"Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" is a song written by

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, and recorded by American

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singer

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. It was released in April 1986 as the first single from the album #7. The song was originally recorded by Dillon, whose version peaked at number 25 on Billboard's

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chart in 1980.

Content

The song tells the story of a guy that broke up with a girl. He was the one that told her he had to move on and now he’s the one crying over the loss.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade, calling it a "standard country weeper with a mouthful of a title." He goes on to say that Strait "is able to close the gap, which makes songs that would sound odd in another singer’s hands sound a bit surprising but still completely natural in Strait’s." CountryUniverse.net
Song review

Chart positions

Dean Dillon

George Strait

Other versions

* Keith Whitley recorded the song for his 1985 album ''

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''; however, it wasn't released as a single.

References

1980 singles 1980 songs 1986 singles Dean Dillon songs Keith Whitley songs George Strait songs Songs written by Dean Dillon Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen RCA Records singles MCA Records singles Songs about parting Songs about heartache {{1980-country-song-stub