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Layng Martine Jr.

Layng Martine Jr. is credited on 1,277 releases across 240 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,277

Pressings credited

240

Albums

7

Decades active

83

In collections

Biography

James Layng Martine Jr. (born March, 1942) is an American songwriter whose compositions have appeared on the country and pop music charts over a four-decade span beginning in the late 1960s. His songs, "Way Down" and "Rub it In", have each been recorded by over 20 artists. In 2013, he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Some of Martine's writing credits include Elvis Presley's million-selling "Way Down"; The Pointer Sisters' "Should I Do It" and Trisha Yearwood's "I Wanna Go Too Far".

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Credited work

1,277 releases · 240 albums · active 1964–2025

  • Performance · 1,325
  • Other credits · 22
  • Production · 2

Studios: Sound Stage Studios · Woodland Studios · The Hit Factory · Jack Clement Recording Studios

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