Velvet Chains

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"Velvet Chains"
Single by Gary Morris
from the album Why Lady Why
B-side "When I Close My Eyes"
ReleasedNovember 27, 1982
Genre Country
Length2:23
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Kevin Welch, Ron Hellard
Producer(s) Marshall Morgan, Paul Worley
Gary Morris singles chronology
"Dreams Die Hard"
(1982)
"Velvet Chains"
(1982)
"The Love She Found in Me"
(1983)

"Velvet Chains" is a song written by Kevin Welch and Ron Hellard, and recorded by American country music artist Gary Morris. It was released in November 1982 as the first single from the album Why Lady Why . The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1982–1983)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 9
Canadian RPM Country Tracks31

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 240.
  2. "Gary Morris Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.