I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me
| "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me" | ||||
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| Single by Rosanne Cash | ||||
| from the album Rhythm & Romance | ||||
| B-side | "What You Gonna Do About It" | |||
| Released | February 1985 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rosanne Cash Rodney Crowell | |||
| Producer(s) | David Malloy Rodney Crowell David Thoener | |||
| Rosanne Cash singles chronology | ||||
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"I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Rosanne Cash. It was released in February 1985 as the first single from the album Rhythm & Romance. The song was Cash's fourth number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of 15 weeks in the top 40.[1] Cash wrote the song with then-husband Rodney Crowell. In 1986, the song - which was written by Cash in response to losing a Grammy to Juice Newton in 1983 - garnered Rosanne Cash her first Grammy Award.
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[2] | 16 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1985) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 11 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 77.
- ^ "Rosanne Cash Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Rosanne Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
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