Warner Mack

Warner McPherson (April 5, 1935 – March 1, 2022), known professionally as Warner Mack, was an American country music singer-songwriter. Mack had 23 hits on the country charts from the late 1950s to the early 1980s.

Warner Mack
Mack in 1967
Background information
Birth name	Warner Hensley McPherson Jr.
Born	(1935-04-05)April 5, 1935 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	March 1, 2022(2022-03-01) (aged 86) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country, Gospel
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1957–1992, 2020
Labels	Decca, Pageboy Kapp Bridgewood, Mack Hart Records
Website	Official website

Life

Mack was born in Nashville, Tennessee,^[1] on April 5, 1935.^[2][3] His string of hits included "Is It Wrong (For Loving You)" in 1957 and in 1965 "The Bridge Washed Out".^[4]

On April 27, 2020, Mack was interviewed by Scott Wikle for the My Kind Of Country show. At age 85, Mack announced the release of a new album entitled Better Than Ever.^[5]

Mack died on March 1, 2022, in Nashville, at the age of 86.^[6]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	US Country	Label
1964	Everybody's Country Favorites		Kapp
1965	The Bridge Washed Out	14	Decca
1966	The Country Touch	4
1967	Drifting Apart	21
1968	The Many Country Moods of Warner Mack	21
1969	The Country Beat of Warner Mack	42
	I'll Still Be Missing You	30
1970	Love Hungry
1971	You Make Me Feel Like a Man
2020	Better Than Ever		Mack Hart

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions			Album
		US Country	US	CAN Country
1957	"Is It Wrong (For Loving You)"	9	61		singles only
1958	"Roc-a-Chicka"		74
	"Falling in Love"
	"Lonesome for You Now"
	"First Chance I Get"
1959	"Yes There's a Reason"
1962	"Afraid to Look Back"
1963	"Working Girl"				The Bridge Washed Out
1964	"Surely"	34
	"I'll Be Alright in the Morning"
	"Sittin' in an All Nite Cafe"	4
1965	"The Bridge Washed Out"	1
	"Sittin' on a Rock (Cryin' in a Creek)"	3			The Country Touch
1966	"Talkin' to the Wall"	3
	"It Takes a Lot of Money"	4			Drifting Apart
1967	"Drifting Apart"	8
	"How Long Will It Take"	4			The Many Country Moods of Warner Mack
	"I'd Give the World (To Be Back Loving You)"	11
1968	"I'm Gonna Move On"	7		10
	"Pray for Your Country"			37	single only
	"Don't Wake Me I'm Dreaming"	23		17	The Country Beat of Warner Mack
1969	"Leave My Dream Alone"	6
	"I'll Still Be Missing You"	8			I'll Still Be Missing You
1970	"Love Hungry"	19		23	Love Hungry
	"Live for the Good Times"	16		24	You Make Me Feel Like a Man
1971	"You Make Me Feel Like a Man"	34
	"I Wanna Be Loved Completely"	53			singles only
1972	"Draggin' the River"	45
	"Your Warm Love"
	"You're Burnin' My House Down"	59
1973	"Some Roads Have No Ending"	54
	"After the Lights Go Out"
	"Goodbyes Don't Come Easy"	91		74
1975	"Don't Bring the Rain Down On Me"
	"Who's Making the Change"
1976	"I've Got a Friend (Just Over the Mountain)"
1977	"Brush Arbor in the White House"
	"These Crazy Thoughts (Run Through My Mind)"	87
2021	"Dasher, With a Light Upon His Tail"
	"Angel Tree"
2022	"He Touched Me (He Can Touch You Too)"