"Hummingbird" is a song recorded by the American country music artist Ricky Skaggs. It was released in April 1990 as the fourth single from the album ''

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'' and reached #20 on the ''

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chart.

Other versions

The song was originally recorded by Restless Heart, whose guitarist Greg Jennings co-wrote it with

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, on their 1986 album '' Wheels''. Their version was the B-side to the album's single " Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right)".

Chart performance

References

1990 singles Restless Heart songs Ricky Skaggs songs Songs written by Tim DuBois Song recordings produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer) Song recordings produced by Ricky Skaggs Epic Records singles 1986 songs {{1990-country-song-stub