My Arms Stay Open All Night

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"My Arms Stay Open All Night"
Single by Tanya Tucker
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side "Love Me Like You Used To"
ReleasedOctober 28, 1989
Genre Country
Length3:37
Label Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s) Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz
Producer(s) Jerry Crutchfield
Tanya Tucker singles chronology
"Daddy and Home"
(1989)
"My Arms Stay Open All Night"
(1989)
"Walking Shoes"
(1990)

"My Arms Stay Open All Night" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in October 1989 as the only single from her 1989 Greatest Hits compilation album. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1989–1990)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 2
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 30
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 17

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References

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  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6632." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. February 3, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
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