There for Awhile

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"There for Awhile"
Single by Steve Wariner
from the album Laredo
B-side "Why Do the Heroes Die So Young"
ReleasedNovember 10, 1990
Genre Country
Length4:21
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Curtis Wright, Anna Lisa Graham
Producer(s) Tony Brown
Steve Wariner singles chronology
"Precious Thing"
(1990)
"There for Awhile"
(1990)
"Leave Him Out of This"
(1991)

"There for Awhile" is a song written by Curtis Wright and Anna Lisa Graham, and recorded by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released in November 1990 as the third single from the album Laredo . The song reached #17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1990–1991)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 16
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 17

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 372.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1459." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. March 9, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. "Steve Wariner Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.