I Just Came Here to Dance explained

I Just Came Here to Dance
Type:single
Artist:David Frizzell and Shelly West
Album:The David Frizzell & Shelly West Album
B-Side:Our Day Will Come
Released:July 17, 1982
Genre:Country
Length:3:34
Label:Warner Bros.
Producer:Snuff Garrett, Steve Dorff
Chronology:David Frizzell
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"I Just Came to Dance" is a song written by Ken Bell, Terry Skinner and J. L. Wallace, and recorded by American country music artists David Frizzell and Shelly West. It was released in July 1982 as the second single from the album The David Frizzell & Shelly West Album. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

In 1983, the song was covered by Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson for their duets album, Born to Love. Released in 1984 as the album's third single, it hit #15 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.

Chart performance

Chart (1982)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks9

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 128.