"Feed This Fire" is a song written by

Hugh Prestwood Hugh Loring Prestwood (April 2, 1942 – September 22, 2024) was an American Hall of Fame songwriter, whose work was primarily in country music. He was discovered by Judy Collins, who gave him his first hit "Hard Time for Lovers", which was recor ...

, and first recorded by American

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group

Highway 101 Highway 101 was an American country music band founded in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. The initial lineup consisted of Paulette Carlson (lead vocals), Jack Daniels (guitar), Curtis Stone (bass guitar, vocals), and Scott "Cactus" Moser (drum ...

on their 1988 album ''

101² ''101²'' is the second studio album by American country music band Highway 101. It accounted for four singles on the Hot Country Songs: "(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes" at 1, "All the Reasons Why" at No. 5, "Honky Tonk Heart" at No. 6, and thei ...

''. The group did not release it as a single. The song was then recorded by Canadian country music artist

Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian country, pop and adult contemporary music singer who has sold over 55 million album copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray has won four Grammys including the Grammy ...

in early 1990 for a summer release to radio. Murray's version was released in August 1990 as the first single from her album '' You Will''. The song reached number six on the Canadian ''

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'' Country Tracks chart in November 1990. In the

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, the song peaked at number five on the ''

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chart for the week ending Saturday, November 10, 1990. It was Murray's last ''Billboard ''top ten country single in the United States.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

{{authority control 1988 songs 1990 singles Songs written by Hugh Prestwood Anne Murray songs Highway 101 songs Capitol Records Nashville singles Song recordings produced by Jerry Crutchfield