| "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" | ||||
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| Single by Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius | ||||
| from the album I Don't Want to Have to Marry You | ||||
| B-side | "Have I Told You Lately that I Love You?" | |||
| Released | July 1976 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Fred Imus Phil Sweet |
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| Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius singles chronology | ||||
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" I Don't Want to Have to Marry You' is a 1976 single by the duo of Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius. "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" would be the most successful single for both Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius as both a duo and as solo artists. The single was the only number one of their careers and stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.[1]
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 7 |
| Preceded by "(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man" by Ronnie Milsap |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single September 11-18, 1976 |
Succeeded by "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" by Willie Nelson |