Perfect Stranger (Southern Pacific song)

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"Perfect Stranger"
Single by Southern Pacific
from the album Southern Pacific
B-side "Bluebird Wine"
ReleasedNovember 16, 1985
Genre Country
Length4:08
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Tim Goodman, John McFee
Producer(s) Jim Ed Norman, Southern Pacific, Brad Hartman
Southern Pacific singles chronology
"Thing About You"
(1985)
"Perfect Stranger"
(1985)
"Reno Bound"
(1986)
"Thing About You"
(1985)
"Perfect Stranger"
(1985)
"Reno Bound"
(1986)

"Perfect Stranger" is a song written by Tim Goodman and John McFee, and recorded by American country music group Southern Pacific. It was released in November 1985 as the second single from the album Southern Pacific. The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Timothy Goodman is an American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and producer who has recorded for RCA, Columbia Records and Warner Brothers and performed on numerous sessions for other recording artists.

John McFee American musician

John McFee is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist, and long-time member of The Doobie Brothers.

Southern Pacific (band) American country rock band

Southern Pacific was an American country rock band that existed from 1983 to 1991. They are best known for hits such as "Any Way the Wind Blows" (1989), which was used in the soundtrack for the film Pink Cadillac starring Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters, and "New Shade of Blue". Southern Pacific was named New Country Group of the Year when they debuted and have been honored by having their name added to the Country Music Association’s Walkway of Stars in Nashville, Tennessee.

Chart performance

Chart (1985-1986)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 18
Canadian RPM Country Tracks24

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 326.
  2. "Southern Pacific Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.