Letting Go (Suzy Bogguss song)

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"Letting Go"
Single by Suzy Bogguss
from the album Aces
B-side"Music on the Wind"
ReleasedJuly 1992
GenreCountry
Length4:33
LabelLiberty
B-57801
Songwriter(s)Doug Crider
Matt Rollings
Producer(s)Suzy Bogguss
Jimmy Bowen
Suzy Bogguss singles chronology
"Aces"
(1992)
"Letting Go"
(1992)
"Drive South"
(1992)

"Letting Go" is a song written by Doug Crider and Matt Rollings, and recorded by American country music artist Suzy Bogguss. It was released in July 1992 as the fourth single from her album Aces. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1992.[1] It also reached number 83 on the UK pop charts, on February 13, 1993.[2]

Critical reception

Billboard gave the song a positive review, saying that it was "unquestionably superb" and had potential for Adult Contemporary crossover.[3] Indeed, the song did cross over and reach #26 on the Gavin Adult Contemporary survey, on October 9, 1992.[4]

Chart performance

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 9
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 83

References

  1. ^ Suzy Bogguss Hot Country Songs Chart History
  2. ^ World Radio History [dead link]
  3. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1959-11-16. p. 72. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Gavin IDX 1992" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved August 25, 2015. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1864." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 28, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  6. ^ "Suzy Bogguss Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.