On the Verge (song)

"On the Verge"
Single by Collin Raye
from the album I Think About You
Released	February 10, 1997
Recorded	1995–1996
Genre	Country
Length	3:49
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Hugh Prestwood
Producer(s)	John Hobbs Ed Seay Paul Worley
Collin Raye singles chronology
"What If Jesus Comes Back Like That" (1996) "On the Verge" (1997) "What the Heart Wants" (1997)

This article is about the Collin Raye song. For the Le Tigre song, see This Island (Le Tigre album).

"On the Verge" is a song written by Hugh Prestwood, and recorded by American country music artist Collin Raye. It was released in February 1997 as the sixth and final single from Raye's album I Think About You . The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1997. ^[1]

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of I Think About You . ^[2]

• Larry Byrom – electric guitar
• Joe Chemay – bass guitar
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• John Hobbs – piano, synthesizer
• Paul Leim – drums
• Tom Roady – percussion
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
• Dennis Wilson – background vocals
• Curtis Young – background vocals

Chart performance

"On the Verge" debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 22, 1997.

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3]	2
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5]	16
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6]	4

References

1. Collin Raye Chart History
2. I Think About You (CD booklet). Collin Raye. Epic Records. 1995. EK-67033.
3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3207." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. May 12, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
4. "Collin Raye Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
5. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM . December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
6. "Best of 1997: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.