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Kenny Rogers

You Had to Be There

2013 · via Casey Beathard

Kenny Rogers’ earliest release of “You Had to Be There” on file came out in 2013. Casey Beathard and Kenneth Wright are credited as its writers. The earliest release on file is Tim McGraw’s, from 2009.

Kenny Rogers – You Had to Be There
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Beathard is the name in the fine print, and this one song got both Tim McGraw and Kenny Rogers to the mic. Spin the Rogers take after McGraw's and hear how the same lines settle into a different singer.

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Credited writers: Casey Beathard and Kenneth Wright.

Earliest release on file: Tim McGraw, 2009.

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Kenny Rogers sang Casey Beathard and Kenneth Wright's "You Had to Be There" in 2013, but which country star recorded it first?Tim McGraw
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