Walkaway Joe

For the 2020 film, see Walkaway Joe (film).

"Walkaway Joe"
Single by Trisha Yearwood featuring Don Henley
from the album Hearts in Armor
B-side	"You Don't Have to Move to That Mountain"
Released	November 2, 1992
Studio	Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	4:19
Label	MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Vince Melamed Greg Barnhill
Producer(s)	Garth Fundis
Trisha Yearwood singles chronology
"Wrong Side of Memphis" (1992) "Walkaway Joe" (1992) "You Say You Will" (1993)
Music video
"Walkaway Joe" on YouTube

Weekly charts Chart (1992–1993) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [6] 180 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [7] 30 Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [8] 2 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [10] 46 US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 56

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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4. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 6. 5 February 1994. p. 11. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
5. Ely, Gordon (7 December 1997). "Some hits packages do deliver". Richmond Times. p. H5. Retrieved 26 August 2009.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "Trisha Yearwood's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 3". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
7. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1842." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. December 26, 1992. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
8. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1724." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. February 6, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
9. "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
10. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM . December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
11. "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
12. "American single certifications – Trisha Yearwood – Walkaway Joe". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 23, 2024.