"If I Had You" is a song written by

Kerry Chater Kerry Michael Chater (August 7, 1945 – February 4, 2022) was a Canadian musician and songwriter who was best known as a member of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, but he was a successful Nashville songwriter for many years. Musician Chater was ...

and

Danny Mayo Daniel Mayo (October 2, 1950 – October 2, 1999) was an American songwriter, primarily known for writing country hits for artists such as Alabama, Tracy Byrd, Pirates of the Mississippi and Confederate Railroad. Byrd's "The Keeper of the Stars", ...

, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

group

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...

. It was released in February 1989 as the second single from the album '' Southern Star''. The song was Alabama's twenty-fifth No. 1 single on the country chart, having spent one week at the top position as well as spending a total of thirteen weeks on the same chart. The song was covered by

Andy Williams Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hos ...

on his 1991 album ''Nashville'' and

Eddy Arnold Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the ''Billboard'' cou ...

on his 1993 album ''Last of the Love Song Singers: Then and Now''.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

1989 singles Alabama (American band) songs Andy Williams songs Eddy Arnold songs Songs written by Danny Mayo Song recordings produced by Barry Beckett Song recordings produced by Josh Leo RCA Records singles Songs written by Kerry Chater 1989 songs {{1989-country-song-stub