Never Be You
"Never Be You" | ||||
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Single by Rosanne Cash | ||||
from the album Rhythm & Romance | ||||
B-side | "Closing Time" | |||
Released | September 1985 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:28 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Writer(s) |
Benmont Tench Tom Petty | |||
Producer(s) |
David Malloy Rodney Crowell David Thoener | |||
Rosanne Cash singles chronology | ||||
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"Never Be You" is a song written by Tom Petty and Benmont Tench, and recorded by American country music artist Rosanne Cash. It was released in September 1985 as the second single from the album Rhythm & Romance. "Never Be You" was Rosanne Cash's fifth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 16 weeks on the chart.[1] "Never Be You" was first released in 1983 by Maria McKee and appeared on the "Streets of Fire" film soundtrack album; Cash recorded a version for the film, but her version was not used (Cash's original version was released for the first time on her 2005 compilation "The Very Best of Rosanne Cash").
Chart performance
Chart (1985–1986) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 77.
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Preceded by "Bop" by Dan Seals |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single January 25, 1986 |
Succeeded by "Just in Case" by The Forester Sisters |
Preceded by "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" by Ronnie Milsap |
Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single of the year 1986 |
Succeeded by "Give Me Wings" by Michael Johnson |
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