He Left a Lot to Be Desired

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"He Left a Lot to Be Desired"
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Single by Ricochet
from the album Blink of an Eye
B-side "You Still Got It"
ReleasedApril 28, 1997
Genre Country
Length3:16
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Larry Boone, Rick Bowles
Producer(s) Ron Chancey, Ed Seay
Ricochet singles chronology
"Ease My Troubled Mind"
(1997)
"He Left a Lot to Be Desired"
(1997)
"Blink of an Eye"
(1997)

"He Left a Lot to Be Desired" is a song written by Larry Boone and Rick Bowles, and recorded by American country music group Ricochet. It was released in April 1997 as the first single from the album Blink of an Eye . The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

"He Left a Lot to Be Desired" debuted at number 63 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 3, 1997.

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 14
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 18

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  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3309." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. August 25, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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