Leona (song)

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"Leona"
Single by Sawyer Brown
from the album Sawyer Brown
B-side "Staying Afloat" [1]
ReleasedOctober 6, 1984
Genre Country
Length3:02
Label Capitol/Curb
Songwriter(s) Bill Shore, David Wills
Producer(s) Randy Scruggs
Sawyer Brown singles chronology
"Leona"
(1984)
"Step That Step"
(1985)

"Leona" is a debut song written by Bill Shore and David Wills, and recorded by American country music group Sawyer Brown. It was released in October 1984 as the first single from the album Sawyer Brown . The song reached #16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (1984-1985)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 16

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 369–370. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 304.
  3. "Sawyer Brown Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.