I.O.U. (Lee Greenwood song)

"I.O.U"
Single by Lee Greenwood
from the album Somebody's Gonna Love You
Released March 1983
Genre Country
Length 3:05
Label MCA Records
Writer(s) Kerry Chater
Austin Roberts
Producer Jerry Crutchfield
Lee Greenwood singles chronology
"Ain't No Trick (It Takes Magic)"
(1982)
"I.O.U."
(1983)
"Somebody's Gonna Love You"
(1983)

"I.O.U" is a 1983 single written by Kerry Chater and Austin Roberts and performed by Lee Greenwood. It was the first single from his 1983 album, Somebody's Gonna Love You. The single peaked at #6 on the U.S. country charts[1] and #4 in Canada. It also peaked at #4 on the U.S. adult contemporary charts. Other than "God Bless the USA", it is Greenwood's biggest crossover hit, peaking at #53 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart performance

Chart (1983) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 53
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Songs 4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 4

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edtiion. Record Research. p. 144.