Givers and Takers

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"Givers and Takers"
Single by Schuyler, Knobloch, and Bickhardt
from the album No Easy Horses
B-side "People Still Fall in Love"
ReleasedApril 23, 1988
Genre Country
Length3:42
Label MTM
Songwriter(s) Craig Bickhardt
Producer(s) James Stroud
Schuyler, Knobloch, and Bickhardt singles chronology
"This Old House"
(1988)
"Givers and Takers"
(1988)
"Rigamarole"
(1988)

"Givers and Takers" is a song written by Craig Bickhardt and recorded by American country music group Schuyler, Knobloch, and Bickhardt. It was released in April 1988 as the third single from the album No Easy Horses. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 8
Canadian RPM Country Tracks8

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 85

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