We Just Disagree

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"We Just Disagree"
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Single by Dave Mason
from the album Let It Flow
B-side "Mystic Traveller"
ReleasedAugust 1977
Recorded1977
Genre Soft rock [1]
Length3:00
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Jim Krueger
Producer(s) Dave Mason, Ron Nevison
Dave Mason singles chronology
"So High (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me Away)"
(1977)
"We Just Disagree"
(1977)
"Mystic Traveller"
(1978)

"We Just Disagree" is a song recorded by English singer-guitarist Dave Mason, written by Jim Krueger. [2]

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Dave Mason version

Released in August 1977, as a second single from the album Let It Flow , the ballad featured Krueger's 12-string guitar prominently. He also sang the harmony vocal above Mason's lead vocal, [3] which reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977.

Chart (1977–1978)Peak
position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [4] 10
Canada RPM Top Singles [5] 14
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 12
US Billboard Adult Contemporary [7] 19

Billy Dean version

"We Just Disagree"
Single by Billy Dean
from the album Fire in the Dark
ReleasedNovember 1, 1993
Recorded1993
Genre Country
Length3:24
Label Liberty
Songwriter(s) Jim Krueger
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen, Billy Dean
Billy Dean singles chronology
"I'm Not Built That Way"
(1993)
"We Just Disagree"
(1993)
"Cowboy Band"
(1994)

"We Just Disagree" was covered in 1993, by American country music singer Billy Dean. It was released in November 1993, as the fourth and final single from his album, Fire in the Dark . It was a Top Ten hit on the country music charts, peaking at number 9.

Music video

The music video was directed by Marius Penczner and premiered in early 1994.

Chart performance

Chart (1993–1994)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [8] 6
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [10] 83

Other cover versions

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