"Where Corn Don't Grow" is a song written by
Roger Murrah
Roger Alan Murrah (born November 20, 1946) is an American songwriter and independent music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama.[Waylon Jennings
Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is considered one of the pioneers of the Outlaw country, outlaw movement in country music.
Jennings started playing ...]
on his 1990 album ''
The Eagle'', peaking at #67 on the country singles charts that year. Six years later,
Travis Tritt
James Travis Tritt (born February 9, 1963) is an American country music, country singer-songwriter. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In t ...
covered it on his 1996 album ''
The Restless Kind
''The Restless Kind'' is American country music artist Travis Tritt's fifth studio album, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1996. The tracks "More Than You'll Ever Know", "Helping Me Get Over You" (a duet with Lari White), "She's Going Home wit ...
''. Also released as a single, his rendition was a Top Ten country hit in 1997, peaking at #6 on the same chart.
On April 12, 2021, rising country star
Riley Green
Johnathan Riley Green (born October 18, 1988) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment (formerly BMLG) since 2019. He has released three albums: ''Different 'Round Here'' in 2019, ''Ai ...
released a cover of the song in an ode to both Tritt and Jennings.
Music video
The music video for Tritt's version was directed by Michael Merriman. The video features a young man who leaves his father's farm in search of a life in the big city. The young man eventually has his guitar, wallet, and everything but his father's gold watch stolen. He steals food from a store because he has no money, but is caught and arrested. The young man is eventually revealed to be Tritt when he returns to his father's home with the gold watch.
Chart positions
Waylon Jennings
Travis Tritt
"Where Corn Don't Grow" debuted at number 73 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 23, 1996.
Year-end charts
References
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Waylon Jennings songs
1990 singles
Travis Tritt songs
1997 singles
Songs written by Roger Murrah
Song recordings produced by Don Was
Epic Records singles
Warner Records singles
Songs written by Mark Alan Springer
Song recordings produced by Bob Montgomery (songwriter)
1990 songs