Unable to approach the success of " You Light Up My Life",

Debby Boone Deborah Anne Boone (born September 22, 1956) is an American singer, author, and actress. She is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life (song), You Light Up My Life", which spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboar ...

left Top 40 radio behind in 1980 and turned her career toward Country music with the release of her fourth album, ''Love Has No Reason'' (No. 17 Country). Boone had already established a presence on Country radio prior to the release of this album having placed seven singles, including " You Light Up My Life" (No. 4 Country), on Billboard's Country Singles chart. Boone's first album, '' You Light Up My Life'', also reached No. 6 on Billboard's Country Albums chart. ''Love Has No Reason'' was produced by Larry Butler who was responsible for much of

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' music during this era. The album's first single, "Are You On The Road To Lovin' Me Again," rose to No. 1 on the Country singles chart and crossed over to AC radio peaking at No. 31. Two weeks before ''Road'' ascended to No. 1, Boone was part of a historic Top 5 on the Billboard Country singles chart. For the week ending April 19, 1980, the Top 5 positions were all held by women: #

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('' It's Like We Never Said Goodbye'') #

Dottie West Dorothy Marie Marsh West (October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most in ...

('' A Lesson in Leaving'') #

(''Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again'') #

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(''Beneath Still Waters'') #

Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette (born Virginia Wynette Pugh; May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country music artist, as well as an actress and author. She is considered among the genre's most influential and successful artists. Along with Loretta Ly ...

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) The album's next two singles did not fare as well. ''Free To Be Lonely Again'' peaked at No. 14 Country. (The song's writer, Diane Pfeifer, released the song prior to Boone, but only climbed to No. 85 Country.) The final single, ''Take It Like A Woman'', just missed the Country Top 40 peaking at No. 44. ''Take It Like A Woman'' charted at the same time as ''Colorado Country Morning'' by her father,

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, which reached No. 60.

Track listing

# "Are You on the Road to Lovin' Me Again" (Debbie Hupp, Bob Morrison) # "I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again" (

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, Don Cook, Rafe Van Hoy) # "Just When I Needed a Love Song" (Diane Pfeifer) # "

Even a Fool Would Let Go "Even a Fool Would Let Go" is a country and pop song by songwriters Tom Snow and Kerry Chater (a former member of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap). The song lyrics meditate on a tempting but imprudent and perhaps adulterous ("neither one of us is f ...

" (

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) # "Free to Be Lonely Again" (Diane Pfeifer) # "I'd Even Let You Go" (Jim Rushing,

Sandy Mason Theoret Sandra Mason Theoret (December 18, 1939 – April 1, 2015) was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician. Apart from her numerous songwriting credits, she was also a pianist and guitarist, and provided backing vocals for other arti ...

) # "Love Put a Song in My Heart" (

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) # "When It's Just You and Me" (

Kenny O'Dell Kenneth Guy Gist Jr. (June 21, 1944 – March 27, 2018), known as Kenny O'Dell, was an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for writing the number-one country hits " Behind Closed Doors" (recorded by Charlie Rich, 1973) and ...

) # "If It's So Easy" (Richard Leigh) # "Take It Like a Woman" (

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)

Personnel

*Debby Boone - vocals *

Tommy Cogbill Thomas Clark Cogbill (April 8, 1932 – December 7, 1982) was an American bassist, guitarist and record producer known for his work in R&B, soul and country music. Life and career Cogbill was born in Johnson Grove, Tennessee. He was a high ...

Bob Moore Bob Loyce Moore (November 30, 1932 – September 22, 2021) was an American session musician, orchestra leader, and double bassist who was a member of the Nashville A-Team during the 1950s and 1960s. He performed on over 17,000 documented record ...

- bass *

Jerry Carrigan Jerry Kirby Carrigan (September 13, 1943 – June 22, 2019) was an American drummer and record producer. Early in his career he was a member of the original Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and later worked as a session musician in Nashville for over ...

- drums *Jimmy Capps, Ray Edenton, Billy Sanford - guitar * David Briggs - piano *Buzz Cason, Wendy Suits, Diane Tidwell, Dennis Wilson - backing vocals *Bill Justis - string arrangements ;Technical *

Billy Sherrill Billy Norris Sherrill (November 5, 1936 – August 4, 2015) was an American record producer, songwriter, and arranger best known for his association with country artists, notably Tammy Wynette and George Jones. Sherrill and business partner Gle ...

- engineer *Ethan Russell - photography

Chart performance

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