Hard Times (Lacy J. Dalton song)

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"Hard Times"
Single by Lacy J. Dalton
from the album Hard Times
B-side "Old Soldier"
Released August 30, 1980
Genre Country
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Bobby Braddock
Producer(s) Billy Sherrill
Lacy J. Dalton singles chronology
"Losing Kind of Love"
(1980)
"Hard Times"
(1980)
"Hillbilly Girl with the Blues"
(1981)

"Losing Kind of Love"
(1980)
"Hard Times"
(1980)
"Hillbilly Girl with the Blues"
(1981)

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Chart performance

Chart (1980)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks16

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 96.