"What Would Your Memories Do" is a song written by

Dean Dillon Dean Dillon (born Larry Dean Flynn; March 26, 1955) is an American country musician and songwriter. Between 1982 and 1993, he recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts. Since 1 ...

and

Hank Cochran Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (August 2, 1935 – July 15, 2010) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy ...

, and recorded by American

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artist

Vern Gosdin Vernon Gosdin (August 5, 1934 – April 28, 2009) aka Country music's "The Voice", was an American country music singing, singer. He had 19 top-10 solo hits on the country music charts from 1977 through 1990. Three of these hits went to Number O ...

. It was released in July 1984 as the second single from his album ''There Is a Season''. The song peaked at number 10 on the ''

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chart. An unreleased version of the song was recorded by

George Strait George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait has sold over 120 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He holds ...

in the 1980s. The version was later included in the 1995 box-set, ''

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''.

Chart performance

References

1984 singles Vern Gosdin songs George Strait songs Songs written by Hank Cochran Songs written by Dean Dillon 1984 songs {{1984-country-song-stub