Story Behind the Song: Blake Shelton, ‘She Wouldn’t Be Gone’

Jennifer Adan and Cory Batten co-wrote "She Wouldn't Be Gone," which was then recorded by Blake Shelton for his fifth studio album, Startin' Fires, released in November of 2008. The song was released in August of 2008 as the record's lead single and, in February of 2009, went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "She Wouldn't Be Gone" also earned a Top 40 spot on the 2009 year-end chart (No. 35). Below, Adan tells The Boot about writing the tune.

"She Wouldn't Be Gone" was the first song Cory and I wrote together. We happened to be sitting next to some red flowers at Edgehill Cafe in Nashville. We just started small, on a "wildflower" idea, and then the song grew out of that.

"Just like in life, it's the little things that we sometimes fail to notice that could make the biggest difference in our lives," Cory said, talking about the wildflower idea. Cory and I both knew we had created something special that day.

After we wrote it, we both started pitching it around town, trying to get it heard by as many people as possible. Cory and his publisher, Kent Blazy, are the ones who got it to Scott Hendricks, who produced Startin' Fires. He fell in love with the song, and the rest is history.

I have been writing songs since I was 10 years old, and this song [was] my first big cut and hit. I have dreamed about this moment all my life: seeing my name in the CD credits, hearing my song on the radio, and especially hearing people sing along. Blake Shelton did an amazing job singing it, and I am so grateful to him for recording the song. His performance really brings the song to life.

I continue to write every day and have had amazing opportunities to write with incredible songwriters ... Dreams do come true. You have to keep your passion alive and strong, and never give up.

This story was originally written by Gayle Thompson, and revised by Angela Stefano.

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