If It Don't Come Easy

"If It Don't Come Easy"
Single by Tanya Tucker
from the album Love Me Like You Used To
B-side"I'll Tennessee You in My Dreams"
ReleasedFebruary 1988
GenreCountry
Length3:28
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Dave Gibson
Craig Karp
Producer(s)Jerry Crutchfield
Tanya Tucker singles chronology
"I Won't Take Less Than Your Love"
(1987)
"If It Don't Come Easy"
(1988)
"Strong Enough to Bend"
(1988)

"If It Don't Come Easy" is a song written by Dave Gibson and Craig Karp, and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in February 1988 as the third single from the album Love Me Like You Used To. The song was Tucker's ninth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent fourteen weeks on the country chart.[1]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1988) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 8

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 358.
  2. ^ "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.