Drive South

"Drive South"
Single by The Forester Sisters with The Bellamy Brothers
from the album Come Hold Me
B-side "You Can't Have a Good Time Without Me"[1]
Released 1990
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 4:02
Label Warner/Curb #19874
Writer(s) John Hiatt
Producer ?
The Forester Sisters chronology
"Leave It Alone"
(1989)		 "Drive South"
(1990)		 "Nothing's Gonna Bother Me Tonight"
(1990)

"Drive South" is the title of a song written by John Hiatt, and recorded by him on his 1988 album Slow Turning.[2] Hiatt's version of the song was never issued as a single.

The Forester Sisters version

In 1990, The Forester Sisters recorded the song with guest vocals from The Bellamy Brothers. This version appeared on the Forester Sisters' album Come Hold Me.[1] It charted on both the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in the United States and the RPM Country Tracks charts in Canada.

Chart (1990) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks[1] 63
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] 60


Suzy Bogguss version

"Drive South"
Single by Suzy Bogguss
from the album Voices in the Wind
B-side "In the Day"[4]
Released 1992
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 3:10
Label Liberty #56786
Writer(s) John Hiatt
Producer Suzy Bogguss
Jimmy Bowen
Suzy Bogguss singles chronology
"Letting Go"
(1992)		 "Drive South"
(1992)		 "Heartache"
(1993)

In 1992, Suzy Bogguss recorded the song for her album Voices in the Wind, her first release on Liberty Records. The song served as the first single release from the album. It was Bogguss's highest-peaking single, reaching #2 on the country music charts in early 1993.[4] Bogguss's version also had a music video, directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions.[5]

Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks[4] 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[6] 4

References

  1. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 47. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Slow Turning review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r9309. Retrieved 13 September 2010. 
  3. ^ "RPM Country Tracks for May 26, 1990". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1245&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=hle626t8mf6okt4ecco4q05e64. Retrieved 13 September 2010. 
  4. ^ a b c Whitburn, pp. 53-54
  5. ^ ""Drive South" video". CMT. http://www.cmt.com/videos/suzy-bogguss/384169/drive-south.jhtml. Retrieved 17 September 2010. 
  6. ^ "RPM Country Tracks for March 13, 1993". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1770&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=qn56bbautl95n1svmvckqgjde3. Retrieved 13 September 2010. 
Suzy Bogguss
Studio albums
Suzy · Somewhere Between · Moment of Truth · Aces · Voices in the Wind · Something Up My Sleeve · Simpatico · Give Me Some Wheels · Nobody Love, Nobody Gets Hurt · Suzy Bogguss · Swing · Sweet Danger · American Folk Songbook
Compilation albums
Greatest Hits · 20 Greatest Hits
Top 40 singles
"Cross My Broken Heart" · "My Sweet Love Ain't Around" · "Hopelessly Yours" · "Someday Soon" · "Outbound Plane" · "Aces" · "Letting Go" · "Drive South" · "Heartache" · "Just Like the Weather" · "Hey Cinderella" · "Somebody to Love"
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