My First Taste of Texas

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"My First Taste of Texas"
Single by Ed Bruce
from the album I Write It Down
B-side "One More Shot at Old Back Home Again"
ReleasedJanuary 17, 1983
Genre Country
Length4:06
Label MCA 52156
Songwriter(s) Ed Bruce, Ronnie Rogers
Producer(s) Tommy West
Ed Bruce singles chronology
"Ever, Never Lovin' You"
(1982)
"My First Taste of Texas"
(1983)
"You're Not Leaving Here Tonight"
(1983)

"My First Taste of Texas" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Ed Bruce. It was released in January 1983 as the second single from his album I Write It Down . The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1] Bruce wrote the song with Ronnie Rogers.

Chart performance

Chart (1983)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks33

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 60.
  2. "Ed Bruce Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.