Not Counting You

"Not Counting You"
"Not Counting You"
Single by Garth Brooks
from the album Garth Brooks
B-side	"Cowboy Bill"
Released	January 8, 1990
Recorded	1988–1989
Genre	Country
Length	2:34
Label	Capitol Nashville 44492
Songwriter(s)	Garth Brooks
Producer(s)	Allen Reynolds
Garth Brooks singles chronology

"Not Counting You" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in January 1990 as the third single from his album Garth Brooks. It peaked at #2 in the United States, while it was a number-one in Canada. According to "The Garth Brooks Story" T.V. special, this was the first song Garth Brooks ever recorded.

Content[]

The song is an up-tempo song accompanied largely by fiddles. The song's narrator tells his ex-lover that not counting her, no woman has ever made him so blue, nor made him feel bad in any way.

Track listing[]

7" Jukebox single Liberty B-44492, 1990

"Not Counting You"
"Cowboy Bill"

7" promotional single Liberty P-B-44492, 1990

"Not Counting You"
"Not Counting You"

Chart positions[]

"Not Counting You" debuted the country charts on January 20, 1990 and peaked at number 2 on April 7 of that year.^[1]

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	2

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	29
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	20

References[]

^ "Garth info at PlanetGarth.com". Archived from the original on February 23, 1999. Retrieved 1999-02-23. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9036." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 21, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] "Garth info at PlanetGarth.com". Archived from the original on February 23, 1999. Retrieved 1999-02-23. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[sc_Canadacountry_-2] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9036." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 21, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Garth_Brooks-3] "Garth Brooks Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[4] "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

[5] "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

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