I Just Want to Dance with You

"I Just Want to Dance with You" is a song written by John Prine and Roger Cook, and performed by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in April 1998 as the first single to his album, One Step at a Time, it is his 34th Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, and his 42nd Number One single when all major trade charts are counted. Prine recorded it 12 years earlier, for his 1986 album "German Afternoons."

It was also a hit for Daniel O'Donnell in 1992, reaching 20 in the UK charts.

Critical reception

Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "tropical flavored li'l ditty, awash in delicate guitar work that is as tantalizing and refreshing as a summer breeze," and although the lyric was rather preschoolish, Strait's crisp co-production with Tony Brown and his appealing vocal performance should help overcome that obstacle. ^[1]

Chart positions

"I Just Want to Dance with You" debuted at number 38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 18, 1998.

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	61
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	7
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	7

References

↑ Billboard, April 18, 1998
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3587." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 15, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for George Strait.
↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for George Strait.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

Preceded by "This Kiss" by Faith Hill	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single June 6-June 20, 1998	Succeeded by "If You See Him/If You See Her" by Reba McEntire and Brooks & Dunn
Preceded by "I'm from the Country" by Tracy Byrd	RPM Country Tracks number-one single June 15, 1998	Succeeded by "One of These Days" by Tim McGraw

George Strait 1990s singles

Livin' It Up	"Love Without End, Amen" "Drinking Champagne" "I've Come to Expect It from You"

Chill of an Early Fall	"If I Know Me" "You Know Me Better Than That" "The Chill of an Early Fall" "Lovesick Blues"

Holding My Own	"Gone as a Girl Can Get" "So Much Like My Dad"

Pure Country	"I Cross My Heart" "Heartland" "When Did You Stop Loving Me"

Easy Come, Easy Go	"Easy Come, Easy Go" "I'd Like to Have That One Back" "Lovebug" "The Man in Love with You"

Lead On	"The Big One" "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" "Adalida" "Lead On"

Strait Out of the Box	"Check Yes or No" "I Know She Still Loves Me"

Blue Clear Sky	"Blue Clear Sky" "Carried Away" "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" "King of the Mountain"

Carrying Your Love with Me	"One Night at a Time" "Carrying Your Love with Me" "Today My World Slipped Away" "Round About Way"

One Step at a Time	"I Just Want to Dance with You" "True" "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This"

Always Never the Same	"Meanwhile" "Write This Down" "What Do You Say to That"

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