Hard Livin'

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"Hard Livin'"
Single by Keith Whitley
from the album L.A. to Miami
B-side "Quittin' Time"
ReleasedMarch 14, 1987
Genre Country
Length2:56
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) David Halley
Producer(s) Blake Mevis
Keith Whitley singles chronology
"Homecoming '63"
(1986)
"Hard Livin'"
(1987)
"Would These Arms Be in Your Way"
(1987)

"Hard Livin'" is a song written by David Halley, and recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley. It was released in March 1987 as the fifth single from the album L.A. to Miami . The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Keith Whitley US 20th century country singer

Jackie Keith Whitley was an American country music singer. During his career, Whitley only recorded two albums but charted 12 singles on the Billboard country charts, and 7 more after his death.

<i>L.A. to Miami</i> 1985 studio album by Keith Whitley

L.A. to Miami is the first full-length studio album, and second album overall, by American country music singer Keith Whitley. It was released in October 1985 via RCA Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "I've Got the Heart for You," "Miami, My Amy," "Ten Feet Away," "Homecoming '63" and "Hard Livin'," all of which charted on Billboard Hot Country Singles between 1985 and 1987. Also included are two songs that later became singles for other artists: "On the Other Hand" and "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her," which were Number Ones for Randy Travis and George Strait, respectively, in 1986. The latter was previously a No. 25 country hit for its writer, Dean Dillon, in 1980.

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Chart performance

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 10

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 382.
  2. "Keith Whitley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.