You're the Reason

For other uses, see You're the Reason (disambiguation).

"You're the Reason"
Single by Bobby Edwards
B-side	"I'm a Fool for Loving You"
Released	1961
Genre	Country
Length	2:35
Label	Crest
Songwriter(s)	Bobby Edwards, Terry Imes-Fell and Fred Henley [1]
Bobby Edwards singles chronology
"You're the Reason" (1961) "What's the Reason" (1962)

"You're the Reason" is a song by Bobby Edwards, released as a single in the United States in 1961. The song reached number four on the Hot C&W Sides chart and number 11 on the Hot 100 chart.

Cover versions

The tune has been covered by Arthur Alexander, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Joe South, Johnny Tillotson, Hank Locklin, Hank III and John Fogerty on his album The Blue Ridge Rangers . ^[2]

Chart performance

Bobby Edwards

Chart (1961)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides [3]	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4]	11

Joe South

Chart (1961)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides [5]	16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [6]	87

Hank Locklin

Chart (1961)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides [7]	14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	107

Johnny Tillotson

Chart (1967)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	48
Canadian RPM Country Tracks [8]	24

References

1. Allmusic song info
2. Allmusic chart history
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 114.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 268.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 325.
6. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 788.
7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 203.
8. "RPM Country Chart - November 25, 1967" (PDF).