You're the Reason

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"You're the Reason"
Single by Bobby Edwards
Released1961
GenreCountry
LabelCrest
Songwriter(s)Bobby Edwards, Terry Imes-Fell and Fred Henley[1]

"You're the Reason" is a song by Bobby Edwards, released as a single in the United States in 1961. The song reached number four on the Hot C&W Sides chart and number 11 on the Hot 100 chart.

Chart performance[]

Bobby Edwards[]

Chart (1961) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides[2] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 11

Joe South[]

Chart (1961) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides[4] 16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 87

Hank Locklin[]

Chart (1961) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides[6] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 107

Johnny Tillotson[]

Chart (1967) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 48
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 24

Cover versions[]

The tune was later covered by Arthur Alexander, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Joe South, Hank Locklin, Hank III and John Fogerty on his album The Blue Ridge Rangers.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic song info
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 114.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 268.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 325.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 788.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 203.
  7. ^ Allmusic chart history


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