Five Minutes (Lorrie Morgan song)

"Five Minutes" is a country music song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman. It was recorded by Lorrie Morgan for her debut album Leave the Light On, and released as the album's fourth single. In April 1990, the song became Morgan's first number one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

"Five Minutes"
Single by Lorrie Morgan
from the album Leave the Light On
B-side"I'll Take the Memories"[1]
ReleasedDecember 1989
Recorded1988
GenreCountry
Length3:36
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Beth Nielsen Chapman[2]
Producer(s)Barry Beckett
Lorrie Morgan singles chronology
"Out of Your Shoes"
(1989)
"Five Minutes"
(1989)
"He Talks to Me"
(1990)

It was also recorded by Pam Tillis in the late 1980s during her tenure on Warner Bros. Records, but was not issued on an album until the 1994 Pam Tillis Collection.[3]

Chart performance

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 9
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1990) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 14

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 286–287. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Owens, Thom. "Leave the Light On". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
  3. ^ "Pam Tillis Collection". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9039." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 28, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "Lorrie Morgan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.