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"Could I Have This Dance" Single by Anne Murray from the album Anne Murray's Greatest Hits B-side "Somebody's Waiting" Released August 1980 Genre Country Length 3:16 Label Capitol Writer(s) Wayland Holyfield
Bob HouseAnne Murray singles chronology "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
(1980)"Could I Have This Dance"
(1980)"Blessed Are the Believers"
(1981)"Could I Have This Dance" is a 1980 single by Anne Murray. "Could I Have This Dance" was included in the 1980 film "Urban Cowboy" and would be Anne Murray's fifth number one country hit as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart [1]. "Could I Have This Dance" would also be Anne Murray's tenth Top 40 hit peaking at number thirty-three [2]. The song was written by Wayland Holyfield and Bob House.
Chart performance
Chart (1980) Peak
positionCanadian RPM Country Tracks 1 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 1 Canadian RPM Top Singles 19 U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 3 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 33 References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 243.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 443.
Preceded by
"On the Road Again"
by Willie NelsonBillboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single
November 15, 1980Succeeded by
"Lady"
by Kenny RogersPreceded by
"I Believe in You"
by Don WilliamsRPM Country Tracks
number-one single
November 22-December 6, 1980Succeeded by
"Still Falling in Love"
by Carroll BakerAnne Murray Studio albums What About Me · This Way Is My Way · Honey, Wheat and Laughter · Straight, Clean and Simple · Talk It Over in the Morning · Anne Murray / Glen Campbell · Annie · Danny's Song · Love Song · Highly Prized Possession · Keeping In Touch · Together · There's a Hippo in My Tub · Let's Keep It That Way · New Kind of Feeling · I'll Always Love You · Somebody's Waiting · Where Do You Go When You Dream · The Hottest Night of the Year · A Little Good News · Heart Over Mind · Something to Talk About · Harmony · As I Am · You Will · Yes I Do · Croonin' · Anne Murray · What a Wonderful World · Country Croonin' · I'll Be Seeing You · Anne Murray Duets: Friends & LegendsChristmas albums Christmas Wishes · Anne Murray Christmas · The Season Will Never Grow Old · Best of the Season · My Christmas Favorites · What a Wonderful Christmas · Anne Murray's Christmas AlbumCompilations Snowbird · Country · A Country Collection · Anne Murray's Greatest Hits · Country Hits · Songs of the Heart · Love Songs · Greatest Hits Volume II · From Springhill to the World · The Very Best of Anne Murray · 15 of the Best · Her Greatest Hits and Finest Performances · Now & Forever · The Best…So Far · An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray · All of MeNo. 1 singles "Snowbird" · "Sing High, Sing Low" · "A Stranger in My Place" · "It Takes Time" · "Talk It Over in the Morning" · "I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to Phoenix" · "Cotton Jenny" · "Danny's Song" · "What About Me" · "A Love Song" · "He Thinks I Still Care" · "Son of a Rotten Gambler" · "You Won't See Me" · "You Needed Me" · "I Just Fall in Love Again" · "Shadows in the Moonlight" · "Broken Hearted Me" · "Daydream Believer" · "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" · "Could I Have This Dance" · "Blessed Are the Believers" · "We Don't Have to Hold Out" · "It's All I Can Do" · "Another Sleepless Night" · "Hey! Baby" · "Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye" · "A Little Good News" · "Just Another Woman in Love" · "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" · "Time Don't Run Out on Me" · "Now and Forever (You and Me)"Related articles Categories:- 1980 singles
- Anne Murray songs
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- RPM Country Tracks number-one singles
- Songs from films
- Songs written by Wayland Holyfield
- RPM Adult Contemporary number-one singles
- 1980s country song stubs
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