Not Counting You

"Not Counting You"
Single by Garth Brooks
from the album Garth Brooks
B-side	"Cowboy Bill"
Released	January 8, 1990
Format	CD single, 7" single
Recorded	1988
Genre	Country
Length	2:30
Label	Capitol Nashville 44492
Writer(s)	Garth Brooks
Producer	Allen Reynolds
Garth Brooks singles chronology
"If Tomorrow Never Comes" (1989) "Not Counting You" (1990) "The Dance" (1990)

"Not Counting You" is a single written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was the third single from his 1989 self-titled debut album Garth Brooks. It peaked at #2 in the United States, while it was a number-one in Canada. According to "The Garth Brooks Story" T.V. special, this was the first song Garth Brooks ever recorded.

Content

The song is an up-tempo song accompanied largely by violins. The song's narrator tells his ex-lover that not counting her, no woman has ever made him so blue, nor made him feel bad in any way.

Track listing

7" Jukebox single Liberty B-44492, 1990

1. "Not Counting You"
2. "Cowboy Bill"

7" promotional single Liberty P-B-44492, 1990

1. "Not Counting You"
2. "Not Counting You"

Chart positions

"Not Counting You" debuted the country charts on January 20, 1990 and peaked at #2 on April 7 of that year.^[1]

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Succession

Preceded by "Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart" by Randy Travis

RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 21, 1990

Succeeded by "Love on Arrival" by Dan Seals

References

1. ^ Garth info at PlanetGarth.com

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