Tempted (Marty Stuart song)

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"Tempted"
Single by Marty Stuart
from the album Tempted
B-side "I'm Blue I'm Lonesome"
ReleasedAugust 12, 1991
Genre Country
Length3:16
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Marty Stuart, Paul Kennerley
Producer(s) Richard Bennett, Tony Brown
Marty Stuart singles chronology
"Till I Found You"
(1991)
"Tempted"
(1991)
"Burn Me Down"
(1992)

"Tempted" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Marty Stuart. It was released in August 1991 as the third single and title track from the album Tempted . They reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] It was written by Stuart and Paul Kennerley.

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 4
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 73

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 339.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1682." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. November 23, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. "Marty Stuart Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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