# Wood Newton

Wood Newton (born September 16, 1946 in Hampton, Arkansas, United States) is an American songwriter and musician based in Nashville, Tennessee. Newton was born in Hampton, Arkansas, and graduated from Hampton High School in Hampton, Arkansas in 1964. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1970.
In 1978 and 1979, Newton recorded for Elektra Records, charting the singles "Last Exit for Love", "Lock, Stock & Barrel" and "Julie (Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?)". He later became a songwriter for other artists, with his credits including Razzy Bailey's number one single "Midnight Hauler".
June 3, 2024 The Arkansas Country Music Association awarded Wood Newton, their Lifetime Achievement Award. This year‘s inductees along with Wood were KT Oslin, and Randy Goodrum.

## Live performances

Newton performs on a regular basis with solo guitar, and vocals.

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Album |
| 1979 | Wood Newton |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | Album |
| 1978 | "Last Exit for Love" | 52 | Wood Newton |
| 1979 | "Lock, Stock & Barrel" | 44 | Wood Newton |
| 1979 | "Julie (Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?)" | 81 | Wood Newton |

## Chart singles

The following is a list of Wood Newton compositions that were chart hits.
| Year | Single Title | Recording Artist | Chart Positions | Chart Positions | Chart Positions |
| Year | Single Title | Recording Artist | Billboard Hot 100 | Billboard AC | Billboard Country |
| 1981 | Midnight Hauler co-written with Tim DuBois | Razzy Bailey | | | 1 |
| 1982 | Bobbie Sue co-written with Dan Tyler and Adele Tyler | The Oak Ridge Boys | 12 | 19 | 1 |
| 1982 | Blue Rendezvous co-written with Tim DuBois | Lloyd David Foster | | | 32 |
| 1983 | Unfinished Business co-written with Danny Morrison | Lloyd David Foster | | | 32 |
| 1984 | Something Said Love co-written with Jerry Michael | Rita Coolidge | | 15 | |
| 1985 | I Want Everyone to Cry co-written with Michael Noble | Restless Heart | | | 10 |
| 1985 | What I Didn't Do co-written with Michael Noble | Steve Wariner | | | 3 |
| 1987 | Twenty Years Ago co-written with Dan Tyler, Michael Noble, and C. Michael Spriggs | Kenny Rogers | | 15 | 2 |
| 1993 | Fool to Fall co-written with Larry Stewart | Pearl River | | | 62 |
| 2001 | Riding with Private Malone co-written with Thom Shepherd | David Ball | 36 | | 2 |

## Songs written by Wood Newton

* Razzy Bailey – "Midnight Hauler", "Blind Faith and the Naked Truth", "Twenty Years Ago"
* The Oak Ridge Boys – "Bobbie Sue"
* Restless Heart – "I Want Everyone to Cry"
* Steve Wariner – "What I Didn't Do", "Do You Want To Make Something of It", "I Can See Arkansas", "The Heartland"
* Kenny Rogers – "Twenty Years Ago", "I'll Be There For You"
* Pearl River – "Fool to Fall"
* David Ball – "Riding with Private Malone", "Happy with the One I've Got", "I Can See Arkansas", "Loser Friendly", "She Always Talked About Mexico", "Swing Baby", "Too Much Blood in My Alcohol Level", "Violence and Lies"
* Tracy Byrd - "Pink Flamingos"
* Conway Twitty - "Every Time I Think It's Over"
* T. G. Sheppard - "A Little Less Blue"
* Alabama - "All Together Now"
* Charley Pride - "Just for the Love of It", "Lonestar Lonely"
* B. J. Thomas - "I Want Everyone to Cry", "The Girl Most Likely To"
* Martin Delray - "Lillie's White Lies", "One in a Row"
* Bjøro Håland - "Blue Rendezvous", "If I Could Make A Living Loving You", "Making Future Memories", "She's Not Leaving, She's Gone", "The Door", "The Name of the Game is Cheating", "What I Didn't Do"
* Lloyd David Foster - "Blue Rendezvous"