I Already Do

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"I Already Do"
Single by Chely Wright
from the album Let Me In
B-side "Is It Love Yet?"
ReleasedMarch 16, 1998
Genre Country
Length3:47
Label MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Chely Wright, Gary Burr
Producer(s) Tony Brown
Chely Wright singles chronology
"Just Another Heartache"
(1997)
"I Already Do"
(1998)
"Single White Female"
(1999)

"I Already Do" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Chely Wright. It was released in March 1998 as the third single from the album Let Me In . The song reached #36 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Wright and Gary Burr.

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Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 59
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 36

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "I Already Do"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesMarch 16, 1998 Country radio MCA Nashville [4]

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