"If I Didn't Have You" is a song written by Skip Ewing and Max D. Barnes, and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis. It was released in August 1992 as the lead-off single from his Greatest Hits, Volume One compilation album. The song became Travis' thirteenth Number One single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart.
| "If I Didn't Have You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Randy Travis | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits, Volume One | ||||
| B-side | "I'd Surrender All"/"I Told You So" | |||
| Released | August 3, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Skip Ewing, Max D. Barnes | |||
| Producer(s) | Kyle Lehning | |||
| Randy Travis singles chronology | ||||
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The song's verses are written with an unusual 7/4 meter, and the chorus is in common 4/4 time.
Critical reception edit
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Travis "showcases his George Jones influence on a frolicking copyright, but he seems to strain in places." She goes on to call the song "hip musicianship."[1]
Music video edit
The music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in mid-1992.
Chart positions edit
"If I Didn't Have You" debuted at number 65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 15, 1992.
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts edit
| Chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 9 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 53 |
References edit
- ^ Billboard, August 8, 1992
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1913." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 31, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Randy Travis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
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