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singer-songwriter. Between 1985 and 1998, Collins released three studio albums. Seven of his singles reached ''

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'' Hot Country Songs chart. The highest of these, "The Next Step," peaked at No. 55 in 1997. As a songwriter, Collins has had 50 of his songs recorded by others, including singles performed by

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(" She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy", " The Good Stuff", "

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"), Chad Brock (" Yes!"),

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") which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song. "The Good Stuff" was ''Billboard'' Number One country single for seven weeks of 2002, and it won ASCAP song of the year. The Thompson Square recording of "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2011. In 2014, Easton Corbin's performance of "Baby Be My Love Song" rose to number 3 in the US Country Airplay. In 2020, Collins was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame. Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame
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Discography

Albums

Singles

*^ACredited to Jimmy Collins.

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Jim 1959 births American country singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters Living people People from Nacogdoches, Texas Singer-songwriters from Texas Arista Nashville artists Country musicians from Texas