It's a Short Walk from Heaven to Hell

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"It's a Short Walk from Heaven to Hell"
Single by John Schneider
from the album Tryin' to Outrun the Wind
B-side "Honeymoon Wine"
ReleasedApril 20, 1985
Genre Country
Length3:23
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Ken Bell, Terry Skinner, J. L. Wallace
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen, John Schneider
John Schneider singles chronology
"Country Girls"
(1984)
"It's a Short Walk from Heaven to Hell"
(1985)
"I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow"
(1985)

"It's a Short Walk from Heaven to Hell" is a song written by Ken Bell, Terry Skinner and J. L. Wallace, and recorded by actor and American country music artist John Schneider. It was released in April 1985 as the first single from the album Tryin' to Outrun the Wind. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks6

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 305.
  2. "John Schneider Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.