Drive South

"Drive South"
Single by The Forester Sisters with The Bellamy Brothers
from the album Come Hold Me
B-side	"You Can't Have a Good Time Without Me"[1]
Released	1990
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	4:02
Label	Warner/Curb #19874
Writer(s)	John Hiatt
Producer	?
The Forester Sisters chronology
"Leave It Alone" (1989) "Drive South" (1990) "Nothing's Gonna Bother Me Tonight" (1990)

"Drive South" is the title of a song written by John Hiatt, and recorded by him on his 1988 album Slow Turning.^[2] Hiatt's version of the song was never issued as a single.

The Forester Sisters version

In 1990, The Forester Sisters recorded the song with guest vocals from The Bellamy Brothers. This version appeared on the Forester Sisters' album Come Hold Me.^[1] It charted on both the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in the United States and the RPM Country Tracks charts in Canada.

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks[1]	63
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3]	60

Suzy Bogguss version

"Drive South"
Single by Suzy Bogguss
from the album Voices in the Wind
B-side	"In the Day"[4]
Released	1992
Format	CD single
Genre	Country
Length	3:10
Label	Liberty #56786
Writer(s)	John Hiatt
Producer	Suzy Bogguss Jimmy Bowen
Suzy Bogguss singles chronology
"Letting Go" (1992) "Drive South" (1992) "Heartache" (1993)

In 1992, Suzy Bogguss recorded the song for her album Voices in the Wind, her first release on Liberty Records. The song served as the first single release from the album. It was Bogguss's highest-peaking single, reaching #2 on the country music charts in early 1993.^[4] Bogguss's version also had a music video, directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions.^[5]

Chart (1992–1993)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks[4]	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[6]	4

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 47. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Slow Turning review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r9309. Retrieved 13 September 2010. 
3. ^ "RPM Country Tracks for May 26, 1990". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1245&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=hle626t8mf6okt4ecco4q05e64. Retrieved 13 September 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} Whitburn, pp. 53-54
5. ^ ""Drive South" video". CMT. http://www.cmt.com/videos/suzy-bogguss/384169/drive-south.jhtml. Retrieved 17 September 2010. 
6. ^ "RPM Country Tracks for March 13, 1993". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1770&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=qn56bbautl95n1svmvckqgjde3. Retrieved 13 September 2010.