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"I'm Feeling Kind of Lucky Tonight" is a single by Canadian country music artist Charlie Major. Released in 1997, it was the first single from Major's album Everything's Alright. The song reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in December 1997.
"Emotional Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in January 1997 as the second single from Clark's album Just the Same. The song reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in March 1997 and number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Clark, Rick Bowles and Chris Waters.
"Little Things" is a song written by Michael Dulaney and Steven Dale Jones, and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in February 1997 as the first single from the album Complicated. The song reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming her last Top 10 hit.
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References
- ↑ RPM Country Tracks
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3272." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. July 21, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM . December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
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