I Don't Want to Have to Marry You
| "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius | ||||
| from the album I Don't Want to Have to Marry You | ||||
| B-side | "Have I Told You Lately that I Love You?" | |||
| Released | July 1976 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Writer(s) |
Fred Imus Phil Sweet | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Ferguson | |||
| Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius singles chronology | ||||
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" I Don't Want to Have to Marry You' is a song recorded by American country music duo Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius. It was released in July 1976 as the first single and title track from the album I Don't Want to Have to Marry You. It was the most successful single for both Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius as both a duo and as solo artists. The single was the only number one of their careers and stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.[1] The song was written by Fred Imus and Phil Sweet.
Chart performance
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 7 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 90.
| Preceded by "(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man" by Ronnie Milsap |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single September 11-18, 1976 |
Succeeded by "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" by Willie Nelson |
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