I Could Be Persuaded

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"I Could Be Persuaded"
Single by The Bellamy Brothers
from the album Reality Check
ReleasedJune 30, 1990
Genre Country, country pop, pop rock
Length3:21
Label MCA/Curb
Songwriter(s) David Bellamy, Howard Bellamy, Don Schlitz
Producer(s) Emory Gordy Jr.
The Bellamy Brothers singles chronology
"The Center of My Universe"
(1989)
"I Could Be Persuaded"
(1990)
"She Don't Know That She's Perfect"
(1991)

"I Could Be Persuaded" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was released in June 1990 as the first single from the album Reality Check . The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] It was the duo's last Top 10 hit. It was written by David Bellamy, Howard Bellamy and Don Schlitz.

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 8
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 96
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 74

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