| You Can't Be a Beacon If Your Light Don't Shine | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Donna Fargo |
| Album: | Miss Donna Fargo |
| B-Side: | Just a Friend of Mine |
| Released: | May 1974 |
| Studio: | Jack Clement Recording (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:15 |
| Label: | Dot |
| Producer: | Stan Silver |
| Prev Title: | I'll Try a Little Bit Harder |
| Prev Year: | 1974 |
| Next Title: | US of A |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
"You Can't Be a Beacon If Your Light Don't Shine" is a song written by Marty Cooper, and recorded by American country music artist Donna Fargo. It was released in May 1974 as the first single from the album Miss Donna Fargo. The song was Fargo's fifth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent a single week at number one and a total of eleven weeks on the chart.[1]
| Chart (1974) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Easy Listening (Billboard)[2] | 14 | |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 70 | |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 | |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 41 | |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 15 |
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 119.
. Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 90.
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 108.