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Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her

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"Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her"
Song
B-side"You Still Get to Me"

"Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" is a song written by Dean Dillon, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in April 1986 as the first single from the album #7. The song was originally recorded by Dillon, whose version peaked at number 25 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1980.

Content

The song tells the story of a guy that broke up with a girl. He was the one that told her he had to move on and now he’s the one crying over the loss.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade, calling it a "standard country weeper with a mouthful of a title." He goes on to say that Strait "is able to close the gap, which makes songs that would sound odd in another singer’s hands sound a bit surprising but still completely natural in Strait’s."[1]

Chart positions

Dean Dillon

Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 25

George Strait

[3]
Chart (1986) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Other versions

References

  1. ^ CountryUniverse.net Song review
  2. ^ "Dean Dillon Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
  4. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single

August 2, 1986
Succeeded by
Preceded by RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

August 16, 1986