In a Letter to You

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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
Format 7" single
Genre Country
Length 3:15
Label Universal Records
Writer(s) Dennis Linde
Producer(s) Barry Beckett
Eddy Raven singles chronology
"'Til You Cry"
(1988)
"In a Letter to You"
(1989)
"Bayou Boys"
(1989)

"In a Letter to You" is a song written by Dennis Linde and originally recorded by Shakin' Stevens.[1] His version of the song went to #10 on the UK Singles Chart.

Eddy Raven cover version

Five years later, the song was covered by Eddy Raven. His first released 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.[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 55
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 18

References

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  3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6423." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 24, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  4. "Eddy Raven – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Eddy Raven.
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Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single

July 15, 1989
Succeeded by
"What's Going On in Your World"
by George Strait
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

July 24, 1989
Succeeded by
"Cathy's Clown"
by Reba McEntire

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