Homecoming '63

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"Homecoming '63"
Single by Keith Whitley
from the album L.A. to Miami
B-side "On the Other Hand"
ReleasedNovember 3, 1986
Genre Country
Length3:01
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Dean Dillon, Royce Porter
Producer(s) Blake Mevis
Keith Whitley singles chronology
"Ten Feet Away"
(1986)
"Homecoming '63"
(1986)
"Hard Livin'"
(1987)

"Homecoming '63" is a song written by Dean Dillon and Royce Porter, and recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley. It was released in November 1986 as the fourth single from the album L.A. to Miami . The song reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

"Homecoming '63" debuted at number 61 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 8, 1986.

Chart (1986–1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 9
Canadian RPM Country Tracks25

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 382.
  2. "Keith Whitley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.