I Could Use Another You (song)

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"I Could Use Another You"
Single by Eddy Raven
from the album I Could Use Another You
B-side "Folks Out on the Road"
ReleasedJuly 21, 1984
Genre Country
Length2:52
Label RCA Records
Songwriter(s) Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters, Bucky Jones
Producer(s) Eddy Raven, Paul Worley
Eddy Raven singles chronology
"I Got Mexico"
(1984)
"I Could Use Another You"
(1984)
"She's Gonna Win Your Heart"
(1984)

"I Could Use Another You" is a song written by Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters and Bucky Jones, and recorded by American country music artist Eddy Raven. It was released in July 1984 as the second single and title track from the album I Could Use Another You . The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1984)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 9
Canadian RPM Country Tracks6

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 281.
  2. "Eddy Raven Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.