You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma

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"You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma"
Larry Collins
Sandy Pinkard
Producer(s)Snuff Garrett
Steve Dorff
David Frizzell and Shelly West singles chronology
"You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma"
(1981) 		"A Texas State of Mind"
(1981)

"You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma" is a song from the film

Larry Collins and Sandy Pinkard (of Pinkard & Bowden). The song was West's debut on the country chart and Frizzell's second hit on the country chart. "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma", was the most successful of seven country hits by the duo, staying number one on the country chart for one week and 11 weeks in the Top 40 country chart.[1]

Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, the writers of the song "Rocky Top", sued Collins and Pinkard for copyright infringement concerning this song, because the tune was similar to their song "Rocky Top".[2] They won the lawsuit and are now often credited as having co-written the song.

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 13

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 379.
  2. ISSN 0010-8642
    . Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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