Don't Go Near the Water (Sammy Kershaw song)

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"Don't Go Near the Water"
Single by Sammy Kershaw
from the album Don't Go Near the Water
B-side "Every Third Monday"
ReleasedJanuary 1992
Genre Country
Length3:04
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s) Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster
Producer(s) Buddy Cannon, Norro Wilson
Sammy Kershaw singles chronology
"Cadillac Style"
(1991)
"Don't Go Near the Water"
(1992)
"Yard Sale"
(1992)

"Don't Go Near the Water" is a song written by Chapin Hartford and Jim Foster, and recorded by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in January 1992 as the second single and title track from the album Don't Go Near the Water . The song reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

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Chart performance

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 5
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 63

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References

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  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2128." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. May 16, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
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