"I'm Gonna Get You" is a song written by Dennis Linde. It was first recorded by Billy Swan, whose version was released as a single in 1987 and went to number 63 on the U.S. country singles charts. It became a hit the following year for Eddy Raven. It was released in January 1988 as the first single from his compilation album The Best of Eddy Raven The song was Raven's third number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks in the Top 40.[1]
| "I'm Gonna Get You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Billy Swan | ||||
| B-side | "Three Chord Rock and Roll" | |||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:29 | |||
| Label | Mercury, Polygram | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dennis Linde | |||
| Producer(s) | Chip Young | |||
| Billy Swan singles chronology | ||||
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| "I'm Gonna Get You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Eddy Raven | ||||
| from the album The Best of Eddy Raven | ||||
| B-side | "Other Than Montreal" | |||
| Released | January 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country, country rock, cajun | |||
| Length | 2:43 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dennis Linde | |||
| Producer(s) | Barry Beckett | |||
| Eddy Raven singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance
editBilly Swan
edit| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 63 |
Eddy Raven
edit| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1988) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks[4] | 2 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 9 |
Covers
editIrish singer Derek Ryan covered the song on his 2012 album Dreamers and Believers.
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 281.
- ^ "Billy Swan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Eddy Raven Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
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