11 Trisha Yearwood Hits That We Love

I remember the very first time I met Trisha Yearwood, the year was 1989 and she was backstage with Garth Brooks who was playing the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. The two were just good friends at the time and she sang demo songs for him as well as background vocals.

Garth introduced her to everyone he came in contact with that night as an up-and-coming country star. He was right, she was destined for country music stardom. Who knew she was also destined to be his wife one day?

As we celebrate Trisha’s 57th birthday today (9/19), we also celebrate the songs she shared with us throughout her career that gave us cause to smile and sing along.

11 Trisha Yearwood Hits That We Love

• 11. “That’s What I Like About You” (1992)

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  This catchy song was released in December 1991 as the third single from her debut album ‘Trisha Yearwood.’ The song reached number 8 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

• 10. “XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl)” (1994)

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  This gem of a song tells the story of a young woman who has dreams and ambitions, but also discusses how she works hard and is a simple American girl who "signs her letters with XXX's and OOO's". She dreams of becoming successful in a man's world, citing her father as an example.

• 9. “Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love” (2007)

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  Released in 2007, it was her first hit in a couple of years. The music video for the song is set in two different scenes, in a church, and a gallery. The beginning of the video takes place in the church. The people sitting in the pews at the church are saying "thank you lord" and "hallelujah," driving the meaning of the song home.
• 8. “PrizeFighter” (featuring Kelly Clarkson) (2014)

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  Trisha and Kelly Clarkson’s voices sound magical together, which put this song on my shortlist of Yearwood favorites. The song has been performed live by Yearwood on the “Garth Brooks World Tour.” Kelly Clarkson has made surprise appearances at the September 5 and 19, 2014 shows to sing with Yearwood. Normally, Garth Brooks sings Clarkson's part.

• 7. “Every Girl in This Town” (2019)

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  One of her latest solo singles, the song was sort of a comeback to country radio for Trisha. The song was released in June 2019 as the lead single from her twelfth studio album, Every Girl, her first album of original music since 2007's Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love.

• 6. “Shallow” (Garth Brooks with Trisha Yearwood) (2020)

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  This cover of the Lady Gaga / Bradley Cooper song from the movie ‘A Star Is Born’ is just beautiful. The couple told People magazine after they recorded it, that it brought them “even closer together.”
• 5. “Like We Never Had a Broken Heart” (with Garth Brooks) (1991)

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  Garth and Trisha’s first-ever duet. It was released in September 1991 as the second single from Yearwood’s debut album ‘Trisha Yearwood.’ The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

• 4. “She’s in Love with the Boy” (1991)

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  Her debut single and still one of the catchiest songs ever. This song reached number one on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and was the first of five number ones on the country chart for Yearwood. She recently (2021), released a new version of the song for its 30th Anniversary.

• 3. “Wrong Side of Memphis” (1992)

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  I often sing the chorus of this song for no reason at all and living in Nashville, I guess I am on the “right side of Memphis” and quite happy about it. It was the first single released off her second studio album, Hearts in Armor.
• 2. “How Do I Live” (1997)

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  This song came out at the same time as the song was released as a single by LeAnn Rimes. Trisha’s version is my favorite. Diane Warren wrote "How Do I Live" for consideration for the 1997 action blockbuster ‘Con Air’ soundtrack. It was Trisha who ended up on the movie soundtrack after Disney thought LeAnn Rimes was too young to relate to the song.

• 1. “Walkaway Joe” (featuring Don Henley) (1992)

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  This is a song loved by many country singers today including Carrie Underwood and Carly Pearce, who have both covered it live on stage. After a performance on The Tonight Show, Yearwood met Don Henley of the Eagles and, after being invited to sing on her second album, he traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, and recorded background vocals for the song. Another cool fact, an unknown at the time, Matthew McConaughey appears in the music video.