The Moon Over Georgia

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"The Moon Over Georgia"
Single by Shenandoah
from the album Extra Mile
B-side "Can't Stop Now"
ReleasedApril 1991
Genre Country
Length3:13
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Mark Narmore
Producer(s) Robert Byrne
Rick Hall
Shenandoah singles chronology
"I Got You"
(1991)
"The Moon Over Georgia"
(1991)
"When You Were Mine"
(1991)

"The Moon Over Georgia" is a song written by Mark Narmore and recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in April 1991 as the fourth single from their album Extra Mile . The song reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 1991. It was previously recorded by Larry Boone for his 1990 album, Down That River Road. [1]

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 11
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 72

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References

  1. Shenandoah Hot Country Songs Chart History
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1598." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. August 17, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. "Shenandoah Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.