Black-Eyed Susan (song)

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"Black-Eyed Susan"
Single by Prairie Oyster
from the album Only One Moon
Released1994
Genre Country
Length3:30
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Joan Besen
Ron Hynes
Producer(s) Steve Fishell
Prairie Oyster
Prairie Oyster singles chronology
"Louisiette"
(1994)
"Black-Eyed Susan"
(1994)
"Don't Cry Little Angel"
(1995)

"Black-Eyed Susan" is a song recorded by Canadian country music group Prairie Oyster. It was released in 1994 as the third single from their fourth studio album, Only One Moon , which was released in Canada in April 1994, and in the U. S. in October 1995. It peaked at number 7 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in January 1995.

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1994–1995)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [1] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 100

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References

  1. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2706." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. January 16, 1995. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  2. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM . December 18, 1995. Retrieved October 11, 2013.