Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good

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"Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good"
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Single by Don Williams
from the album Especially for You
B-side "Smooth Talkin' Baby"
ReleasedNovember 1981
Genre Country
Length4:06
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Dave Hanner
Producer(s) Don Williams
Garth Fundis
Don Williams singles chronology
"If I Needed You"
(1981)
"Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good"
(1981)
"Listen to the Radio"
(1982)

"Lord, I Hope This Day is Good" is a song written by Dave Hanner, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in November 1981 as the third single from the album Especially for You . The song was Williams' twelfth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twenty weeks on the country music charts. [1] Hanner also recorded the song as a member of Corbin/Hanner, who released it as the b-side to the 1982 single "One Fine Morning." [2]

Contents

Cover versions

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981–1982)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [4] 12

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 463. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Whitburn, p. 104
  3. "Don Williams Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2021.