Bob Regan

Robert Joseph Regan is a Grammy nominated American country music songwriter. His chart credits include "Til Love Comes Again" by Reba McEntire, "Busy Man" by Billy Ray Cyrus, "Your Everything" by Keith Urban, "Soon" by Tanya Tucker, "Thinkin' About You" by Trisha Yearwood, "Running Out of Reasons to Run" by Rick Trevino, "Something About a Woman" by Jake Owen, "Dig Two Graves" by Randy Travis, and many others. His songs have been recorded by artists ranging from cowboy legend Roy Rogers to Kenny Rogers, from Hank Williams Jr. to Andy Williams.

Regan was a recording artist on Curb Records in the early 1980s, a studio musician in Nashville, Tennessee, a guitarist on the Grand Ole Opry (with Jeanne Pruitt,) and was a three-term President of the Board of the Nashville Songwriters Association International as well as their Legislative Chair. In that role in 2006, he helped pass the Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act. Regan also taught as an adjunct professor at Belmont University in the inaugural year of their songwriting program.

In 2012, Regan founded Operation Song, a program which brings professional songwriters together with veterans and active duty military to help them tell their stories in song. To date there have been over 1800 songs written with veterans of World War II to those currently serving.

In 2023, Regan began releasing solo written and self produced singles as an artist on his own label, Yessirree Bob Records.

In 2024, Regan received the William Randolph Hearst Award for Journalism and Mass Communication for his work with Operation Song and for his contributions to the Boston Globe.

Early life Regan was born in Sacramento, California, was raised in South Lake Tahoe. in 1972, he received a BA degree in Psychology from the University of California, Davis.

Chart singles written by Bob Regan

The following is a list of Bob Regan compositions that were chart hits. Year Single Title Recording Artist Chart Positions Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Country 1987 Routine The Kendalls 54 1989 'Til Love Comes Again co-written with Ed Hill Reba McEntire 4 1990 We've Got It Made co-written with Sandy Ramos Lee Greenwood 14 1993 Soon co-written with Casey Kelly Tanya Tucker 2 1994 You Just Watch Me co-written with Rick Giles Tanya Tucker 20 1995 Sometimes I Forget co-written with Billy Kirsch Doug Stone 41 1995 Yeah Buddy co-written with Mark D. Sanders Jeff Carson 69 1995 Thinkin' About You co-written with Tom Shapiro Trisha Yearwood 120 1 1996 She Can't Save Him co-written with Liz Hengber Lisa Brokop 55 1996 Someday co-written with Steve Azar and A. J. Masters Steve Azar 51 1997 More Than I Wanted to Know co-written with Mike Noble Regina Regina 53 1997 Running Out of Reasons to Run co-written with George Teren Rick Trevino 1 1997 The Swing co-written with Robert Ellis Orrall James Bonamy 31 1999 Ain't Enough Roses co-written with Lisa Brokop and Sam Hogin Lisa Brokop 65 1999 Tore Up from the Floor Up co-written with J. B. Rudd Wade Hayes 57 1999 Busy Man co-written with George Teren Billy Ray Cyrus 46 3 1999 Everytime I Cry co-written with Karen Staley Terri Clark 69 12 1999 Steam co-written with Lewis Anderson Ty Herndon 83 18 2000 I Want to Know (Everything There Is to Know About You) co-written with Lewis Anderson Mark Wills 33 2000 Your Everything co-written with Chris Lindsey Keith Urban 51 4 2008 Something About a Woman co-written with Jimmy Ritchey and Jake Owen Jake Owen 104 15 2009 I'll Be That co-written with Jimmy Wayne and Kevin Paige Jimmy Wayne 46 2009 Fight Like a Girl co-written with Kristy Osmunson and Kelley Shepard Bomshel 30

Awards 2012 Pray About Everything Dove Award Best Country Recorded Song Nominated 2009 Dig Two Graves Grammy Awards Best Country Song 2008 Something About a Woman ASCAP Most Performed Song 2000 Your Everything ASCAP Most Performed Song 1999 Steam ASCAP Most Performed Song 1999 Busy Man ASCAP Most Performed Song 1999 Everytime I Cry ASCAP Most Performed Song 1997 Running Out of Reasons to Run ASCAP Most Performed Song 1995 "Thinkin' About You" ASCAP Most Performed Song 1993 Soon ASCAP Most Performed Song 1990 We've Got It Made ASCAP Most Performed Song 1989 'Til Love Comes Again ASCAP Most Performed Song