I Can't Turn the Tide

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"I Can't Turn the Tide"
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Single by Baillie & the Boys
from the album Turn the Tide
B-side "The Only Lonely One"
ReleasedNovember 1989
Genre Country
Length4:02
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Kathie Baillie, Michael Bonagura, Craig Bickhardt
Producer(s) Kyle Lehning
Baillie & the Boys singles chronology
"(Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone"
(1989)
"I Can't Turn the Tide"
(1989)
"Perfect"
(1990)

"I Can't Turn the Tide" is a song written by Kathie Baillie, Michael Bonagura and Craig Bickhardt, and recorded by American country music group Baillie & the Boys. It was released in November 1989 as the fourth single from the album Turn the Tide . The song reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1989–1990)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 4
US Country Songs ( Billboard )9

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 34
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 48

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References

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  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9198." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. March 3, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM . December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  4. "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.