"Say When" is a song recorded by the American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

group

Lonestar Lonestar (formerly known as Texassee) is an American country music band from Nashville, Tennessee. The band consists of Drew Womack (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Dean Sams (key ...

, written by then band member

John Rich John Rich (born January 7, 1974) is an American country music singer-songwriter. From 1992 to 1998, he was a member of the country band Lonestar, in which he played bass guitar and alternated with Richie McDonald as lead vocalist. After depa ...

along with

Larry Boone Larry Eugene Boone (born June 7, 1956) is an American country music artist and songwriter. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums, in addition to charting several singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles cha ...

and Paul Nelson. It was released in January 1998 as the third single from their second album ''Crazy Nights'' (1997). It peaked at number 13 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 23 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart.

Critical reception

The song received a positive review in ''

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...

'', saying "This sweet ballad looks sure to accelerate he band'smomentum at country radio."

Chart positions

"Say When" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of January 31, 1998.

References

{{Lonestar 1998 singles 1997 songs Lonestar songs Songs written by John Rich Songs written by Larry Boone Song recordings produced by Don Cook BNA Records singles Songs written by Paul Nelson (songwriter)