| "If You Don't Someone Else Will" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Jimmy & Johnny | |
| Released | 1954 |
| Genre | Country |
| Label | Chess |
| Songwriter(s) | "Country" Johnny Mathis |
"If You Don't Someone Else Will" is a song written by "Country" Johnny Mathis, sung by Jimmy & Johnny, and released on the Chess label (catalog no. 4859). In September 1954, it peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard country and western juke box chart. [1] It was also ranked No. 22 on Billboard's 1954 year-end country and western retail chart. [2]
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