"Tender Moment" 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, ...

singer

Lee Roy Parnell Lee Roy Parnell (born December 21, 1956) is an American country music and blues artist, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Active since 1990, he has recorded eight studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot C ...

. It was released in 1992 as the fourth single from his album ''

Love Without Mercy ''Love Without Mercy'' is the second studio album by American country music singer Lee Roy Parnell. It was released in 1992 on Arista Records. The album includes the singles "The Rock", "What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am", "Tender Moment" and ...

''. The song spent 20 weeks on the

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charts, peaking at number two in 1993. The album's first single, "The Rock", was the

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. The song was written by Parnell,

Rory Bourke Rory Michael Bourke (born July 14, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio is an American country music songwriter and music publisher. Bourke moved to Nashville in 1964 and worked for a period in the promotional department of Mercury Records. His songwritin ...

and Cris Moore.

Music video

The music video was directed by Michael Merriman and premiered in early 1993.

Chart performance

"Tender Moment" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 6, 1993.

Year-end charts

References

1993 singles Lee Roy Parnell songs Songs written by Rory Bourke Song recordings produced by Barry Beckett Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks Arista Nashville singles Songs written by Lee Roy Parnell 1992 songs {{1993-country-song-stub