The Last Resort (T. Graham Brown song)

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"The Last Resort"
Single by T. Graham Brown
from the album Brilliant Conversationalist
B-side "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay"
ReleasedJanuary 23, 1988
Genre Country
Length3:28
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) T. Graham Brown, Bruce Burch, Bruce Bouton
Producer(s) Bud Logan
T. Graham Brown singles chronology
"She Couldn't Love Me Anymore"
(1987)
"The Last Resort"
(1988)
"Darlene"
(1988)

"The Last Resort" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist T. Graham Brown. It was released in January 1988 as the third single from the album Brilliant Conversationalist . It reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Brown, Bruce Burch, and Bruce Bouton.

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks4

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 58

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 59.
  2. "T. Graham Brown Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2021.