If I Were You (Collin Raye song) explained

If I Were You
Cover:Collinraye.ifiwereyou.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Collin Raye
Album:Extremes
B-Side:A Bible and a Bus Ticket Home
Released:April 3, 1995
Recorded:1993–1994
Genre:Country
Length:4:06
Label:Epic
Producer:John Hobbs
Ed Seay
Paul Worley
Prev Title:My Kind of Girl
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:One Boy, One Girl
Next Year:1995

"If I Were You" is a song written by John Hobbs and Chris Farren, and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye. It was released in April 1995 as the fifth and final single from his album Extremes. It peaked at #4 both in the United States and in Canada.[1] The song is not to be confused with a different composition titled "If I Were You", which appears on Raye's debut album All I Can Be.

Chart positions

"If I Were You" debuted at number 62 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 8, 1995.

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 87
US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 34

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995. RPM. December 18, 1995. July 21, 2013.
  3. Web site: Best of 1995: Country Songs . . . 1995. July 21, 2013.