I'm Gonna Get You (Billy Swan song)

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"I'm Gonna Get You"
Single by Billy Swan
B-side"Three Chord Rock and Roll"
Released1987
GenreCountry
Length2:29
LabelMercury, Polygram
Songwriter(s)Dennis Linde
Producer(s)Chip Young
Billy Swan singles chronology
"You Must Be Lookin' for Me"
(1986)
"I'm Gonna Get You"
(1987)

"I'm Gonna Get You" is a song written by Dennis Linde. It was first recorded by Billy Swan, whose version was released as a single in 1987 and went to number 63 on the U.S. country singles charts. It became a hit the following year for Eddy Raven. It was released in January 1988 as the first single from his compilation album The Best of Eddy Raven The song was Raven's third number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks in the Top 40.[1]

"I'm Gonna Get You"
Single by Eddy Raven
from the album The Best of Eddy Raven
B-side"Other Than Montreal"
ReleasedJanuary 1988
GenreCountry, country rock, cajun
Length2:43
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Dennis Linde
Producer(s)Barry Beckett
Eddy Raven singles chronology
"Shine, Shine, Shine"
(1987)
"I'm Gonna Get You"
(1988)
"Joe Knows How to Live"
(1988)

Chart performance[edit]

Billy Swan[edit]

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 63

Eddy Raven[edit]

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1988) Position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[4] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 9

Covers[edit]

Irish singer Derek Ryan covered the song on his 2012 album Dreamers and Believers.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 281.
  2. ^ "Billy Swan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Eddy Raven Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.