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Stephen Allen Davis wrote what would become his first hit song when he was 17 years old.  It was in 1967 the summer he graduated from high school and the smash hit was " TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER" recorded by Percy Sledge.  It soon went to the top of the charts and earned Stephen his first two BMI awards in the R&B and Pop categories.

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Stephen has gone on to have over 300 recordings including an unprecedented eight (8) by Joe Cocker and also Diana Ross’s signature hit “The Best Years of My Life".  Stephen has received 19 BMI Awards to date and his songs have been on records which have sold in excess of 40 million units.  Such diverse acts as Tammy Wynette, Meatloaf, Memphis Slim and John Hiatt have chosen to record songs written by Stephen Allen Davis.

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Percy Sledge/Take Time To Know Her​

John Hiatt/Take Time To Know Her

Joe Cocker/ Highway, Highway/No Ordinary World/ + 6​

Ann Murray/Highway, Highway

Tammy Wynette / One of a Kind / No One Else In The World​

Meatloaf/Where Angels Sing

Faith Hill/No Greater Love

Lonestar/No Greater Love​
Diana Ross/The Best Years of My Life

  Ronnie Dunn/I'm Not Ready

      Little Texas/Amy’s Back In Austin

Jodee Messina/Stand Beside Me​

Reba McEntire/Just A Little Love​

Charlie McClain/Radio Heart/Sleeping With The Radio On​

Barbara Mandrel/Lonely Heart Knows/There’s No Love In Tennessee​

Trace Adkins/Thankful Man​

Alabama/Down On Longboat Key​

Kenny Rogers/The Fool Strikes Again/Highway, Flyer​

Johnny Paycheck/15 Beers/The Fool Strikes Again

                                                            Omar and the Howlers/Judgement Day
Johnny Rodriquez/North Of The Border​
Johnny Duncan/Hello Mexico And Adios Baby To You​

Lacy J. Dalton/Love Is​

Memphis Slim/Say Good-Bye To Memphis​
Englebert Humperdinck/Let Me Love You Good-Bye​​
Tom Jones/In The Middle Of The Night​
   Charlie Rich/Beautiful Woman

Johnny Mathis/I'll Do It All For You

Tanya Tucker/The Child

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Partial Discography

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