Make My Life with You

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"Make My Life with You"
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Single by The Oak Ridge Boys
from the album Greatest Hits 2
B-side "Break My Mind"
ReleasedNovember 10, 1984
Genre Country
Length4:05
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Gary Burr
Producer(s) Ron Chancey
The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology
"Everyday"
(1984)
"Make My Life with You"
(1984)
"Little Things"
(1985)

"Make My Life with You" is a song written by Gary Burr, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in November 1984 as the second single from their Greatest Hits 2 compilation album. The song was The Oak Ridge Boys' eleventh number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the chart. [1]

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984-1985)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 31

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 251.
  2. "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2021.