"You're Something Special to Me" is a song written by David Anthony, and recorded by American
country music artist
George Strait
George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. In the 1980s, he was credited for ...
. It was released in December 1985 as the second and final single from his album ''
Something Special''. The song peaked at #4 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States.
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and the Canadian ''
RPM
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Standards
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'' charts.
Critical reception
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, calling it "so laid back that it’s easy to miss the craftsmanship." He goes on to say that Strait "channels a young
Merle Haggard, a slow
western swing arrangement surrounds him with warmth."
CountryUniverse.net
Song review
Chart performance
This song peaked at #4 on both the ''Billboard
A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...
'' 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 from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...
chart and on the Canadian ''RPM
Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/min, r/min, or with the notation min−1) is a unit of rotational speed or rotational frequency for rotating machines.
Standards
ISO 80000-3:2019 defines a unit of rotation as the dimensionl ...
'' Country Tracks chart.
References
1985 singles
George Strait songs
Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen
MCA Records singles
1985 songs
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