Living in the Promiseland
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Living in the Promiseland
| "Living in the Promiseland" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Willie Nelson | ||||
| from the album The Promiseland | ||||
| B-side | "Bach Minuet in G"[1] | |||
| Released | February 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | David Lynn Jones | |||
| Producer | Willie Nelson | |||
| Willie Nelson singles chronology | ||||
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"Living in the Promiseland" is a 1986 single written by David Lynn Jones and recorded by Willie Nelson. "Living in the Promiseland" was Willie Nelson's twelfth number one single on the country chart as a solo artist, spending one week at number one and twenty weeks on the chart.[1]
In 1988, Jones recorded his own version of the song and included it as the b-side to his single "High Ridin' Heroes", a duet with Waylon Jennings which reached number 14 on the same chart.[2]
Chart performance
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 295. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Whitburn, p. 212
| Preceded by "Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes" by The Forester Sisters |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single June 28, 1986 |
Succeeded by "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)" by Dan Seals |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single July 12, 1986 |
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Mentioned in
The Promiseland
(1986 Album by Willie Nelson)
30 Years of #1 Hits, Vol. 18
(1993 Album by Various Artists)
No. 1 Country Stars, Vol. 5
(1996 Album by Various Artists)
Sing America
(1999 Album by Various Artists)
David Lynn Jones
(Country Artist, '70s-'90s)
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