- Don't Close Your Eyes (song)
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"Don't Close Your Eyes" Single by Keith Whitley from the album Don't Close Your Eyes Released March 1988 Recorded 1987 Genre Country Label RCA Writer(s) Bob McDill Producer Garth Fundis, Keith Whitley Keith Whitley singles chronology "Some Old Side Road"
(1987)"Don't Close Your Eyes"
(1988)"When You Say Nothing at All"
(1988)"Don't Close Your Eyes" is a song recorded by country music artist Keith Whitley. It is the third single released from his 1987 album of the same name. It peaked at number-one in the United States, and #2 in Canada. Additionally, it was Billboard's number-one country single of the year 1988[1]. The song was covered by Alan Jackson for Keith Whitley's 1995 tribute album, and by Kellie Pickler for the deluxe edition of her 2008 self-titled second album.
Contents
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael McClary and premiered in mid-1988.
Chart positions
Keith Whitley
Chart (1988) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2 References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 382.
Preceded by
"Baby Blue"
by George StraitBillboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single
August 13, 1988Succeeded by
"The Bluest Eyes in Texas"
by Restless HeartPreceded by
"Give Me Wings"
by Michael JohnsonBillboard Hot Country Songs
number-one single of the year
1988Succeeded by
"A Better Man"
by Clint BlackStudio albums A Hard Act to Follow · L.A. to Miami · Don't Close Your Eyes · I Wonder Do You Think of Me · Kentucky Bluebird · Wherever You Are TonightCompilation albums Greatest Hits · The Very Best of Keith Whitley · Super Hits · The Essential Keith Whitley · Keith Whitley Remembered…The Encore Collection · Sad Songs and Waltzes · RCA Country Legends · Platinum and Gold Collection · 16 Biggest Hits · Keith Whitley: CollectionsNotable singles "Miami, My Amy" · "Ten Feet Away" · "Homecoming '63" · "Hard Livin'" · "Some Old Side Road" · "Don't Close Your Eyes" · "When You Say Nothing at All" · "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" · "I Wonder Do You Think of Me" · "It Ain't Nothin'" · "I'm Over You" · "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" · "Brotherly Love" · "Somebody's Doin' Me Right"Categories:- 1988 singles
- Keith Whitley songs
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles of the year
- Songs written by Bob McDill
- Country ballads
- Songs produced by Garth Fundis
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