"Fair Shake" is a song by American country music duo Foster & Lloyd. It was released in January 1989 as the first single from the album Faster & Llouder. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd and Guy Clark.

"Fair Shake"
Single by Foster & Lloyd
from the album Faster & Llouder
B-side"After I'm Gone"
ReleasedJanuary 28, 1989
GenreCountry
Length3:26
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd, Guy Clark
Producer(s)Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd, Rick Will
Foster & Lloyd singles chronology
"What Do You Want from Me This Time"
(1988)
"Fair Shake"
(1989)
"Before the Heartache Rolls In"
(1989)

Chart performance

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Chart (1989) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 5

Year-end charts

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Chart (1989) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 86
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 93

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 126.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6336." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 1, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Foster & Lloyd Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.