| Not Counting You | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Garth Brooks |
| Album: | Garth Brooks |
| B-Side: | Cowboy Bill |
| Released: | January 8, 1990 |
| Recorded: | 1988–1989 |
| Studio: | Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:34 |
| Label: | Capitol Nashville 44492 |
| Producer: | Allen Reynolds |
| Prev Title: | If Tomorrow Never Comes |
| Prev Year: | 1989 |
| Next Title: | The Dance |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
"Not Counting You" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in January 1990 as the third single from his album Garth Brooks. It peaked at #2 in the United States, while it was a number-one in Canada. According to "The Garth Brooks Story" TV special, this was the first song Brooks ever recorded.
The song is an up-tempo song accompanied largely by fiddles. The song's narrator tells his ex-lover that not counting her, no woman has ever made him so blue, nor made him feel bad in any way.
7" Jukebox singleLiberty B-44492, 1990
7" promotional singleLiberty P-B-44492, 1990
"Not Counting You" debuted the country charts on January 20, 1990, and peaked at number 2 on April 7 of that year.[1]
| Chart (1990) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 29 | |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 20 |