I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today

"I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today"
"I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today"
Single by Barbara Mandrell
from the album I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight
B-side	"I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight"
Released	August 20, 1988
Genre	Country
Length	2:51
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Harlan Howard
Producer(s)	Tom Collins, Fred Foster
Barbara Mandrell singles chronology

"I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today"
"I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today"
Single by Ray Price
B-side	"I Can't Run Away from Myself"
Released	October 3, 1960
Genre	Country
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Harlan Howard
Ray Price singles chronology

"I Wish I Could I Fall in Love Today" is a song written by Harlan Howard, and recorded by American country music artist Ray Price. It was released in 1960 as a single only. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

Ray Price version[]

Chart performance[]

Chart (1960)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	5

Barbara Mandrell version[]

The song was also recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell, under the title "I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today". It was released in August 1988 as the first single from the album I'll Be Your Jukebox Tonight. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming Mandrell's final Top 10 single.^[3]

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks^[5]	2

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1988)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	96

References[]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 274.
^ "Ray Price Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 214.
^ "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. December 10, 1988.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2021.

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 274.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Ray_Price-2] "Ray Price Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 214.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Barbara_Mandrell-4] "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[5] "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. December 10, 1988.

[6] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2021.

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Studio albums	Ray Price Sings Heart Songs (1957) Talk to Your Heart (1958) Ray Price Sings San Antonio Rose (1962) Night Life (1963) Love Life (1964) Burning Memories (1965) The Other Woman (1965) Another Bridge to Burn (1966) Touch My Heart (1967) Danny Boy (1968) Take Me as I Am (1968) She Wears My Ring (1969) For the Good Times (1970) I Won't Mention It Again (1971) The Lonesomest Lonesome (1972) She's Got to Be a Saint (1973) Like Old Times Again (1974) San Antonio Rose (1980) Last of the Breed (2007)
Songs	"I Can't Escape from You" "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" "Release Me" "Crazy Arms" "I've Got a New Heartache" "Curtain in the Window" "Invitation to the Blues" "City Lights" "Heartaches by the Number" "The Same Old Me" "Under Your Spell Again" "I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today" "Pride" "Make the World Go Away" "Night Life" "Please Talk to My Heart" "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" "Danny Boy" "Crazy" "She Wears My Ring" "For the Good Times" "I Won't Mention It Again" "She's Got to Be a Saint" "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" "Faded Love" "New San Antonio Rose" "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" "All the Way" "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" "Looking Back"
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