I Only Get This Way with You

"I Only Get This Way with You" is a song written by Dave Loggins and Alan Ray, and recorded by American country music artist Rick Trevino. It was released in March 1997 as the third single from the album Learning as You Go. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

"I Only Get This Way with You"
Single by Rick Trevino
from the album Learning as You Go
ReleasedMarch 31, 1997
GenreCountry
Length3:38
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Dave Loggins
Alan Ray
Producer(s)Steve Buckingham
Doug Johnson
Rick Trevino singles chronology
"Running Out of Reasons to Run"
(1996)
"I Only Get This Way with You"
(1997)
"See Rock City"
(1997)

Critical reception

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Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably calling it "well crafted" and "sweetly sentimental". Price goes on to say that Trevino turns in a "warm, thoughtful performance that gives the song a light, dreamy quality."[2]

Chart performance

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"I Only Get This Way with You" debuted at number 67 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 22, 1997.

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 26
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 7

Year-end charts

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Chart (1997) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 62

References

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  1. ^ Rick Trevino Chart History
  2. ^ Billboard, April 5, 1997
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3293." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 11, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "Rick Trevino Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Best of 1997: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.