If Not for You (George Jones song) explained

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 performance

Chart (1969)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[1] 6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks16

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 181.