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, and recorded by American

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. It was released in June 1990 as the third single from the album '' RVS III''. It peaked at No. 2 on the ''

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'' Hot Country Songs chart and reached No. 1 on the Canadian ''

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'' country singles chart.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

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