Long before Miranda Lambert turned "The House That Built Me" into a career-defining anthem, the song reportedly belonged to someone else entirely. That was pitched to us by Tom Douglas on the piano, and we knew we wanted it," the pair said. At the time, LoCash had no record deal, and they say they were prepared to release the song independently. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and won the GRAMMY Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. "If somehow this song made people feel less alone in their aching and longing for home, I'm thankful," he told Billboard in 2019.