Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
| "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Oak Ridge Boys | ||||
| from the album The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived | ||||
| B-side | "I Gotta Get Over This" | |||
| Released | December 1, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rodney Crowell, Donivan Cowart | |||
| Producer(s) | Ron Chancey | |||
| The Oak Ridge Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" is a song written by Rodney Crowell and Donivan Cowart. The song was initially covered by Emmylou Harris (in whose band Crowell had played during the late 1970s), who included it on her 1978 Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town album.
Content
A story of unhappy love of a girl.[1]
Recording by The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys released the song in December 1979 as the third single from their album The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived. "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" was The Oak Ridge Boys' second number one country single, remaining at number one for a single week in February of 1980, spending a total of eleven weeks on the chart.[2]
Chart performance
| Chart (1979-1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
- ^ Randall, Alice; Carter Little; Courtney Little (2006). My Country Roots: The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America's Original Outsider Music. Thomas Nelson, Inc. pp. 92. ISBN 1-59555-860-8.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 251.
- ^ "The Oak Ridge Boys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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