If Not for You | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | George Jones |
Album: | Where Grass Won't Grow |
B-Side: | When the Wife Runs Off |
Released: | 1969 |
Recorded: | 1969 |
Genre: | Country |
Length: | 3:04 |
Label: | Musicor |
Producer: | Pappy Daily |
Prev Title: | I'll Share My World with You |
Prev Year: | 1969 |
Next Title: | She's Mine |
Next Year: | 1969 |
"If Not for You" is a song written by Jerry Chesnut and recorded by American country singer George Jones. It was released as a single on the Musicor label and reached No. 6 on the Billboard country singles chart in 1969. Like many of his biggest hits of the period, it is a love ballad. The song extols the virtues of a supportive lover. Chestnut also composed the Jones hit "A Good Year for the Roses".
Chart (1969) | Peak position | |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[1] | 6 | |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 16 |