He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)

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"He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)"
Single by Ricky Skaggs
from the album Kentucky Thunder
B-side "When I Love"
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1990
Genre Country
Length2:38
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Sonny Curtis
Producer(s) Ricky Skaggs, Steve Buckingham
Ricky Skaggs singles chronology
"Hummingbird"
(1990)
"He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)"
(1990)
"Resltess"
(1991)

"He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)" is a song written by Sonny Curtis, and recorded by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in September 1990 as the fifth single from the album Kentucky Thunder . The song reached #25 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

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Chart performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 6
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 25

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 79

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References

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  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9115." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. December 15, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. "Ricky Skaggs Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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