All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)

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"All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)"
Single by Collin Raye
from the album All I Can Be
B-side "Good for You"
ReleasedJune 8, 1991
Genre Country
Length3:09
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Harlan Howard
Producer(s) Jerry Fuller, John Hobbs
Collin Raye singles chronology
"All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)"
(1991)
"Love, Me"
(1991)

"All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)" is a song written by Harlan Howard and recorded by American country music artist Conway Twitty for his 1985 album Chasin' Rainbows , and Johnny Rodriguez for his 1986 album Full Circle. In June 1991, American country music artist Collin Raye released it as the first single from his album All I Can Be . The song was Raye's debut single and reached No. 29 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1991)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 29
Canadian RPM Country Tracks [3] 35

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  3. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2011.