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and Tony Martin, and recorded by American

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. It was released in August 1998 as the lead single from the album, '' What This Country Needs''. The song reached number 6 on the U.S. ''

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chart and number 49 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also reached number 27 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of ''

'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Tippin's vocals "have a warmer, mellower tone - still country, but not quite as twangy." She compares his vocals on this song to "

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." She says that Tippin "forgoes his frequent working-man theme for a straight-ahead romantic number complete with lovely lyrical promises set against the backdrop of a steel guitar."''

'', August 22, 1998

Music video

The music video was directed by Steven R. Monroe and premiered in mid-1998.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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