Hopelessly Yours

"Hopelessly Yours"
Single by John Conlee
from the album Fellow Travelers
B-side"I Love You"[1]
Released1989
GenreCountry
Length2:40
Label16th Avenue
Songwriter(s)Keith Whitley, Curly Putman, Don Cook
Producer(s)Bud Logan[2]
John Conlee singles chronology
"Fellow Travelers"
(1989)
"Hopelessly Yours"
(1989)
"Doghouse"
(1990)
"Hopelessly Yours"
Single by Lee Greenwood with Suzy Bogguss
from the album A Perfect 10
A-side"Aces"
Released1991
GenreCountry
Length2:46
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)Keith Whitley, Curly Putman, Don Cook
Producer(s)Jerry Crutchfield
Lee Greenwood singles chronology
"Just Like Me"
(1991)
"Hopelessly Yours"
(1991)
"Between a Rock and a Heartache"
(1991)
Suzy Bogguss singles chronology
"All Things Made New Again"
(1990)
"Hopelessly Yours"
(1991)
"Someday Soon"
(1991)

"Hopelessly Yours" is a song written by Keith Whitley, Curly Putman, and Don Cook. Whitley recorded a demo that was never officially released. The first release was by George Jones on his 1986 album Wine Colored Roses.

The song is more well known from a version American country music artist John Conlee released on his 1989 album, Fellow Travelers. It was released as the album's third single in 1989 and peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Before its release, Conlee included it as the B-side to his 1989 single "Hit the Ground Runnin'",[2] which peaked at number 43.

The song was covered as a duet by American country music artists Lee Greenwood and Suzy Bogguss in 1991, and released as the first single from Greenwood's album A Perfect 10. In 1992, it was nominated for Best Country Vocal Collaboration at the Grammy Awards. It reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. This version was released only as an airplay single, and did not feature a B-side.[3]

Chart performance

John Conlee

Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 67

Lee Greenwood and Suzy Bogguss

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 58

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ a b "Hit the Ground Runnin'". 45cat.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. ^ Whitburn, pp. 170-171
  4. ^ "John Conlee Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1616." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 7, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  6. ^ "Lee Greenwood Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
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