Robbie's Song for Jesus

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"Robbie's Song for Jesus"
Single by Anne Murray
from the album Annie
A-side "You Can't Have a Hand on Me"
Released 1972
Genre Country
Length2:37
Label Capitol Records 3352
Songwriter(s) Robbie MacNeill
Producer(s) Brian Ahern
Anne Murray singles chronology
"Cotton Jenny"
(1972)
"Robbie's Song for Jesus"
(1972)
"Danny's Song"
(1972)

"Robbie's Song for Jesus" is a song written by Robbie MacNeill and performed by Anne Murray. The song reached #7 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart and #17 on both the Canadian Country chart and the Canadian Pop chart in 1972. The song appeared on her 1972 album, Annie . [1] The song was produced by Brian Ahern. [2]

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Chart performance

Anne Murray

Chart (1972)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks17
Canadian RPM Top Singles17
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary7

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References

  1. Anne Murray, Annie Retrieved July 30, 2013
  2. Anne Murray, "Robbie's Song for Jesus" Retrieved July 29, 2013