"When Did You Stop Loving Me" is a song written by
Donny Kees
Donny Kees is an American songwriter and musician. Kees has written songs for numerous artists and charted several singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts. Since 1984, Kees has continued to write hit songs for other artists, most notably Ge ...
and
Monty Holmes
Monty Holmes (born in Lubbock, Texas) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Holmes signed to Bang II Records and released his debut album, ''All I Ever Wanted'', in 1998. Monty Holmesat Allmusic His highest charting single, "Why'd You ...
and recorded by American
country music
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artist
George Strait
George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer.
Strait has sold over 120 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He holds ...
. It was released in April 1993 as the third and final single from his album ''
Pure Country
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''. The song reached both No. 6 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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chart and on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart.
''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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Chart performance
"When Did You Stop Loving Me" debuted at number 62 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 1, 1993.
Year-end charts
Other versions
*George Jones
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covered the song on his 1998 album '' It Don't Get Any Better Than This'' and on the same record label (MCA Records
MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc. established in 1972, though MCA had released recordings under that name in the UK from the 1960s. The label achieved success in the 1970s through the 1980s, often by acquiring other ...
).
References
1993 singles
1992 songs
George Strait songs
George Jones songs
Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
Songs written by Monty Holmes
MCA Records singles
Songs written by Donny Kees
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