" 16th Avenue " is a song written by Thom Schuyler , and recorded by American country music artist Lacy J. Dalton . It was released in September 1982 as the second single and title track from the album 16th Avenue . The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. ^[1]

In 2007, the song was covered by Sunny Sweeney on her debut album Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame .

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Thom Schuyler said that after he wrote the song, he considered it "too much of an 'industry' kind of song" and had it filed away until a publisher asked if he had any new material. A song plugger then took it to producer Billy Sherrill , who produced Dalton's recording of it. Dalton also sang it at the opening of the 1982 Country Music Association awards telecast. ^[2]

The location referred to in the song is Music Row in Nashville, which in the 1960s was being changed from residential homes to refurbished office space for the music industry. ^[3]

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