Miranda Lambert

Solo Artist

Photo: Dave Hogg · CC BY 2.0
Active 2000-present
Origin Lindale, Texas
Albums 9
Tracks 135
Most frequent collaborator Frank Liddell · 92 tracks
Genres CountryCountry PopAlternative Country
Songwriter
76%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 102 of 135 tracks

Does Miranda Lambert write her own songs?

Mostly, yes. She is credited on 102 of the 135 tracks across her nine solo albums. Wildcard credits her on all fourteen and Palomino on fourteen of fifteen. The lowest share is Four the Record, at six of fourteen.

By the Numbers

9
Studio Albums
135
Tracks Credited
76%
Self-Written
26
Years Active
97
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 102 / 135 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 135 tracks: how many Miranda Lambert wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Miranda Lambert has a writing credit76%
12%
64%
24%
Sole author16tracks12%
Co-written86tracks64%
Outside writers33tracks24%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Miranda Lambert's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 135 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)76%
Composer (music)76%
Producer21%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Miranda Lambert's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 76%
92%
73%
73%
43%
50%
83%
100%
93%
71%
2005Kerosene
2007Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2009Revolution
2011Four the Record
2014Platinum
2016The Weight of These Wings
2019Wildcard
2022Palomino
2024Postcards from Texas
Early · 79% written
Mid · 63% written
Late · 88% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

79%
2000s
Kerosene, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend +1 more
71%
2010s
Four the Record, Platinum +2 more
83%
2020s
Palomino, Postcards from Texas

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Miranda Lambert sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Miranda Lambert
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Tim McGraw2%
Blake Shelton14%
Carrie Underwood43%
Johnny Cash53%
Florida Georgia Line63%
Chris Stapleton87%
Zac Brown Band96%
76%Miranda Lambert
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Kerosene
Kerosene
Written by Miranda Lambert, Steve Earle, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
Gunpowder & Lead
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Written by Miranda Lambert, Heather Little, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
Famous in a Small Town
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Written by Miranda Lambert, Travis Howard, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
More Like Her
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Written by Miranda Lambert, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Wrote it
The House That Built Me
Revolution
Written by Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin
Outside writers
White Liar
Revolution
Written by Miranda Lambert, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
Heart Like Mine
Revolution
Written by Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, Travis Howard, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
Only Prettier
Revolution
Written by Miranda Lambert, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
Mama's Broken Heart
Four the Record
Written by Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves
Outside writers
Over You
Four the Record
Written by Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
Baggage Claim
Four the Record
Written by Miranda Lambert, Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
Fastest Girl in Town
Four the Record
Written by Miranda Lambert, Angaleena Presley, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
Somethin' Bad
Platinum
Written by Chris DeStefano, Brett James, Priscilla Renea
Outside writers
Automatic
Platinum
Written by Miranda Lambert, Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
Little Red Wagon
Platinum
Written by Audra Mae, Joe Ginsberg
Outside writers
Vice
The Weight of These Wings
Written by Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
Tin Man
The Weight of These Wings
Written by Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, Jon Randall, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
Bluebird
Wildcard
Written by Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
Settling Down
Wildcard
Written by Miranda Lambert, Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
It All Comes Out in the Wash
Wildcard
Written by Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote
If I Was a Cowboy
Palomino
Written by Miranda Lambert, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Leigh Lambert
Co-wrote

Discography 9 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Miranda Lambert135 tracks
FL92Frank Liddell, 92 tracks 54Glenn Worf, 54 tracks MW38Mike Wrucke, 38 tracks 37Natalie Hemby, 37 tracks 32Jon Randall, 32 tracks CA30Chuck Ainlay, 30 tracks EM24Eric Masse, 24 tracks LD23Luke Dick, 23 tracks MR15Mikey Reaves, 15 tracks JJ14Jay Joyce, 14 tracks AM9Ashley Monroe, 9 tracks TH8Travis Howard, 8 tracks LR7Liz Rose, 7 tracks JI7Jack Ingram, 7 tracks SM6Shane McAnally, 6 tracks NG6Nicolle Galyon, 6 tracks BS4Blake Shelton, 4 tracks LL4Luke Laird, 4 tracks BC4Brent Cobb, 4 tracks HL4Hillary Lindsey, 4 tracks LM4Lori McKenna, 4 tracks HL3Heather Little, 3 tracks SW3Scotty Wray, 3 tracks JR3Jimmy Robbins, 3 tracks JA3Jessi Alexander, 3 tracks GS3Gwen Sebastian, 3 tracks AR3Aaron Raitere, 3 tracks JF3Jesse Frasure, 3 tracks DR2David Rawlings, 2 tracks GW2Gillian Welch, 2 tracks CK2Charles Kelley, 2 tracks BC2Brandy Clark, 2 tracks AM2Audra Mae, 2 tracks AE2Anderson East, 2 tracks WP2Waylon Payne, 2 tracks AR2Aaron Raitiere, 2 tracks SE1Steve Earle, 1 track RL1Rick Lambert, 1 track PG1Patty Griffin, 1 track CC1Carlene Carter, 1 track SC1Susanna Clark, 1 track FE1Fred Eaglesmith, 1 track JM1Julie Miller, 1 track TD1Tom Douglas, 1 track AS1Allen Shamblin, 1 track DH1Dave Haywood, 1 track JP1John Prine, 1 track JK1Jennifer Kennard, 1 track PC1Phillip Coleman, 1 track DH1Don Henry, 1 track AP1Angaleena Presley, 1 track KM1Kacey Musgraves, 1 track BC1Brandi Carlile, 1 track SW1Scott Wray, 1 track GS1Gordie Sampson, 1 track CS1Chris Stapleton, 1 track AM1Allison Moorer, 1 track JG1Joe Ginsberg, 1 track LB1Little Big Town, 1 track NM1Neil Mason, 1 track DH1Dixie Hall, 1 track TT1Tom T. Hall, 1 track TT1The Time Jumpers, 1 track CD1Chris DeStefano, 1 track BJ1Brett James, 1 track PR1Priscilla Renea, 1 track CU1Carrie Underwood, 1 track SR1Shake Russell, 1 track RC1Rodney Clawson, 1 track JO1Josh Osborne, 1 track LS1Lucie Silvas, 1 track FV1Foy Vance, 1 track DO1Danny O'Keefe, 1 track AH1Adam Hood, 1 track MS1Mando Saenz, 1 track TJ1Terri Jo Box, 1 track LV1Laura Veltz, 1 track MH1Mike Harris, 1 track ST1Scotch Taylor, 1 track KR1K.S. Rhoads, 1 track JK1Jamie Kinney, 1 track TB1The B-52's, 1 track MJ1Mick Jagger, 1 track on The Rolling Stones's page JR1James Rippetoe, 1 track JD1Jon Decious, 1 track PT1Park Twomey, 1 track BM1Brendan McLoughlin, 1 track DD1Dean Dillon, 1 track JJ1Jessie Jo Dillon, 1 track PM1Parker McCollum, 1 track NM1Neil Medley, 1 track RC1Ryan Carpenter, 1 track EM1Evan McKeever, 1 track JJ1Jaren Johnston, 1 track JF1Jenee Fleenor, 1 track DA1David Allan Coe, 1 track JL1Jimmy L. Howard, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. FL Frank Liddell · MW Mike Wrucke · CA Chuck Ainlay

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Lambert writes, and the proportion goes up as the career goes on. She is credited on 102 of her 135 solo album tracks. Kerosene starts at eleven of twelve, the ratio dips through Four the Record and Platinum where outside material fills the middle, and then Wildcard puts her name on all fourteen. Natalie Hemby is her most frequent collaborator with 37 tracks, well ahead of Luke Dick on 17 and Jon Randall on 12.

Quick Facts

  • FromLindale, Texas, recording since 2000
  • Self-written102 of 135 solo album tracks credit Miranda Lambert as a writer
  • Closest collaboratorNatalie Hemby is credited alongside her on 37 tracks
  • Best sellerCrazy Ex-Girlfriend has sold 1,573,300 in the United States
  • Biggest song"Somethin' Bad" with Carrie Underwood reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100
  • Side projectsPistol Annies with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, and The Marfa Tapes

Creative Fingerprint

A country writer, not a country interpreter: three quarters of her catalogue carries her name, and the two most recent albums are almost entirely hers.

The Story

Miranda Lambert came out of Lindale, Texas by way of Nashville Star and released Kerosene in 2005. Nine solo albums have followed, plus records with Pistol Annies and The Marfa Tapes with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall. She has won more Academy of Country Music awards for Female Vocalist than anyone.

Awards & Recognition

Grammy Award, Best Country Album for Platinum
Grammy Award, Best Country Album for Wildcard
Academy of Country Music, Female Vocalist of the Year, won nine years in a row through 2018
People's Choice Country Awards, Country Icon Award (2024)

Frequently Asked Questions Miranda Lambert

Does Miranda Lambert write her own songs?
Mostly, yes. She is credited on 102 of the 135 tracks across her nine solo albums. Wildcard credits her on all fourteen and Palomino on fourteen of fifteen. The lowest share is Four the Record, at six of fourteen.
Who wrote "The House That Built Me"?
Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin. It is one of her best-known songs and she did not write it. It reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the country chart.
Who wrote "Kerosene"?
Miranda Lambert with Steve Earle credited, since the song shares its melody with his "I Feel Alright".
Who does she write with most?
Natalie Hemby, credited on 37 of her tracks. Luke Dick is on 17 and Jon Randall on 12.
How many albums has Miranda Lambert released?
Nine solo studio albums between 2005 and 2024, from Kerosene to Postcards from Texas. A tenth, Crisco, was announced for October 2026.
What is her best-selling album?
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, with 1,573,300 sold in the United States as of April 2017. Kerosene is next at 1,121,528.
Has she won a Grammy?
Yes. Platinum and Wildcard both won Best Country Album.
What is Pistol Annies?
A trio with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley that has released four albums since 2011. Those records are credited to the group rather than to Lambert solo, so they are not counted in the figures on this page.
Which album is she credited on the most?
Wildcard, where she is a writer on all fourteen tracks. Palomino is next with fourteen of fifteen.
What is The Marfa Tapes?
A 2021 album recorded outdoors in Marfa, Texas with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, credited to all three rather than to Lambert alone.

Sources

Wikipedia: Miranda Lambert Wikipedia: Miranda Lambert discography File:Miranda Lambert 3.jpg - Wikimedia Commons