"Somebody Else's Moon" is a song written by
Tom Shapiro
Tom Curtis Shapiro (born in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American songwriter and occasional record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. To date, he holds four Country Songwriter of the Year awards from Broadcast Music Incorpo ...
and Paul Nelson, and recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, o ...
singer
Collin Raye
Floyd Elliot Wray (born August 22, 1960) is an American country music singer, known professionally as Collin Raye, and previously as Bubba Wray. Under the latter name, he recorded as a member of the band The Wrays between 1983 and 1987. He made ...
. It was released in March 1993 as the third single from his album, ''
In This Life.'' The song reached the Top 5 on the U.S. ''
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 ...
''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States.
This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sa ...
chart and peaked at number 11 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart.
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 73 on the chart dated April 3, 1993. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and peaked at number 5 on the chart dated July 3, 1993.
Charts
References
{{Collin Raye
1993 singles
Collin Raye songs
Songs written by Tom Shapiro
Song recordings produced by Garth Fundis
Epic Records singles
Songs written by Paul Nelson (songwriter)
1992 songs