Will I Do (Till the Real Thing Comes Along)

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"Will I Do (Till the Real Thing Comes Along)"
Single by Prairie Oyster
from the album Everybody Knows
B-side "Am I That Easy to Forget"
ReleasedMarch 1992
Genre Country
Length2:44
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Joan Besen
Producer(s) Richard Bennett
Josh Leo
Prairie Oyster singles chronology
"One Precious Love"
(1991)
"Will I Do (Till the Real Thing Comes Along)"
(1992)
"Everybody Knows"
(1992)

"Will I Do (Till the Real Thing Comes Along)" is a song recorded by Canadian country music group Prairie Oyster. It was released in March 1992 as the third single from their third studio album, Everybody Knows . It peaked at number 10 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in July 1992.

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Chart performance

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [1] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 88

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References

  1. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2013." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. July 4, 1992. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  2. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM . December 19, 1992. Retrieved October 11, 2013.