There are four versions of the Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz-written song "When You Say Nothing At All" that were hits. The first to record it was Keith Whitley in 1988. The songwriters came up with the lyrics after they were trying to write a song, but couldn't come up with anything. Overstreet once said, "As we tried to find another way to say nothing, we came up with the song." Watch William Michael Morgan perform "When You Say Nothing At All" | Country Rebel