"Somewhere Between Ragged and Right" | ||||
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Single by John Anderson with Waylon Jennings | ||||
from the album Blue Skies Again | ||||
B-side | "Just for You" | |||
Released | December 5, 1987 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:20 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
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Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen | |||
John Anderson singles chronology | ||||
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Waylon Jennings singles chronology | ||||
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"Somewhere Between Ragged and Right" is a song recorded by American country music artists John Anderson and Waylon Jennings. It was released in December 1987 as the first single from Anderson's album Blue Skies Again . The song reached #23 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Jennings and Roger Murrah.
Chart (1987–1988) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] | 23 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 35 |
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