"Way Down Deep" is a song written by Max D. Barnes and

Max T. Barnes Max Troy Barnes (born October 25, 1962) is an American country music singer-songwriter studio musician and producer. He is the son of songwriter Max D. Barnes. He has written songs with sales over 20 million records. Barnes resides on a ranch n ...

, and recorded by American

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Vern Gosdin Vernon Gosdin (August 5, 1934 – April 28, 2009) was an American country music singer. He had 19 top-10 solo hits on the country music charts from 1977 through 1990. Three of these hits went to Number One: "I Can Tell By the Way You Dance (You ...

. It was released in June 1983 as the second single from the album ''If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong (Do It Right)''. The song reached #5 on the ''

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chart.

Chart performance

References

1983 singles 1983 songs Vern Gosdin songs Songs written by Max D. Barnes Songs written by Max T. Barnes {{1983-country-song-stub