Cowboys Don't Cry

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"Cowboys Don't Cry"
Single by Daron Norwood
from the album Daron Norwood
B-side "J.T. Miller's Farm"
ReleasedApril 16, 1994
Genre Country
Length3:06
Label Giant
Songwriter(s) Jim Allison
Doug Gilmore
Bob Simon
Jeff Raymond
Producer(s) James Stroud, Jeff Carlton
Daron Norwood singles chronology
"If It Wasn't for Her I Wouldn't Have You"
(1993)
"Cowboys Don't Cry"
(1994)
"If I Ever Love Again"
(1994)

"Cowboys Don't Cry" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dude Mowrey. It was the only single from his 1991 debut album Honky Tonk. Mowrey's version charted at number 65 on the Hot Country Songs chart that year. The song was written by Jim Allison, Doug Gilmore, Bob Simon and Jeff Raymond.

It was later recorded by American country music artist Daron Norwood, and was released in April 1994 as the second single from his eponymous debut album. The song reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Canada RPM Country Tracks22
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 24

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eight edition. Record Research. p. 243.
  2. "Daron Norwood Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.