Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That

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"Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That"
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Single by Dolly Parton
from the album White Limozeen
B-side "Wait 'Till I Get You Home" [1]
ReleasedApril 24, 1989
Genre Country
Length2:33
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Bob Carlisle, Randy Thomas
Producer(s) Ricky Skaggs
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Make Love Work"
(1988)
"Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That"
(1989)
"Yellow Roses"
(1989)

"Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" is a song written by Bob Carlisle and Randy Thomas, and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was released in April 1989 as the first single from the album White Limozeen . The song was Parton's 22nd number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 20 weeks on the country chart. [1]

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Parton performed the song (along with the title track to the album) when she hosted Saturday Night Live on April 15, 1989.

The song has also been recorded as a duet by Jill Johnson and Nina Persson, released on the 2007 Jill Johnson cover album Music Row , [2] which received much SR P4 airplay.

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [6] 2
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 43

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