A Letter to You
| "A Letter to You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Shakin' Stevens | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "Come Back and Love Me" | |||
| Released | 3 September 1984 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 3:12 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dennis Linde | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Collins[1] | |||
| Shakin' Stevens singles chronology | ||||
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| "In a Letter to You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Eddy Raven | ||||
| from the album Temporary Sanity | ||||
| B-side | "Risky Business" | |||
| Released | March 1989 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dennis Linde | |||
| Producer(s) | Barry Beckett | |||
| Eddy Raven singles chronology | ||||
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"A Letter to You" is a song written by Dennis Linde and originally recorded by Shakin' Stevens.[2] His version of the song went to #10 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
Five years later, the song was covered by Eddy Raven under the title "In a Letter to You". His first release for Capitol Records, it was Raven's fifth number one on the country chart, staying at number one for one week and spending fourteen weeks in the Top 40.[4]
Chart performance
[edit]Shakin' Stevens
[edit]| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] | 37 |
| Denmark (Hitlisten)[6] | 8 |
| Germany (GfK)[7] | 44 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 30 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 21 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 10 |
Eddy Raven
[edit]Weekly charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[10] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1989) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[12] | 55 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[13] | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Shakin' Stevens – A Letter to You (1984, Vinyl)".
- ^ "Dennis Linde". The Independent. 27 December 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Shakin Stevens: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 281.
- ^ "Shakin' Stevens – A Letter to You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Danish Chart Archive - Singles 1979 - ____ (B.T./IFPI DK)". www.ukmix.org. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Shakin' Stevens – A Letter to You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Shakin' Stevens – A Letter to You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Shakin' Stevens – A Letter to You". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6423." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 24, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ "Eddy Raven Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
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