Girl Out of the Ordinary (song)

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"Girl Out of the Ordinary"
Single by Beverley Mahood
from the album Girl Out of the Ordinary
Released1997
Genre Country
Length4:02
Label Spin
Songwriter(s) Mark Dineen
Beverley Mahood
Producer(s) J. Richard Hutt
Beverley Mahood singles chronology
"Girl Out of the Ordinary"
(1997)
"Hook, Line and Sinker"
(1997)

"Girl Out of the Ordinary" is a song recorded by Canadian country music artist Beverley Mahood. It was released in 1997 as the first single from her debut album, Girl Out of the Ordinary . It peaked at number 10 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in May 1997.

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [1] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 91

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References

  1. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8289." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. May 19, 1997. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  2. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM . December 15, 1997. Retrieved October 19, 2013.