You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma
| "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by David Frizzell and Shelly West | ||||
| from the album Carryin' On the Family Names | ||||
| B-side | "That's Where Lovers Go Wrong" | |||
| Released | January 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) |
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant Larry Collins Sandy Pinkard | |||
| Producer(s) | Snuff Garrett, Steve Dorff | |||
| David Frizzell and Shelly West singles chronology | ||||
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"You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma" is a 1981 single from the film Any Which Way You Can, performed by David Frizzell and Shelly West. It was written by Larry Collins and Sandy Pinkard (of Pinkard & Bowden). The song was Shelly West's debut on the country chart and David Frizzell's second hit on the country chart. "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma", was the most successful of seven country hits by the duo, staying number one on the country chart for one week and eleven weeks in the Top 40 country chart.[1]
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, the writers of the song "Rocky Top", sued Collins and Pinkard for copyright infringement concerning this song, because the tune was similar to their song "Rocky Top."[2] They won the lawsuit and are now often credited as having co-written the song.
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 13 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 379.
- ↑ Copyright Society of the U.S.A. (1980). Bulletin of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. 28. New York University Law Center. ISSN 0010-8642. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
External links
| Preceded by "Drifter" by Sylvia |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single April 11, 1981 |
Succeeded by "Old Flame" by Alabama |