Could I Have This Dance
"Could I Have This Dance" | ||||
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Single by Anne Murray | ||||
from the album Anne Murray's Greatest Hits | ||||
B-side | "Somebody's Waiting" | |||
Released | August 1980 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:16 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Jim Ed Norman | |||
Anne Murray singles chronology | ||||
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"Could I Have This Dance" is a song recorded by the Canadian country music artist Anne Murray. It was used in the 1980 film Urban Cowboy and appeared on both the Urban Cowboy soundtrack album for that film, as well as on the Anne Murray's Greatest Hits compilation album, issued in late 1980.
As a single, it was released in August 1980 and became Murray's fifth number one country hit as a solo artist. It went to number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.[1] "Could I Have This Dance" was also Murray's tenth Top 40 on the U.S. pop singles chart, peaking at number 33.[2] The song was written by Wayland Holyfield and Bob House.
Charts[]
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 19 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 33 |
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 243.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 443.
- ^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Anne Murray Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1980 singles
- Anne Murray songs
- Songs written for films
- Songs written by Wayland Holyfield
- Song recordings produced by Jim Ed Norman
- Capitol Records singles
- 1980 songs
- Songs about dancing
- Juno Award for Single of the Year singles
- 1980 country song stubs