I've Got a Winner in You

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"I've Got a Winner in You"
Single by Don Williams
from the album Country Boy
B-side "Overlookin' and Underthinkin'
Released February 11, 1978
Genre Country
Length2:36
Label ABC
Songwriter(s) Don Williams, Wayland Holyfield
Producer(s) Don Williams
Don Williams singles chronology
"I'm Just a Country Boy"
(1977)
"I've Got a Winner in You"
(1978)
"Rake and Ramblin' Man"
(1978)

"I'm Just a Country Boy"
(1977)
"I've Got a Winner in You"
(1978)
"Rake and Ramblin' Man"
(1978)

"I've Got a Winner in You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in February 1978 as the second single from the album Country Boy. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Williams and Wayland Holyfield.

Don Williams American country singer

Donald Ray Williams was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing 17 number one country hits. His straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice, soft tones, and imposing build earned him the nickname: "Gentle Giant" of country music.

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Hot Country Songs Weekly chart published by Billboard

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Chart performance

Chart (1978)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks10

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 386.
  2. "Don Williams Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.