Songs Performed or Written by Layng MartineTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

James Layng Martine Jr. (born March, 1942) is an American songwriter whose compositions have appeared on the country and pop music charts over a four-decade span beginning in the late 1960s. His songs, "Way Down" and "Rub it In", have each been recorded by over 20 artists. In 2013, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Some of Martine's writing credits include Elvis Presley's million-selling "Way Down"; The Pointer Sisters' "Should I Do It" and Trisha Yearwood's... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Way Down - #2: Way Down - #3: Should I Do It - #4: I Wanna Do It with You - #5: Rub It in
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  Walter Jackson
1.
11/1966

A Corner in the Sun
Walter Jackson

from Speak Her Name   
10 pts
83
US






46
R&B


[Okeh 7260]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick & Lou Stallman
  Layng Martine
Rub It In
2.
10/1971

Rub It In
Layng Martine greentick

16 pts
65
US
36
AC








[Barnaby 2041]
written by Layng Martine greentick
  Dave Clark & Friends
Rub It In
3.
07/1972

Rub It In
Dave Clark & Friends

16 pts










51
UK
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Billy Crash Craddock
Rub It in
4.
06/1974

#5  Rub It in
Billy Crash Craddock

from Rub It in   
91 pts
16
US
15
AC
1
ctry






[ABC 11437]
written by Layng Martine greentick
  Ray Stevens
5.
11/1974

Everybody Needs a Rainbow
Ray Stevens

10 pts


18
AC
37
ctry






[Barnaby 610]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Freddy Weller
6.
05/1975

Love You Back to Georgia
Freddy Weller

from Freddy Weller   
1 pts




64
ctry






[ABC/Dot 17554]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Mel Street
7.
02/1976

The Devil in Your Kisses (And The Angel in Your Eyes)
Mel Street

from Mel Street's Greatest Hits   
3 pts




32
ctry






[GRT 043]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Jerry Lee Lewis
8.
02/1976

Don't Boogie Woogie
Jerry Lee Lewis

from Odd Man In   
1 pts




58
ctry






[Mercury 73763]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Reba McEntire
I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand
9.
05/1976

I Don't Want to Be a One Night Stand
Reba McEntire

from Reba McEntire   
1 pts




88
ctry






[Mercury 73788]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Layng Martine
10.
08/1976

Summertime Lovin'
Layng Martine greentick

1 pts




93
ctry






as Layng Martine Jr.
[Playboy 6081]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Ronnie Sessions
Wiggle Wiggle
11.
10/1976

Wiggle Wiggle
Ronnie Sessions

7 pts




16
ctry






[MCA 40624]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Billy Crash Craddock
12.
03/1977

Just a Little Thing
Billy Crash Craddock

from Crash   
4 pts




28
ctry






[ABC/Dot 17682]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Elvis Presley
Way Down
13.
06/1977

#1  Way Down
Elvis Presley

from Moody Blue   Moody Blue
319 pts
18
US
14
AC
1
ctry




1
UK
[was charting at time of Presley's death]
[RCA 10998]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Patti Leatherwood
14.
07/1977

Feels So Much Better
Patti Leatherwood

1 pts




98
ctry






[Epic 50409]
written by Johnny Christopher Jr. & Layng Martine greentick
  Ronnie Sessions
15.
08/1977

Ambush
Ronnie Sessions

4 pts




30
ctry






[MCA 40758]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Cristy Lane
16.
04/1978

I'm Gonna Love You Anyway
Cristy Lane

from Cristy Lane is the Name   
9 pts




10
ctry






[LS 156]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Billy Crash Craddock
17.
07/1978

Don Juan
Billy Crash Craddock

from Crash   
1 pts




57
ctry






[ABC 12384]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Jacky Ward
18.
08/1978

I Want to Be in Love
Jacky Ward

from Rainbow   
4 pts




24
ctry






[Mercury 55038]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Billy Crash Craddock
19.
09/1978

Hubba Hubba
Billy Crash Craddock

from Turning Up and Turning On   
7 pts




14
ctry






[Capitol 4624]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Sheila Andrews
20.
12/1978

Too Fast for Rapid City
Sheila Andrews

from Love Me Like a Woman   
1 pts




88
ctry






[Ovation 1116]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Dickey Lee
21.
07/1980

Workin' My Way to Your Heart
Dickey Lee

from Again   
3 pts




30
ctry






[Mercury 57027]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Reba McEntire
I Don't Think Love Oughta Be That Way
22.
03/1981

I Don't Think Love Oughta Be That Way
Reba McEntire

from Feel the Fire   Feel the Fire
8 pts




13
ctry






[Mercury 57046]
written by Richard Mainegra & Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Tanya Tucker
23.
07/1981

Should I Do It
Tanya Tucker

from Should I Do It   
2 pts




50
ctry






[MCA 51131]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  The Pointer Sisters
24.
12/1981

#3  Should I Do It
The Pointer Sisters

from Black & White   Black & White
99 pts
13
US
19
AC






50
UK
[Planet 47960]
written by Layng Martine greentick
  Barry Manilow
25.
10/1982

#4  I Wanna Do It with You
Barry Manilow

from Here Comes the Night   
94 pts










8
UK
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Cindy Hurt
26.
07/1983

I'm in Love All Over Again
Cindy Hurt

1 pts




65
ctry






[Churchill 94013]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick & Ray Stevens
  Karen Brooks
27.
04/1984

Born to Love You
Karen Brooks

from Hearts on Fire   Hearts on Fire
2 pts




40
ctry






[Warner 29302]
written by Charlie Black & Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Carol Lynn Townes
28.
01/1985

Believe in the Beat
Carol Lynn Townes

from Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo: Original Soundtrack   
22 pts
109
US




25
dance
65
R&B
56
UK
[Polydor 881413]
written by Layng Martine greentick
  Pake McEntire
29.
01/1986

Every Night
Pake McEntire

from Too Old to Grow Up Now   
5 pts




20
ctry






[RCA 14220]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Charly McClain
30.
07/1989

You Got the Job
Charly McClain

from Charly McClain   
1 pts




65
ctry






[Mercury 872998]
written by Layng Martine greentick
  Reba McEntire
31.
08/1992

The Greatest Man I Never Knew
Reba McEntire

from For My Broken Heart   For My Broken Heart
17 pts




3
ctry






[MCA 54441]
written by Richard Leigh & Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Kathy Mattea
32.
11/1994

Maybe She's Human
Kathy Mattea

from Walking Away a Winner   Walking Away a Winner
3 pts




34
ctry






[Mercury 856262]
written by Kent Robbins & Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Pam Tillis
33.
03/1995

I Was Blown Away
Pam Tillis

from Sweetheart's Dance   Sweetheart's Dance
7 pts




16
ctry






[Arista 12802]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  Trisha Yearwood
I Wanna Go Too Far
34.
08/1995

I Wanna Go Too Far
Trisha Yearwood

from Thinkin' About You   Thinkin' About You
10 pts




9
ctry






[MCA 55078]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick & Kent Robbins
  Matt King
Rub It In
35.
07/1999

Rub It In
Matt King

from Hard Country   
2 pts




54
ctry






[Atlantic]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick
  John Anderson
36.
09/2000

Nobody's Got It All
John Anderson

from Nobody's Got It All   
2 pts




55
ctry






[Columbia 79481]
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick & Kent Robbins
  Elvis Presley
Way Down
37.
04/2005

#2  Way Down
Elvis Presley

from 18 UK No. 1's   18 UK No. 1's
174 pts










2
UK
R
written by Layng Martine Jr. greentick

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