Long Lost Friend (song)

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"Long Lost Friend"
Restless Heart - Long Lost Friend single.png
Single by Restless Heart
from the album Fast Movin' Train
B-side "I've Never Been So Sure" [1]
ReleasedJanuary 7, 1991
Genre Country
Length3:53
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Larry Stewart
Steve Bogard
Dave Robbins
Producer(s) Tim DuBois
Scott Hendricks
Restless Heart
Restless Heart singles chronology
"When Somebody Loves You"
(1990)
"Long Lost Friend"
(1991)
"You Can Depend on Me"
(1991)

"Long Lost Friend" is a song recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in January 1991 as the fourth and final single from the album Fast Movin' Train . The song reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It also peaked at number 6 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks. The band's lead singer, Larry Stewart, wrote it with Steve Bogard and Dave Robbins.

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 6
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 60

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