Can I Count On You

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"Can I Count On You"
Single by McBride & the Ride
from the album Burnin' Up the Road
B-side "Turn to Blue"
ReleasedMarch 16, 1991
Genre Country
Length3:18
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Terry McBride, Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth
Producer(s) Tony Brown, Steve Fishell
McBride & the Ride singles chronology
"Every Step of the Way"
(1990)
"Can I Count On You"
(1991)
"Same Old Star"
(1991)

"Can I Count On You" is a song written by Terry McBride, Bill Carter and Ruth Ellsworth, and recorded by American country music group McBride & the Ride. It was released in March 1991 as the third single from the album Burnin' Up the Road . The song reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 9 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. [1]

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Bill Young and premiered in early 1991.

Chart performance

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 9
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 99

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 219.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1574." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. July 20, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
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