"If It Wasn't for Her I Wouldn't Have You" | ||||
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Single by Daron Norwood | ||||
from the album Daron Norwood | ||||
B-side | "A Little Bigger Piece of American Pie" [1] | |||
Released | November 8, 1993 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:34 | |||
Label | Giant | |||
Songwriter(s) | J.L. Wallace Terry Skinner | |||
Producer(s) | Jeff Carlton James Stroud | |||
Daron Norwood singles chronology | ||||
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"If It Wasn't for Her I Wouldn't Have You" is a song written by J.L. Wallace and Terry Skinner, and recorded by American country music artist Daron Norwood. It was released in November 1993 as his debut single and the first from his album Daron Norwood. The song reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart while it peaked at number 12 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
The music video premiered in late 1993.
"If It Wasn't for Her I Wouldn't Have You" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 27, 1993.
Chart (1993-1994) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] | 12 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] | 26 |
"Have You Ever?" is a song by American recording artist Brandy for her second studio album, Never Say Never (1998). The song was written by Diane Warren, while production was handled by David Foster. It was released as the album's third single by Atlantic Records in October 1998. The song became Norwood's second song to reach the top position on the US Billboard Hot 100, following the worldwide chart-topping of "The Boy Is Mine". The former further reached number one in New Zealand, number two in Iceland, number eight in Australia, and the top 30 in Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
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