I'll Be the One

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"I'll Be the One"
Single by The Statler Brothers
from the album Maple Street Memories
B-side "Deja Vu"
ReleasedMay 1987
Genre Country
Length2:05
Label Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s) Don Reid, Debo Reid
Producer(s) Jerry Kennedy
The Statler Brothers singles chronology
"Forever"
(1986)
"I'll Be the One"
(1987)
"Maple Street Memories"
(1987)

"I'll Be the One" is a song written by Don Reid, and recorded by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in May 1987 as the first single from their album Maple Street Memories . The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1]

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Chart performance

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks24

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References

  1. "The Statler Brothers singles". Allmusic . Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  2. "The Statler Brothers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.