If You Ever Leave Me

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"If You Ever Leave Me"
Barbra Streisand & Vince Gill-If You Ever Leave Me.jpg
Single by Barbra Streisand (duet with Vince Gill)
ReleasedJanuary 22, 1999
Recorded1998
Genre Easy listening
Length4:38
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Richard Marx
Producer(s)
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"I've Dreamed of You"
(1999)
"If You Ever Leave Me"
(1999)
"I Won't Be the One to Let Go"
(2002)
Vince Gill singles chronology
"Don't Come Cryin' to Me"
(1999)
"If You Ever Leave Me"
(1999)
"Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye"
(1999)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If You Ever Leave Me" Richard Marx 4:36
2."Just Because"Jeremy Lubbock, Mervyn Warren 3:25
3."Let's Start Right Now"Abel Silva, Cristóvão Bastos, Roxanne Seeman 4:59
4."At The Same Time" Ann Hampton Callaway 4:16

Charts

Chart performance for "If You Ever Leave Me"
Chart (1999)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [10] 92
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)29
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [11] 90
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [12] 82
Scotland (Official Charts Company) [13] 26
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 26
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 62

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