"Just in Case" is a song written by
J.P. Pennington and
Sonny LeMaire
Alfred William "Sonny" LeMaire (born September 16, 1947) is an American country music artist. LeMaire is best known as being the bass guitarist of the band Exile, a role that he first held in 1977. After lead singer J. P. Pennington quit the band ...
of the band
Exile, who recorded it on their 1984 album ''
Kentucky Hearts
''Kentucky Hearts'' is the eighth studio album by American country pop band Exile. It was released in 1984 via Epic Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the '' Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. "Just in Case" was later a number 1 hit for ...
''. It served as the
B-side to the album's single "
Crazy for Your Love".
It was covered 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
The Forester Sisters
The Forester Sisters were an American country music vocal group consisting of sisters Kathy, June, Kim, and Christy Forester. Having performed together locally in their native Lookout Mountain, Georgia, since the 1970s, the four sisters began si ...
. It was released in November 1985 as the third single from the album ''
The Forester Sisters
The Forester Sisters were an American country music vocal group consisting of sisters Kathy, June, Kim, and Christy Forester. Having performed together locally in their native Lookout Mountain, Georgia, since the 1970s, the four sisters began si ...
''. The song was The Forester Sisters' second number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week in 1985.
[Whitburn, p. 148]
Chart performance
References
1985 singles
Exile (American band) songs
The Forester Sisters songs
Songs written by J.P. Pennington
Warner Records singles
1984 songs
Songs written by Sonny LeMaire
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