"Oklahoma Borderline" is a song co-written and recorded 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, ...
artist
Vince Gill
Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist ...
. It was released in November 1985 as the third single from the album ''
The Things That Matter''. The song reached #9 on the ''
Billboard''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
It was written by Gill,
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...
and
Guy Clark
Guy Charles Clark (November 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter and luthier. He released more than 20 albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffet ...
.
Chart performance
References
1986 singles
1985 songs
Vince Gill songs
Songs written by Vince Gill
Songs written by Guy Clark
Songs written by Rodney Crowell
Song recordings produced by Emory Gordy Jr.
RCA Records singles
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