Still Taking Chances

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"Still Taking Chances"
Single by Michael Martin Murphey
from the album Michael Martin Murphey
B-side "Lost River"
ReleasedNovember 8, 1982
Genre Country
Length4:12
Label Liberty
Songwriter(s) Michael Martin Murphey
Producer(s) Michael Martin Murphey
Michael Martin Murphey singles chronology
"What's Forever For"
(1982)
"Still Taking Chances"
(1982)
"Love Affairs"
(1983)

"Still Taking Chances" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Martin Murphey. It was released in November 1982 as the third single from the album Michael Martin Murphey . The song peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles in early 1983 and number 76 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1982-1983)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 3
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [3] 28
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 76
Canadian RPM Country Tracks17
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks9

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 241.
  2. "Michael Martin Murphey Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Michael Martin Murphey Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  4. "Michael Martin Murphey Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.