(Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone

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"(Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone"
Single by Baillie & the Boys
from the album Turn the Tide
B-side "Heartache in Motion"
Released July 1, 1989
Genre Country
Length4:20
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Richard Leigh, Wayland Holyfield
Producer(s) Kyle Lehning
Baillie & the Boys singles chronology
"She Deserves You"
(1989)
"(Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone"
(1989)
"I Can't Turn the Tide"
(1989)

"She Deserves You"
(1989)
"(Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone"
(1989)
"I Can't Turn the Tide"
(1989)

"(Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone" is a song written by Richard Leigh and Wayland Holyfield, and recorded by American country music group Baillie & the Boys. It was released in July 1989 as the third single from the album Turn the Tide . The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Richard Leigh is an American country music songwriter and singer. He is best known for penning "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". In 1978 he received a Grammy Award for "Best Country Song" for the popular song. It was nominated in both pop and country categories and reached number one on both charts.

Wayland D. Holyfield is a prominent American songwriter and leader in the songwriting community. His music has been regarded as a standard for “honest simplicity” in the Nashville writing community.

Baillie & the Boys is an American country music group that gained prominence in the late 1980s. The band's original lineup consisted of Kathie Baillie, her husband, Michael Bonagura, and Alan LeBoeuf. Not including Kathie Baillie's solo recordings, Baillie & the Boys have recorded five studio albums and charted ten Top-40 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 4
US Country Songs ( Billboard )4

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 82
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 39

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References

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  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6583." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. October 16, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
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