Bit by Bit

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"Bit by Bit"
Single by John Landry
from the album Forever Took Too Long
Released1999
Genre Country
Length2:55
Label Spin
Songwriter(s) John Landry
Rich Baker, Allan Lewis
Producer(s) J. Richard Hutt
John Landry singles chronology
"There You Were"
(1999)
"Bit by Bit"
(1999)
"Which Way Is Love"
(1999)

"Bit by Bit" is a song recorded by the Canadian country music artist John Landry. It was released in 1999 as the second single from his first album, Forever Took Too Long. It peaked at number 9 on the RPM Country Tracks chart on October 4, 1999.

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [1] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 53

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References

  1. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8434." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. October 4, 1999. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  2. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999". RPM . December 13, 1999. Retrieved October 31, 2013.