Blue Highway (song)

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"Blue Highway"
Single by John Conlee
from the album Blue Highway
B-side "De Island"
ReleasedJuly 6, 1985 (1985-07-06)
Genre Country
Length3:16
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) David Womack, Don Henry
Producer(s) Bud Logan
John Conlee singles chronology
"Working Man"
(1985)
"Blue Highway"
(1985)
"Old School"
(1985)

"Blue Highway" is a song written by David Womack and Don Henry, and recorded by American country music artist John Conlee. It was released in July 1985 as the third single and title track from the album Blue Highway . The song reached #15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 15
Canadian RPM Country Tracks13

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 9144-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 87.
  2. "John Conlee Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.