Come as You Were explained

Come as You Were
Type:single
Artist:T. Graham Brown
Album:Come as You Were
B-Side:The Time Machine
Released:December 10, 1988
Genre:Country
Label:Capitol
Producer:Ron Chancey
Prev Title:Darlene
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Never Say Never
Next Year:1989

"Come as You Were" is a song written by Paul Craft and first recorded by American country music artist Joe Stampley on his 1980 album After Hours. It was later recorded by American country pop music artist Jerry Lee Lewis in 1983 as a single from his album My Fingers Do the Talkin on MCA Records and it peaked at #66 on the country music charts.[1]

In 1986, Barbara Mandrell cut the song for her Moments album, but it was not released as a single.

In 1988, T. Graham Brown covered the song for his album Come as You Were, releasing it as a single in December and taking it to #7 on the country music chart.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 84
US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 88

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 240. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989. RPM. December 23, 1989. August 28, 2013.
  3. Best of 1989: Country Songs . . . 1989. August 28, 2013.