Can I See You Tonight

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"Can I See You Tonight"
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Single by Tanya Tucker
from the album Dreamlovers
B-side "Let Me Count the Ways"
ReleasedDecember 1980
Genre Country
Length2:51
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Deborah Allen, Rafe Van Hoy
Producer(s) Jerry Crutchfield
Tanya Tucker singles chronology
"Dream Lover"
(1980)
"Can I See You Tonight"
(1980)
"Love Knows We Tried"
(1981)

"Can I See You Tonight" is a song written by Deborah Allen and Rafe Van Hoy. The song was first recorded by Jewel Blanch for RCA Records in 1979, reaching No. 33 on the Hot Country Songs charts. [1]

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It was later recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker, and was released in December 1980 as the second single from her album Dreamlovers . The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (1980–1981)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks4

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 52. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 357.
  3. "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.