Bayou Boys

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"Bayou Boys"
Single by Eddy Raven
from the album Temporary Sanity
B-side "Angel Fire"
ReleasedAugust 1989
Genre Country
Length2:49
Label Universal
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Barry Beckett
Eddy Raven singles chronology
"In a Letter to You"
(1989)
"Bayou Boys"
(1989)
"Sooner or Later"
(1990)

"Bayou Boys" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddy Raven. It was released in August 1989 as the second single from his album Temporary Sanity . The song was Raven's sixth and final number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent fourteen weeks on the country chart. [1] It was written by Raven, Troy Seals and Frank J. Myers.

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 20
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 25

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