I Only Wanted You (song)

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"I Only Wanted You"
Single by Marie Osmond
from the album I Only Wanted You
B-side "We're Gonna Need a Love Song"
Released December 27, 1986
Genre Country
Length3:22
Label Capitol/Curb
Songwriter(s) Tom Shapiro, Michael Garvin, Bucky Jones
Producer(s) Paul Worley
Marie Osmond singles chronology
"You're Still New to Me"
(1986)
"I Only Wanted You"
(1986)
"Everybody's Crazy 'Bout My Baby"
(1987)

"You're Still New to Me"
(1986)
"I Only Wanted You"
(1986)
"Everybody's Crazy 'Bout My Baby"
(1987)

"I Only Wanted You" is a song written by Tom Shapiro, Michael Garvin and Bucky Jones, and recorded by American country music artist Marie Osmond. It was released in December 1986 as the second single and title track from the album I Only Wanted You . The song reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

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Chart performance

Chart (1986–1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 14
Canadian RPM Country Tracks19

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 255.
  2. "Marie Osmond Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.