She Don't Love Nobody

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"She Don't Love Nobody"
Single by The Desert Rose Band
from the album Running
B-side "Step on Out"
ReleasedMarch 1989
Genre Country, country rock, rock and roll
Length2:58
Label MCA/Curb
Songwriter(s) John Hiatt
Producer(s) Paul Worley, Ed Seay
The Desert Rose Band singles chronology
"I Still Believe in You"
(1988)
"She Don't Love Nobody"
(1989)
"Hello Trouble"
(1989)

"She Don't Love Nobody" is a song written by John Hiatt, and first recorded by Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit on the 1985 album The Rose of England . In 1989, American country music group The Desert Rose Band released their version as the third single from the album Running . It reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

An alternate version of the song appeared as track 1 on a DRB 5-track CD sampler in 1988 (Curb CD 33-3004).

Music video

The Desert Rose Band released a music video of the song in early 1989, which was directed by Bill Pope and produced by Joanne Gardner for Acme Pictures. [2]

Reception

Upon release, Billboard wrote: "John Hiatt's tale of a hard-to-get love gets a solid ride from the Desert Rose Band. An up-tempo and energetic rendering." [3] Cash Box considered the song "a winner of a tune". They added: "An instantly likeable song, it characterizes a girl who keeps herself out of reach from love's letdowns. Desert Rose's harmonies allow for chiming in all around." [4]

Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 4
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [7] 87
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 45

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