"Lord, I Hope This Day is Good" is a song written by Dave Hanner, and recorded by American

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artist

Don Williams Donald Ray Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing seventeen number ...

. It was released in November 1981 as the third single from the album ''

Especially for You "Especially for You" is a song performed by Australian recording artists Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan from Donovan's debut album, '' Ten Good Reasons'' (1989). The song was released as his album's second single on 28 November 1988 and was ...

''. The song was Williams' twelfth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twenty weeks on the country music charts. Hanner also recorded the song as a member of

Corbin/Hanner Corbin/Hanner was an American country music group founded by Bob Corbin and David Hanner. They began as a five-piece band called the Corbin/Hanner Band in 1979. Corbin and Hanner served as lead vocalists and guitarists, with Al Snyder (keyboards), ...

, who released it as the

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to the 1982 single "One Fine Morning."Whitburn, p. 104

Cover versions

Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray was the fir ...

recorded a version of the song on her 1999 inspirational album. *

Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack Liddell (; born August 19, 1966) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Her 2000 single, "I Hope You Dance" was a major crossover music hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Country Chart and the Top 15 ...

also recorded a version of the song on her 2000 album ''

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''. *

Keb' Mo' Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is an American blues musician and five-time Grammy Award winner. He is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link ...

covered the song of the Williams tribute album ''Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams''. * Paul Brewster recorded a cover on his album ''Everybody's Talkin. *

Brandon Rhyder Brandon Ryder Cristina is an American Texas Country/ Red Dirt singer from Carthage, Texas, United States. Education Cristina graduated from the University of Texas at Tyler with a degree in Industrial Technology. Albums Cristina released his ...

recorded a cover on his album Live at Billy Bob's Texas. * Jr Williams recorded a cover on a single released by Mountain Fever Records in April, 2022.

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