If There Hadn't Been You

"If There Hadn't Been You"
Single by Billy Dean
from the album Billy Dean
B-side	"Small Favors"
Released	August 17, 1992
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	3:19
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Tom Shapiro Ron Hellard
Producer(s)	Chuck Howard Tom Shapiro
Billy Dean singles chronology
"Billy the Kid" (1992) "If There Hadn't Been You" (1992) "Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark" (1993)

"If There Hadn't Been You" is a song written by Tom Shapiro and Ron Hellard, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Dean. It was released in August 1992 as the fourth and final single from Dean's album Billy Dean. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in November 1992^[1] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada the following month.^[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Roger Pistole and premiered in mid-1992.

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3]	1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4]	39
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6]	49

References

1. Billy Dean Chart History
2. RPM Country Tracks
3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1871." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 5, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2007). Top Adult Songs 1961-2006. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-169-1.
5. "Billy Dean – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Billy Dean.
6. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics