"It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" is a country music song written by Ray Griff, and made famous by Johnny Duncan.
| "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Johnny Duncan | ||||
| from the album Johnny Duncan | ||||
| B-side | "Denver Woman" | |||
| Released | January 1977 | |||
| Recorded | November 1976 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:04 | |||
| Label | Columbia 10474 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Griff | |||
| Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill and Larry Gatlin | |||
| Johnny Duncan singles chronology | ||||
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One of several Duncan singles to feature session vocalist Janie Fricke on harmony vocals, "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" was his second No. 1 song to top the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, doing so in April 1977. The single week atop the country chart was part of an 11-week run in the top 40.[1]
Although the last Duncan-Fricke duet to top the charts — the previous song, "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous," went No. 1 just before Christmas 1976 — the two enjoyed several more duet hits, most notably "Come a Little Bit Closer" in January 1978 (a cover of the Jay and the Americans).
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1977) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 14 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 112.
- ^ "Johnny Duncan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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