I'm Not Built That Way

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"I'm Not Built That Way"
Single by Billy Dean
from the album Fire in the Dark
ReleasedAugust 21, 1993
Genre Country
Length2:52
Label Liberty
Songwriter(s) Don Pfrimmer, George Teren
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen, Billy Dean
Billy Dean singles chronology
"I Wanna Take Care of You"
(1993)
"I'm Not Built That Way"
(1993)
"We Just Disagree"
(1993)

"I'm Not Built That Way" is a song written by Don Pfrimmer and George Teren, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Dean. It was released in August 1993 as the third single from the album Fire in the Dark . The song reached #34 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 18
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 34

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 101.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2282." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. October 30, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  3. "Billy Dean Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.