The Coast of Colorado (song)

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"The Coast of Colorado"
Single by Skip Ewing
from the album The Coast of Colorado
B-side "Dad"
ReleasedJune 24, 1989
Genre Country
Length3:50
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Skip Ewing, Max D. Barnes
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen, Skip Ewing
Skip Ewing singles chronology
"The Gospel According to Luke"
(1989)
"The Coast of Colorado"
(1989)
"It's You Again"
(1989)

"The Coast of Colorado" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Skip Ewing. It was released in June 1989 as the fifth single and title track from the album The Coast of Colorado . The song reached #15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] Ewing wrote the song with Max D. Barnes.

Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 24
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 15

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 117.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6570." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. September 25, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  3. "Skip Ewing Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.