He's Letting Go

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"He's Letting Go"
Single by Baillie & the Boys
from the album Baillie & the Boys
B-side "Heartless Night"
Released August 8, 1987
Genre Country
Length3:49
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Pat Bunch, Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy
Producer(s) Kyle Lehning, Paul Davis
Baillie & the Boys singles chronology
"Oh Heart"
(1987)
"He's Letting Go"
(1987)
"Wilder Days"
(1988)

"Oh Heart"
(1987)
"He's Letting Go"
(1987)
"Wilder Days"
(1988)

"He's Letting Go" is a song written by Pat Bunch, Pam Rose and Mary Ann Kennedy, and recorded by American country music group Baillie & the Boys. It was released in August 1987 as the second single from the album Baillie & the Boys . The song reached #18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Pat Bunch is an American country music songwriter. Much of her earlier chart hits resulted from collaborations with fellow songwriters Mary Ann Kennedy and Pam Rose. Since 1995 Bunch has also had multiple chart successes co-writing with Doug Johnson. Bunch's co-writing credits include the Grammy Award-nominated song "I'll Still Be Loving You" by Restless Heart. Other songs that she has written include "Wild One" by Faith Hill and "Living in a Moment" by Ty Herndon.

Pam Rose is an American country music songwriter. In her career, she has been a member of the groups Calamity Jane and Kennedy Rose, both times pairing with fellow songwriter Mary Ann Kennedy. Rose's co-writing credits include the Grammy Award-nominated songs "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" by Lee Greenwood and "I'll Still Be Loving You" by Restless Heart. Other songs that she has written include "Safe in the Arms of Love" by Martina McBride and "You Will" by Patty Loveless.

Baillie & the Boys is an American country music group that gained prominence in the late 1980s. The band's original lineup consisted of Kathie Baillie, her husband, Michael Bonagura, and Alan LeBoeuf. Not including Kathie Baillie's solo recordings, Baillie & the Boys have recorded five studio albums and charted ten Top-40 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.

Chart performance

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 18
Canadian RPM Country Tracks39

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 37.
  2. "Baillie and the Boys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.