True to His Word

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"True to His Word"
Single by Boy Howdy
from the album Born That Way
B-side "I'm Already Lovin' You Too Much"
ReleasedDecember 10, 1994
Genre Country
Length3:16
Label Curb
Songwriter(s) Jeffrey Steele, Chris Farren, Gary Harrison
Producer(s) Chris Farren
Boy Howdy singles chronology
"They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore"
(1993)
"True to His Word"
(1994)
"Bigger Fish to Fry"
(1995)

"True to His Word" is a song recorded by American country music group Boy Howdy. It was released in December 1994 as the first single from the album Born That Way . The song reached #23 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by the band's lead singer Jeffrey Steele along with Chris Farren and Gary Harrison.

Chart performance

Chart (1994–1995)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 23
Canadian RPM Country Tracks24

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 47.
  2. "Boy Howdy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.