You Take Me for Granted

"You Take Me for Granted"
"You Take Me for Granted"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album Going Where the Lonely Go
B-side	"I Won't Give Up My Train"
Released	March 12, 1983
Genre	Country
Length	2:40
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Leona Williams
Producer(s)	Merle Haggard; Lewis Talley
Merle Haggard singles chronology

"You Take Me for Granted" is a song written by Leona Williams, and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. It was released in March 1983 as the second single from the album Going Where the Lonely Go. The song was Haggard's twenty-ninth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.^[1]

Cover versions[]

The song was covered by The Forester Sisters on their 1991 album Talkin' 'Bout Men.

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	9

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1983)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	19

References[]

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 148.
^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 148.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Merle_Haggard-2] "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[3] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.

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