"I Could Be Persuaded" is a song co-written and recorded by American
country music
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duo
The Bellamy Brothers
The Bellamy Brothers are an American pop and country music duo consisting of brothers David Milton Bellamy (born September 16, 1950) and Homer Howard Bellamy (born February 2, 1946), from Dade City, Florida. The duo had considerable musical succ ...
. It was released in June 1990 as the first single from the album ''
Reality Check''. The song reached number 7 on the ''
Billboard
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Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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chart.
It was the duo's last Top 10 hit. It was written by David Bellamy, Howard Bellamy and
Don Schlitz
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In 1993, he was inducted int ...
.
Chart performance
Year-end charts
References
1990 singles
The Bellamy Brothers songs
Songs written by Don Schlitz
Song recordings produced by Emory Gordy Jr.
MCA Records singles
Curb Records singles
Songs written by David Bellamy (singer)
Songs written by Howard Bellamy
1990 songs
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