Oh Darlin' (Why Don't You Care for Me No More)

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"Oh Darlin' (Why Don't You Care for Me No More)"
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Single by The O'Kanes
from the album The O'Kanes
B-side "When I Found You"
ReleasedSeptember 1986
Genre Country
Length2:53
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Jamie O'Hara, Kieran Kane
Producer(s) Kieran Kane, Jamie O'Hara
The O'Kanes singles chronology
"Oh Darlin' (Why Don't You Care for Me No More)"
(1986)
"Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You"
(1987)

"Oh Darlin' (Why Don't You Care for Me No More)" is a debut song written and recorded by American country music duo The O'Kanes. It was released in September 1986 as the first single from the album The O'Kanes . The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1986)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 10
Canadian RPM Country Tracks6

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 253.
  2. "The O'Kanes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.