Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)

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"Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)"
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Single by The Oak Ridge Boys
from the album Step On Out
B-side "Roll Tennessee River"
ReleasedNovember 23, 1985
Genre Country
Length3:30
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Rick Giles, George Green
Producer(s) Ron Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology
"Touch a Hand, Make a Friend"
(1985)
"Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)"
(1985)
"Juliet"
(1986)

"Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" is a song written by Rick Giles and George Green, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in November 1985 as the third single from the album Step On Out . The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was also recorded by Oak Ridge Boys member William Lee Golden on his 1986 solo album American Vagabond.

Chart performance

Chart (1985-1986)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 3
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 252.
  2. "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.