On the Other Hand

For the Michel Camilo album, see On the Other Hand (album).

"On the Other Hand"
Single by Randy Travis
from the album Storms of Life
B-side	"Can't Stop Now" 1985 "1982" 1986
Released	June 1985 (original release) April 1986 (reissue)
Format	7" 45 RPM
Recorded	January 1985
Genre	Country
Length	3:05
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz
Producer	Kyle Lehning, Keith Stegall
Randy Travis singles chronology
"1982" (1985) "On the Other Hand" (1986) "Diggin' Up Bones" (1986)

"On the Other Hand" is a country music song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. First recorded by Keith Whitley on his 1985 album L.A. to Miami, it was later released as a single by Randy Travis. It was the lead-off single to his 1986 album Storms of Life, and it peaked at #67 in the United States. However, it was re-released in 1986 after the song "1982" peaked, and the re-release became his first number-one hit in both the United States and Canada.

Chart positions

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	67

Re-release

Chart (1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Preceded by "Until I Met You" by Judy Rodman	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single July 26, 1986	Succeeded by "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" by George Strait
Preceded by "Hearts Aren't Made to Break (They're Made to Love)" by Lee Greenwood	RPM Country Tracks number-one single August 2, 1986	Succeeded by "All Tied Up" by Ronnie McDowell