I'll Never Forgive My Heart

"I'll Never Forgive My Heart" is a song written by Ronnie Dunn, his wife Janine, and Dean Dillon. It was recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn that peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] It was released in November 1994 as the second single from their album Waitin' on Sundown.

"I'll Never Forgive My Heart"
Single by Brooks & Dunn
from the album Waitin' on Sundown
B-side"A Few Good Rides Away"
ReleasedNovember 7, 1994
GenreCountry
Length3:20
LabelArista 12779
Songwriter(s)Dean Dillon
Janine Dunn
Ronnie Dunn
Producer(s)Don Cook
Scott Hendricks
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology
"She's Not the Cheatin' Kind"
(1994)
"I'll Never Forgive My Heart"
(1994)
"Little Miss Honky Tonk"
(1995)

Critical reception

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Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it one of Dunn's "most effective honky-tonk vocals on this sawdust-floor slow number about an uninvited heartache."[2]

Chart positions

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"I'll Never Forgive My Heart" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 12, 1994.

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 6

Year-end charts

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Chart (1995) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 10

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 56.
  2. ^ Billboard, November 12, 1994
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7996." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 20, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.