Why Don't You Spend the Night
1980 single by Ronnie Milsap
"Why Don't You Spend the Night" | ||||
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Single by Ronnie Milsap | ||||
from the album Milsap Magic | ||||
B-side | "Heads I Go Hearts I Say" | |||
Released | January 1980 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:12 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bob McDill | |||
Producer(s) | Ronnie Milsap, Rob Galbraith | |||
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology | ||||
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"Why Don't You Spend the Night" is a song written by Bob McDill, and recorded by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in January 1980 as the first single from the album Milsap Magic. The song was Milsap's thirteenth number one on the country chart. The single spent a week at number one and a total of eleven weeks on the chart.[1] A version by the Canadian duo Jameson Booker reached number 17 in the Canadian AC charts, August 1980.[2]
Chart performance
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1980) | Position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 15 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 233.
- ^ "RPM Top 50 AC - August 2, 1980" (PDF).
- ^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 1980: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1980.
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