Mark Collie

Hardin County Line and Born and Raised in Black & White Collie began his career on MCA Records in 1989 after being discovered by label representatives. Tony Brown, then-president of the label, helped Collie secure his contract. His debut album Hardin County Line was released in 1990, with Brown and Doug Johnson co-producing. The album produced four singles: "Something With a Ring to It", "Looks Aren't Everything", the title track, and "Let Her Go", which was the highest-charting of the four, at No. 18 on Hot Country Songs. Its B-side, "Where There's Smoke", was later a Top 40 single for Archer/Park in 1994.

His second album, Born and Raised in Black & White, produced Top 40 singles in "Calloused Hands" and "She's Never Comin' Back", while "It Don't Take a Lot" peaked at No. 70.

Unleashed, was released in 1994. Its first single, "It Is No Secret", failed to make Top 40, while the only other release, "Hard Lovin' Woman", made No. 13.

He has performed onstage with many artists including Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, and Johnny Cash.

In September 2013 Collie signed to 101 Ranch records and was the first artist signed to them. "I'm thrilled to have a new home with 101 Ranch Records and to be working with a terrific team with Doug, Bob and Tammy," says Mark Collie. "There are some new and exciting projects coming up on the horizon that I look forward to debuting with the label."

Songwriting and producing Collie's songwriting credits include Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Alabama, and George Jones. He is also noted with writing songs for Hollywood Movies such as Lions Gate's The Punisher starring Thomas Jane and Fire Down Below starring Steven Seagal.

In addition to his own recordings, Collie has produced or co-produced albums for Brandt Vogel, JT Hodges, Kyle Sherman, and the Horn Family.

Acting Collie has acted in television series and movies, independent features and Hollywood feature films. Starting in 1994 and continuing to present Collie has played a variety of characters including in 1999, Johnny Cash in the short I Still Miss Someone which he also co-wrote and co-produced with filmmaker John Lloyd Miller. Collie has appeared as Frankie Gray on the ABC series Nashville. Collie had a small role in the Marvel Comics superhero film The Punisher (2004) as an assassin named Harry Heck. In the film, he plays a song called "In Time" in front of the titular character before later attempting to kill him, only to be killed instead. The Mark Collie Chair in Diabetes Research, and his Mark Collie Foundation continues to generate donations.

In February 1991 Collie was part of a filmed benefit concert in Nashville's Centennial Park along with George Jones to salute American troops in Operation Desert Storm. The two split their time between their home in Fort Worth, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee.

Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US US Heat CAN Country Hardin County Line Release date: March 29, 1990 Label: MCA Nashville 57 — — — Born and Raised in Black & White Release date: July 23, 1991 Label: MCA Nashville — — — — Mark Collie Release date: January 5, 1993 Label: MCA Nashville 38 156 6 8 Unleashed Release date: July 19, 1994 Label: MCA Nashville — — — — Tennessee Plates Release date: July 18, 1995 Label: Giant Nashville — — — — Rose Covered Garden Release date: November 22, 2006 Label: Highway 64 — — — — Alive at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary Release date: May 1, 2012 Label: Wilbanks Entertainment — — — — Book of My Blues Release date: June 4, 2021 Label: self-released — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums Title Album details Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin Release date: December 18, 1997 Label: Universal Special Products Icon Release date: April 15, 2016 Label: MCA Nashville

Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country CAN Country 1982 "I've Got to Have You Back Again" — — 1990 "Something with a Ring to It" 54 — Hardin County Line "Looks Aren't Everything" 35 28 "Hardin County Line" 59 64 1991 "Let Her Go" 18 15 "Calloused Hands" 31 19 Born and Raised in Black & White "She's Never Comin' Back" 28 38 1992 "It Don't Take a Lot" 70 84 "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'" 5 11 Mark Collie 1993 "Born to Love You" 6 5 "Shame Shame Shame Shame" 26 45 "Something's Gonna Change Her Mind" 24 21 1994 "It Is No Secret" 53 59 Unleashed "Hard Lovin' Woman" 13 9 1995 "Three Words, Two Hearts, One Night" 25 42 Tennessee Plates "Steady as She Goes" 65 — 1996 "Love to Burn" 72 88 NASCAR: Hotter Than Asphalt "Lipstick Don't Lie" — — Tennessee Plates 1997 "Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)" — — Jim Croce: A Nashville Tribute 2004 "In Time" — — The Punisher: The Album 2006 "Better Man Than Me" — — Rose Covered Garden 2015 "Raisin' Cain" — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Miscellaneous appearances

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos YearVideoDirector 2008 "Dare The World" John Lloyd Miller 1997 "Fire Down Below" (w/ Aaron Tippin and Jeff Wood) Steven R. Monroe "Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)" Tom Bevins 1996 "Lipstick Don't Lie" Steven T. Miller/R. Brad Murano 1995 "Hard Lovin' Woman" John Lloyd Miller "Three Words, Two Hearts, One Night" 1994 "It Is No Secret" 1994 Born To Love You Album BMI Award Hard Lovin Woman Album BMI Millionaire Award Country Music Hall of Fame Music Country Music Walkway of Stars 1993 Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin' Album ASCAP Pop Music Award