The Gift (The McCarters song)

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"The Gift"
Single by The McCarters
from the album The Gift
B-side "Loving You"
ReleasedMay 1988
Genre Country
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Nancy Montgomery
Producer(s) Paul Worley
The McCarters singles chronology
"Timeless and True Love"
(1987)
"The Gift"
(1988)
"I Give You Music"
(1988)

"The Gift" is a song written by Nancy Montgomery, and recorded by American country music trio The McCarters. It was released in May 1988 as the second single and title track from their album The Gift. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1]

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks2

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 53

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 264. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. "The McCarters Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2021.