# Aaron Barker

Aaron Barker (born March 5, 1953, in San Antonio, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter.
Barker has written No. 1 songs for George Strait ("Baby Blue", "Love Without End, Amen", "Easy Come, Easy Go") and Lonestar ("What About Now"). His songs have also been recorded by Doug Supernaw, Clay Walker, Neal McCoy, Aaron Tippin and others. Barker turned "Love Without End, Amen" into a book in 2002. He was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 2007.
Barker's debut album, The Taste of Freedom, was released by Atlantic Records in August 1992. The title track peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Barker also writes and performs commercials for Blue Bell Ice Cream.
On August 8, 2016, it was announced at a private press conference that Barker would be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame at a ceremony held on October 9, 2016.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Album details |
| The Taste of Freedom | Release date: August 4, 1992 Label: Atlantic Records |
| Straight from the Horse's Mouth (with Curtis Wayne) | Release date: 1998 Label: BSW Records |
| Lifelines | Release date: 2002 Label: self-released |
| Echoes | Release date: October 17, 2006 Label: self-released |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | Album |
| 1992 | "The Taste of Freedom" | 73 | The Taste of Freedom |

### Music videos

| Year | Video |
| 1992 | "The Taste of Freedom" |

## List of singles written by Aaron Barker

| Year | Single | Artist | Co-writer(s) | Peak positions |
| Year | Single | Artist | Co-writer(s) | US Country |
| 1988 | "Baby Blue" | George Strait | | 1 |
| 1990 | "Love Without End, Amen" | George Strait | | 1 |
| 1992 | "What A Friday Night Is For" | Jessica Bouche | | -- |
| 1992 | "The Taste Of Freedom" | Aaron Barker | | 73 |
| 1993 | "Honky Tonkin' Fool" | Doug Supernaw | | 50 |
| 1993 | "Easy Come, Easy Go" | George Strait | Dean Dillon | 1 |
| 1993 | "I'd Like to Have That One Back" | George Strait | Bill Shore, Rick West | 3 |
| 1995 | "Not Enough Hours in the Night" | Doug Supernaw | Ron Harbin, Kim Williams | 3 |
| 1995 | "Dallas Morning Blues" | Ram Herrera | Sonny La Maire | -- |
| 1995 | "I Know She Still Loves Me" | George Strait | Monty Holmes | 5 |
| 1996 | "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" | George Strait | Erv Woolsey | 4 |
| 1997 | "Watch This" | Clay Walker | Ron Harbin, Anthony L. Smith | 4 |
| 1998 | "Love Happens Like That" | Neal McCoy | Ron Harbin, Anthony L. Smith | 29 |
| 1998 | "You're Beginning to Get to Me" | Clay Walker | Tom Shapiro | 1 |
| 1998 | "I'm A Cowboy" | Bill Engvall | Bill Engvall | 60 |
| 1999 | "I'm Leaving" | Aaron Tippin | Ron Harbin, David Lewis | 17 |
| 1999 | "Christmas Cookies" | George Strait | | 33 |
| | "Peace Of Mind" | George Strait | Dean Dillon | 74 |
| | "Terrible Twos" | Damon Gray | Michael Garvin | 73 |
| 2000 | "What About Now" | Lonestar | Ron Harbin, Anthony L. Smith | 1 |
| | "Old Time Christmas" | George Strait | John Barlow Jarvis | 62 |
| 2008 | "What A Friday Night Is For" | Jessica Boucher | | |
| 2013 | "Best Seat in the House" | LoCash Cowboys | Preston Brust, Chris Lucas | 52 |
| 2013 | "I'm Gonna Lie" | Philip Claypool | Gary Hannan, Ira Dean | — |
| 2015 | "Suffer In Peace" | Tyler Farr | Phil O'Donnell | 3 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||