"Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" is a song recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

artist

LeAnn Rimes Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (born August 28, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She originally rose to success as a country music artist at the age of 13 and has since crossed over into pop, contemporary Christian, and o ...

. It was written by John Kennedy and Tammi Kidd and produced by

Dann Huff Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer, studio guitarist, and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004 ...

. It was released on March 21, 2005, as the second single from Rimes's seventh studio album ''This Woman'' (2005). It peaked at number 3 on the

Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data along with digital sales and streaming. ...

. It was also a crossover hit, peaking at number 8 on the

Adult Contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...

chart. In Canada, it rose to number 19 on the country music chart and number 18 on the adult contemporary chart.

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* {{LeAnn Rimes singles 2005 singles 2005 songs LeAnn Rimes songs Song recordings produced by Dann Huff Curb Records singles Country ballads