, Thick Smoke ( And Loud, Loud Music ) '' Max M. Fidler, Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis Joe & Rose Lee Maphis 3 : 58 10. `` Makeup and Faded Blue Jeans '' ( with Merle Haggard ) Merle Haggard Merle Haggard 3 : 45 11. `` After the Fire Is Gone '' ( with Rhonda Vincent ) L.E. White Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn 2 : 51 12. `` Old Violin '' ( with Johnny Paycheck ) Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck 3 : 29 Personnel Joe Caverlee - fiddle, mandolin Gregory Cole - background vocals Merle Haggard - vocals on `` Makeup and Faded Blue Jeans '' George Jones - vocals on `` Walk Through This World with Me '' Paul Leim - drums Terry McMillan - harmonica Brent Mason - electric guitar Mike Johnson - pedal steel guitar Danny Parks - acoustic guitar, electric guitar Johnny Paycheck - vocals on `` Old Violin '' John Wesley Ryles - vocals on `` Kay '' Daryle Singletary - lead vocals Catherine Styron - piano Darrin Vincent - background vocals Rhonda Vincent - vocals on `` After the Fire Is Gone '' Glenn Worf - bass guitar Dwight Yoakam - vocals on `` Love 's Gonna Live Here '' Chart performance Chart ( 2002 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 65 References Jump up ^ `` Rhonda Vincent Satisfies Both Her Country and Bluegrass Sides on ' Only Me ' '' Billboard. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 30. Allmusic Daryle Singletary Studio albums Daryle Singletary All Because of You Ai n't It the Truth That 's Why I Sing This Way Straight from the Heart Rockin ' in the Country Compilations Now and Again Notable singles `` I 'm Living Up to Her Low Expectations '' `` I Let Her Lie '' `` Too Much Fun '' `` Amen Kind of Love '' `` The Note '' `` I Knew I Loved You '' `` I 'd Love to Lay You Down '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=That%27s_Why_I_Sing_This_Way&oldid=814201553 '' Categories : 2003 albums Covers albums E1 Music albums Daryle Singletary albums Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with album ratings that need to be turned into prose Track listings with deprecated parameters Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 7 December 2017, at 12 : 18. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote that's why i sing this way
Answer: Max D. Barnes