Mary Ann Kennedy (American singer) explained

Mary Ann Kennedy
Background:	solo_singer
Instrument:	Guitar, mandolin, Vocals, drums
Genre:	Country
Occupation:	Singer-songwriter
Years Active:	1981–present
Label:	Columbia (in Calamity Jane) IRS (in Kennedy Rose)
Past Member Of:	Calamity Jane Kennedy Rose

Mary Ann Kennedy is an American country music songwriter. In her career, she has been a member of the groups Calamity Jane^[1] and Kennedy Rose,^[2] both times pairing with fellow songwriter Pam Rose. Kennedy's co-writing credits include the Grammy Award-nominated songs "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" by Lee Greenwood and "I'll Still Be Loving You" by Restless Heart.^[3] Other songs that she has written include "Safe in the Arms of Love" by Martina McBride and "You Will" by Patty Loveless.

Discography

• The Trail Less Traveled (2000)
• Hoofbeats, Heartbeats & Wings (2005)
• The Rhythm of the Ride (2009)

Chart Singles Written by Mary Ann Kennedy

The following is a list of Mary Ann Kennedy compositions that were chart hits.^[4]

Year	Single Title	Recording Artist	Chart Positions
			Billboard Hot 100	Billboard AC	Billboard Country
1980	He Gives Me Diamonds, You Give Me Chills co-written with Don Goodman	Margo Smith			52
1982	Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands co-written with Don Goodman & Pam Rose	Lee Greenwood			5
1984	Me Against the Night co-written with Pat Bunch & Pam Rose	Crystal Gayle			4
1985	Dixie Road co-written with Don Goodman, Pat Bunch & Pam Rose	Lee Greenwood			1
1985	The First Word in Memory Is Me co-written with Pat Bunch & Pam Rose	Janie Fricke			7
1985	Somebody Else's Fire co-written with Pat Bunch & Pam Rose	Janie Fricke			4
1987	I'll Still Be Loving You co-written with Pat Bunch, Todd Cerney & Pam Rose	Restless Heart	33	3	1
1987	He's Letting Go co-written with Pat Bunch & Pam Rose	Baillie & the Boys			18
1993	You Will co-written with Randy Sharp & Pam Rose	Patty Loveless			6
1995	Love Like This co-written with Pat Bunch & Pam Rose	Carlene Carter			70
1995	Safe in the Arms of Love co-written with Pat Bunch & Pam Rose	Martina McBride			4
1995	Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands co-written with Don Goodman & Pam Rose	Reba McEntire			9

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 74. 978-0-89820-177-2.
2. Web site: Jason Ankeny . [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p1678/biography|pure_url=yes}} Kennedy Rose biography ]. . October 7, 2009.
3. Web site: Mary Ann Kennedy biography . Mary Ann Kennedy . October 9, 2011 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009035447/http://www.maryannkennedy.com/Bio.htm . October 9, 2011 .
4. Web site: Mary Ann Kennedy Chart Listing . Mary Ann Kennedy . February 27, 2012.