If There Hadn't Been You

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"If There Hadn't Been You"
Single by Billy Dean
from the album Billy Dean
B-side "Small Favors"
ReleasedAugust 17, 1992
Genre Country
Length3:19
Label Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s) Tom Shapiro
Ron Hellard
Producer(s) Chuck Howard
Tom Shapiro
Billy Dean singles chronology
"Billy the Kid"
(1992)
"If There Hadn't Been You"
(1992)
"Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark"
(1992)

"If There Hadn't Been You" is a song written by Tom Shapiro and Ron Hellard, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Dean. It was released in August 1992 as the fourth and final single from Dean's album Billy Dean . The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in November 1992 [1] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada the following month. [2]

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Music video

The music video was directed by Roger Pistole and premiered in mid-1992. Filmed at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway in New York City, it features Dean performing both outside and inside the theater, both on stage and on a balcony, as well as in the parking garage of the theater.

Chart performance

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 1
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [4] 39
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [6] 49

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