When the Right One Comes Along

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"When the Right One Comes Along"
Single by John Schneider
from the album You Ain't Seen the Last of Me
B-side "The Gunfighter"
ReleasedJuly 18, 1987
Genre Country
Length4:53
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Russell Smith, Ashley Little, John Hooker
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen, John Schneider
John Schneider singles chronology
"Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me"
(1987)
"When the Right One Comes Along"
(1987)
"If It Was Anyone but You"
(1987)

"When the Right One Comes Along" is a song recorded by actor and American country music artist John Schneider. It was released in July 1987 as the second single from the album You Ain't Seen the Last of Me . The song reached #32 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Russell Smith and John Hooker.

Chart performance

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 32
Canadian RPM Country Tracks35

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 297.
  2. "John Schneider Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.