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Silverstein penned other songs for Bare including a Grammy-nominated hit, "Daddy What If", which he recorded with his five-year-old son, [[Bobby Bare Jr.]]<ref name="Larkin"/> The song was an immediate success as well, not only reaching #2 on the country charts, but nearly reaching the Top 40 on the pop charts. Bare's album, ''Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies'', became his most commercially successful album, finding him a new audience with pop radio once again playing his songs and also gaining a new following with college kids.<ref name="Larkin"/> These songs, all 14 written or co-written by Shel Silverstein, however, would become Bare's last Top 10 hits.
Bare later recorded a children's album with his family, mainly of Silverstein songs, called ''Singin' in the Kitchen''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://countrymusichalloffame.org/artist/bobby-bare/|title=Bobby Bare | Artist Bio}}</ref> It was nominated in Best Group category in Grammy Awards,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicianguide.com/biographies/1608004064/Bobby-Bare.html|title=Bobby Bare Biography|website=musicianguide.com}}</ref> but was declined by Bare himself.
His biggest hits during this time included "Alimony" (1975), "The Winner" (1976), and "[[Drop kick|Drop Kick]] Me, Jesus (Through The Goalposts Of Life)" (an unusual [[Christians|Christian]]-[[American football|football]] [[waltz]], and a 1976 [[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|Grammy nominee for Best Country Song]]).<ref>{{cite news |last=Langer |first=Emily |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/music/paul-craft-who-wrote-country-classics-including-dropkick-me-jesus-dies-at-76/2014/10/20/ca893f5e-5870-11e4-b812-38518ae74c67_story.html |title=Paul Craft, who wrote country classics including ‘Dropkick Me, Jesus,’ dies at 76 |date=October 20, 2014 |work=Washington Post |access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref> In 1977 he recorded "Redneck Hippie Romance"<ref>{{cite news |last=Halsey |first=Derek |url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/george-jones-bobby-bare-to-headline-annual-concert-in-catlettsburg/article_c1d4e34c-8ff6-58d8-b08d-d536ee161446.html |title=George Jones, Bobby Bare to headline annual concert in Catlettsburg |date=September 5, 2010 |work=The Herald-Dispatch |access-date=October 1, 2021}}</ref> and "Vegas" (a duet with his wife Jeannie).
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