As Simple as That

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"As Simple as That"
Single by Mike Reid
from the album Turning for Home
B-side "This Road"
ReleasedJuly 13, 1991
Genre Country
Length3:28
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Mike Reid
Allen Shamblin
Producer(s) Steve Buckingham
Mike Reid singles chronology
"Till You Were Gone"
(1991)
"As Simple as That"
(1991)
"I'll Stop Loving You"
(1991)

"As Simple as That" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Mike Reid. It was released in July 1991 as the third single from his album Turning for Home . The song reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1991. [1] Reid wrote the song with Allen Shamblin.

Michael Barry Reid is an American country music artist, composer, and former American football player.

<i>Turning for Home</i> 1991 studio album by Mike Reid

Turning for Home, released in February 1991 by Columbia Records, is the first album by the country music artist Mike Reid. It produced the number one single "Walk on Faith", as well as four more singles none of which entered the country Top Ten. The album peaked at #22 on the Country Albums chart.

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Chart performance

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 11
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 14

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References

  1. "Mike Reid Hot Country Songs Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1664." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. November 2, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. "Mike Reid Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.