Let's Try Again (song)

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"Playin' Hard to Get"
Single by Janie Fricke
from the album Love Notes
B-side "Love Is Worth It All"
ReleasedJune 1979 (1979-06)
RecordedDecember 1978 (1978-12)
Studio Columbia Studio
Genre Country-pop [1]
Length3:27
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Danny Steagall
Producer(s) Billy Sherrill
Janie Fricke singles chronology
"I'll Love Away Your Troubles for Awhile"
(1979)
"Playin' Hard to Get"
(1979)
"But Love Me"
(1979)

"'Let's Try Again'" is a song written by Danny Steagall that was originally recorded by American country artist Janie Fricke. It was released as a single via Columbia Records in June 1979. The song was her sixth solo single release and made chart positions in both the United States and Canada. It later appeared on her second studio album Love Notes (1979).

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Background, recording and release

Janie Fricke signed with Columbia Records in 1977 and released her first single the same year called "What're You Doing Tonight". The song would be followed a series of top 40 charting songs in the late 1970s, [2] including "Let's Try Again". The track was composed by Danny Steagall. It was produced by Billy Sherrill at the Columbia Studio in December 1978. [3]

"Let's Try Again" was released as a single on Columbia Records in June 1979. It was backed on the B-side by "Love Is Worth It All". It was issued as a seven inch vinyl single and marked the sixth solo single released in Fricke's career. [4] The song climbed to number 28 on the America's Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in January 1979 after 12 weeks on the list. [5] On Canada's RPM Country Songs chart, it became her first single to chart outside the top 40, reaching number 52. [6] The song was later included on Fricke's second studio album Love Notes (1979). [4]

Track listing

7" vinyl single [4]

Charts

Chart performance for "Let's Try Again"
Chart (1979)Peak
position
Canada Country Songs ( RPM ) [6] 52
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 28

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References

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