Old Coyote Town

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"Old Coyote Town"
Single by Don Williams
from the album Traces
B-side "You Love Me Through It All"
ReleasedJanuary 17, 1989
Genre Country
Length3:46
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, Gene Nelson
Producer(s) Don Williams, Garth Fundis
Don Williams singles chronology
"Desperately"
(1988)
"Old Coyote Town"
(1989)
"One Good Well"
(1989)

"Old Coyote Town" is a song recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in January 1989 as the fourth single from the album Traces. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song previously appeared on co-writer Larry Boone's 1988 album Swingin' Doors, Sawdust Floors, and was the B-side to that album's single "Wine Me Up". [2] Boone wrote the song with Paul Nelson and Gene Nelson.

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 24
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 77

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