"True Grit" is a song written by Don Black and Elmer Bernstein, and recorded by American

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. It was released in July 1969 as the first single from his album ''

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''. The song peaked at number 9 on the '' Billboard''

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chart. It also reached number 1 on the '' RPM'' Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Chart performance

References

Film theme songs 1969 singles 1969 songs Glen Campbell songs Capitol Records singles Song recordings produced by Al De Lory Songs written for films Songs with lyrics by Don Black (lyricist) True Grit Songs with music by Elmer Bernstein {{1960s-country-song-stub