"Cold Day in July" is a country music song written by
Richard Leigh.
Two artists recorded the song in 1992,
Suzy Bogguss on her album ''
Voices in the Wind'' and
Joy Lynn White
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Billboard
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Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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chart.
"Cold Day in July" was recorded by American
country music
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group
Dixie Chicks
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on their 1999 album, ''
Fly
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''. Released in May 2000 as the album's fourth single, the Dixie Chicks' version peaked at #10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in July 2000. It also reached #7 on the ''
RPM'' Country Tracks chart in Canada.
Chart performance
Joy Lynn White
Dixie Chicks
Year-end charts
References
1993 singles
2000 singles
Suzy Bogguss songs
Joy Lynn White songs
The Chicks songs
Songs written by Richard Leigh (songwriter)
Song recordings produced by Paul Worley
Monument Records singles
Epic Records singles
Song recordings produced by Blake Chancey
1992 songs
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