Shouldn't It Be Easier Than This

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"Shouldn't It Be Easier Than This"
Single by Charley Pride
from the album I'm Gonna Love Her on the Radio
B-side "Look in Your Mirror"
ReleasedOctober 1987
Genre Country
Length3:12
Label 16th Avenue
Songwriter(s) Rick Giles
John Jarrard
Producer(s) Jerry Bradley
Charley Pride
Charley Pride singles chronology
"If You Still Want a Fool Around"
(1987)
"Shouldn't It Be Easier Than This"
(1987)
"I'm Gonna Love Her on the Radio"
(1988)

"Shouldn't It Be Easier Than This" is a song written by John Jarrard and Rick Giles, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in October 1987 as the first single from his album I'm Gonna Love Her on the Radio. The song peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1] It was Pride's 52nd and final Top 10 hit on Billboard country music charts.

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987–1988)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks29

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 30

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References

  1. "Charley Pride singles". Allmusic . Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  2. "Charley Pride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.