I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love

"I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Larry Gatlin. It was released in November 1977 as the fourth single from the album Love Is Just a Game. The song was Gatlin's sixth and most successful single on the country chart. The single went to number one on the country chart, where it stayed for a single week and spent a total of eleven weeks on the country chart.[1]

"I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love"
Single by Larry Gatlin
from the album Love Is Just a Game
B-side"Kiss It All Goodbye"
ReleasedNovember 1977
GenreCountry
Length3:10
LabelMonument
Songwriter(s)Larry Gatlin
Producer(s)Larry Gatlin
Larry Gatlin singles chronology
"Love Is Just a Game"
(1977)
"I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love"
(1977)
"Night Time Magic"
(1978)

Chart performance edit

Chart (1977–1978) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3

References edit

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 130.
  2. ^ "Larry Gatlin Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.