Allen Reynolds (born August 18, 1938) is an American record producer and songwriter who works primarily in the country music field.Reynolds was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas and started writing songs during his college years. His powerful "Don't Let Me Die on Prison Land" was recorded by Sonny James and the Tennessee State Prison Band for a live album taped at the Tennessee State Prison. Reynolds and a friend, Dickey Lee, continued writing after college and soon moved into production and publishing with their own company.He wrote the 1965 pop hit "Five O'Clock World" for The Vogues. Hal Ketchum later covered this song on his 1991 debut album Past the Point of Rescue, with Reynolds as co-producer alongside Jim Rooney, and became a Top 20 country single for Ketchum the following year. Reynolds's other writing credits include Crystal Gayle's "Wrong Road Again," "Somebody Loves You" and "Ready For the Times to Get Better," Waylon Jennings' "Dreaming My Dreams with You" and Don Williams's "I Recall a Gypsy Woman" and "We Should Be Together."Reynolds produced nearly all of Garth Brooks's hit albums (other than the 1999 album Garth Brooks in...The Life of Chris Gaines, produced by Don Was). He has also produced albums for Kathy Mattea, Hal Ketchum, Don Williams, Crystal Gayle, Emmylou Harris, George Hamilton IV and the O'Kanes.
Country Music Association Award for Single of the Year, Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Single Record of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Album of the Year
Nominations
Academy of Country Music Award for Vocal Event of the Year
Movies
55 and Over
Soundtrack
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Year
Status
Character
The Hateful Eight
2015
writer: "Ready for the Times to Get Better"
Promised Land
2012
writer: "Five O'Clock World"
Flunked
2008
Documentary writer: "5 O'clock World"
Big Fish
2003
writer: "Five O'Clock World"
The Drew Carey Show
2003
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Marianne Faithfull: Dreaming My Dreams
2000
Video documentary writer: "Dreaming My Dreams"
Frequency
2000
producer: "When You Come Back to Me"
Hope Floats
1998
producer: "Make You Feel My Love"
Good Morning, Vietnam
1987
writer: "Five O'Clock World"
Bad Timing
1980
writer: "Dreaming My Dreams"
The Driver
1978
writer: "Help Yourselves To Each Other" - uncredited
Hollywood a Go Go
1965
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Actor
Title
Year
Status
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55 and Older
2013
Chuck Barkley (unconfirmed)
Music Department
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Year
Status
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The Drew Carey Show
2003
TV Series composer - 1 episode
Self
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Year
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The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA
$12 Million
