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If Not for You (George Jones song)

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"If Not for You"
Single by George Jones
from the album Where Grass Won't Grow
B-side"When the Wife Runs Off"
Released1969
Recorded1969
GenreCountry
Length3:04
LabelMusicor
Songwriter(s)Jerry Chesnut
Producer(s)Pappy Daily
George Jones singles chronology
"I'll Share My World with You"
(1969)
"If Not for You"
(1969)
"She's Mine"
(1969)

"If Not for You" is a song written by Jerry Chesnut and recorded by American country singer George Jones. It was released as a single on the Musicor label and reached No. 6 on the Billboard country singles chart in 1969.[citation needed] Like many of his biggest hits of the period, it is a love ballad. The song extols the virtues of a supportive lover.[citation needed] Chestnut also composed the Jones hit "A Good Year for the Roses".

Chart performance

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Chart (1969) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[1] 6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 16

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 181.