"I Can't Win for Losin' You' is a song written by Robert Byrne and Rick Bowles and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in November 1986 as the second single from the album Too Many Times. The song was Conley's twelfth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.[1]
| "I Can't Win for Losin' You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Earl Thomas Conley | ||||
| from the album Too Many Times | ||||
| B-side | "Love's on the Move" | |||
| Released | November 24, 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:06 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Robert Byrne Rick Bowles | |||
| Producer(s) | Earl Thomas Conley Nelson Larkin Mark Wright | |||
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Critical reception
editKip Kirby of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Conley "slips into a breathy, soulful voice in this R&B-flavored lament; underneath a devil-may-care exterior, he's paying dues for a love that got away."[2]
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 3 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1987) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 38 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 88.
- ^ Billboard, November 22, 1986
- ^ "Earl Thomas Conley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
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