Hillbilly Girl with the Blues

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"Hillbilly Girl with the Blues"
Single by Lacy J. Dalton
from the album Hard Times
B-side "Me 'N' You
ReleasedDecember 13, 1980
Genre Country
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Lacy J. Dalton
Producer(s) Billy Sherrill
Lacy J. Dalton singles chronology
"Hard Times"
(1980)
"Hillbilly Girl with the Blues"
(1980)
"Whisper"
(1981)
"Hard Times"
(1980)
"Hillbilly Girl with the Blues"
(1981)
"Whisper"
(1981)

"Hillbilly Girl with the Blues" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Lacy J. Dalton. It was released in December 1980 as the second single from the album Hard Times. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Lacy J. Dalton American musician

Lacy J. Dalton is an American country singer and songwriter. She is known for her gritty, powerful vocals, which People Magazine likened to a country equivalent of Bonnie Raitt.

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Chart performance

Chart (1980–1981)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks8
Canadian RPM Country Tracks10

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References

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