"It Would Be You" is a song written by
Kent Robbins
Kent Marshall Robbins (April 23, 1947 – December 27, 1997) was an American country music songwriter.
Robbins was born in Mayfield, Kentucky. He began writing for Charley Pride's Pi-Gem music in 1974. Between then and his death, he wrote song ...
and Dana Hunt Black and recorded by American
country music artist
Gary Allan. It was released in February 1998 as the first single and title track from Allan's 1998 album
of the same name. It reached No. 7 on the U.S. ''
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chart, remaining in the Top 10 after 21 weeks of radio play. As a result, this song became Allan's second Top 10 hit on the country charts, after his debut single "
Her Man" in 1996–1997, which also reached No. 7.
Chart performance
Year-end charts
Music video
The music video premiered on ''The CMT Delivery Room'' on February 14, 1998, and was directed by Gerry Wenner.
References
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Allmusic
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1998 singles
1998 songs
Gary Allan songs
Songs written by Kent Robbins
Song recordings produced by Byron Hill
Song recordings produced by Mark Wright (record producer)
Decca Records singles