Building Bridges (song)

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"Building Bridges"
Single by Larry Willoughby
from the album Building Bridges
Released1984
Genre Country
Length3:32
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Hank DeVito, Larry Willoughby
Producer(s) Rodney Crowell
Larry Willoughby singles chronology
"Heart on the Line (Operator, Operator)"
(1983)
"Building Bridges"
(1984)
"Angel Eyes"
(1984)

"Building Bridges" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Larry Willoughby, co-written with Hank DeVito. Willoughby's version peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1984. [1]

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Chart performance

Chart (1984)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 55

Nicolette Larson version

"Building Bridges"
Single by Nicolette Larson
from the album ...Say When
Released1985
Genre Country
Length3:48
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Hank DeVito, Larry Willoughby
Producer(s) Tony Brown, Emory Gordy, Jr.
Nicolette Larson singles chronology
"When You Get a Little Lonely"
(1985)
"Building Bridges"
(1985)
"Let Me Be the First"
(1986)

A year later, Nicolette Larson - the ex-wife of Hank DeVito - recorded the song on her album ...Say When . Her version went to #72 on the same chart. [3]

Chart performance

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 72

Brooks & Dunn/Sheryl Crow/Vince Gill version

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  4. "Nicolette Larson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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"Building Bridges"
Single by Brooks & Dunn featuring Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill
from the album Hillbilly Deluxe
ReleasedJune 5, 2006
Genre Country
Length4:23 (album version)
Label Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s) Hank DeVito
Larry Willoughby
Producer(s) Kix Brooks
Tony Brown
Ronnie Dunn
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology
"Believe"
(2005)
"Building Bridges"
(2006)
"Hillbilly Deluxe"
(2006)
Sheryl Crow singles chronology
"Always on Your Side"
(2006)
"Building Bridges"
(2006)
"Real Gone"
(2006)