Drive South

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"Drive South"
Single by The Forester Sisters with The Bellamy Brothers
from the album Come Hold Me
B-side "You Can't Have a Good Time Without Me" [1]
ReleasedApril 14, 1990
Genre Country
Length4:02
Label Warner Bros. Nashville 19874
Songwriter(s) John Hiatt
Producer(s) Wendy Waldman
The Forester Sisters singles chronology
"Leave It Alone"
(1989)
"Drive South"
(1990)
"Nothing's Gonna Bother Me Tonight"
(1990)

"Drive South" is a song written by John Hiatt, and recorded by him on his 1988 album Slow Turning . [2] The song was later recorded by Kelly Willis on her 1990 debut album, Well Travelled Love . Neither versions were released as singles.

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The Forester Sisters version

In 1990, The Forester Sisters recorded the song with guest vocals from The Bellamy Brothers. This version appeared on the Forester Sisters' album Come Hold Me. [1] It charted on both the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in the United States and the RPM Country Tracks charts in Canada.

Chart performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 60
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 63

Suzy Bogguss version

"Drive South"
Bogguss - Drive South cd single.png
Single by Suzy Bogguss
from the album Voices in the Wind
B-side "In the Day" [5]
ReleasedDecember 5, 1992
Genre Country
Length3:10
Label Liberty 56786
Songwriter(s) John Hiatt
Producer(s) Suzy Bogguss
Jimmy Bowen
Suzy Bogguss singles chronology
"Letting Go"
(1992)
"Drive South"
(1992)
"Heartache"
(1993)

In 1992, Suzy Bogguss recorded the song for her album Voices in the Wind , her first release on Liberty Records. The song served as the first single release from the album. It was Bogguss's highest-peaking single, reaching number 2 on the country music charts in early 1993 (having been blocked from #1 by Lorrie Morgan's "What Part of No"). [5] It also reached number 94 on the UK pop chart in July 1993. [6] Bogguss's version also had a music video, directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions. [7]

Chart performance

Chart (1992–1993)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [8] 4
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [10] 76
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 49

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