| You Don't Count the Cost | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Billy Dean |
| Album: | Billy Dean |
| B-Side: | "She's Taken"[1] |
| Released: | September 9, 1991 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:19 |
| Label: | Capitol Nashville |
| Producer: | Tom Shapiro, Chuck Howard |
| Prev Title: | Somewhere in My Broken Heart |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Only the Wind |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
"You Don't Count the Cost" is a song written by Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters and Bucky Jones, and originally recorded by American country music artist Ricky Skaggs on his 1991 album My Father's Son. The song was recorded later that year by American country music artist Billy Dean. It was released in September 1991 as the first single from the album Billy Dean. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]