Girls, Women and Ladies

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"Girls, Women and Ladies"
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Single by Ed Bruce
from the album Ed Bruce
B-side "The Last Thing She Said"
ReleasedNovember 8, 1980
Genre Country
Length3:22
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce, Ron Peterson
Producer(s) Tommy West
Ed Bruce singles chronology
"The Last Cowboy Song"
(1980)
"Girls, Women and Ladies"
(1980)
"Evil Angel"
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard (unrated) [1]

"Girl, Women and Ladies" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Ed Bruce. It was released in November 1980 as the third single from the album Ed Bruce. The song reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [2] Bruce wrote the song with his wife Patsy and Ron Peterson.

Chart performance

Chart (1980-1981)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 14

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References

  1. "Review: Ed Bruce – Girl, Women and Ladies" (PDF). Billboard . 85 (44). 1 November 1980. p. 91. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 30 May 2020 via American Radio History.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 60.
  3. "Ed Bruce Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.