Somewhere in the Night (The Oak Ridge Boys song)

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"Somewhere in the Night"
Single by Sawyer Brown
from the album Somewhere in the Night
B-side "My Baby Drives a Buick"
ReleasedAugust 22, 1987
Genre Country
Length3:20
Label Capitol/Curb
Songwriter(s) Rafe Van Hoy, Don Cook
Producer(s) Ron Chancey
Sawyer Brown singles chronology
"Savin' the Honey for the Honeymoon"
(1987)
"Somewhere in the Night"
(1987)
"This Missin' You Heart of Mine"
(1987)

"Somewhere in the Night" is a song originally recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys on their 1981 album Fancy Free . The song was later recorded by American country music group Sawyer Brown. It was released in August 1987 as the first single and title track from the album Somewhere in the Night . The song reached #29 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Rafe Van Hoy and Don Cook.

Chart performance

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 29
Canadian RPM Country Tracks26

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 296.
  2. "Sawyer Brown Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.