Guardian Angels (The Judds song)

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"Guardian Angels"
Single by The Judds
from the album River of Time
B-side "Cadillac Red"
ReleasedMarch 31, 1990
Genre Country
Length3:34
Label RCA/Curb
Songwriter(s) Naomi Judd, John Barlow Jarvis, Don Schlitz
Producer(s) Brent Maher
The Judds singles chronology
"One Man Woman"
(1989)
"Guardian Angels"
(1990)
"Born to Be Blue"
(1990)

"Guardian Angels" is a song written Naomi Judd, John Barlow Jarvis and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music duo The Judds. It was released in March 1990 as the fourth single from the album River of Time . The song reached #16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 16
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 16

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 184.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7924." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. June 9, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. "The Judds Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.