| "Try" | ||||
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| Single by Blue Rodeo | ||||
| from the album Outskirts | ||||
| Released | October 19, 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
| Label | Risque Disque | |||
| Writer(s) | Greg Keelor Jim Cuddy |
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| Producer | Terry Brown | |||
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"Try" is the title of a song written by Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy, and recorded by Canadian country rock group Blue Rodeo. Released in October 1987, it was the second single from their debut album, Outskirts. The song peaked at #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart, #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #6 on the Top Singles chart. At the 1989 Juno Awards, "Try" was named Single of the Year and Video of the Year.[1]
Michelle McAdorey, a singer-songwriter who would later achieve prominence with her own band, Crash Vegas, appears in the song's video as a woman walking barefoot through a variety of settings. McAdorey was the girlfriend of Blue Rodeo's Greg Keelor when the video was made.[2]
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[3] | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[4] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles[5] | 6 |
| Preceded by "I Won't Need You Anymore (Always and Forever)" by Randy Travis |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single December 5, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Lynda" by Steve Wariner |
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