One Good Well

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"One Good Well"
Single by Don Williams
from the album One Good Well
B-side "Flowers Won't Grow (In Gardens of Stone)"
ReleasedApril 22, 1989
Genre Country
Length2:56
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Mike Reid, Kent Robbins
Producer(s) Don Williams, Garth Fundis
Don Williams singles chronology
"Old Coyote Town"
(1989)
"One Good Well"
(1989)
"I've Been Loved by the Best"
(1989)

"One Good Well" is a song written by Mike Reid and Kent Robbins, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in April 1989 as the first single and title track from the album One Good Well. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 3
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 85
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 30

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References

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  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6409." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. July 31, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
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