I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried

"I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Crowell. It was released in May 1988 as the second single from Crowell's album Diamonds & Dirt. the song was the second of Crowell's five number one country singles. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 13 weeks on the country chart.^[1]

"I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried"
Single by Rodney Crowell
from the album Diamonds & Dirt
B-side	"When the Blue Hour Comes"
Released	May 1988
Recorded	October 26, 1987
Genre	Country
Length	3:17
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Rodney Crowell
Producer(s)	Tony Brown and Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell singles chronology
""It's Such a Small World" (with Rosanne Cash) " (1988) "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried" (1988) ""She's Crazy for Leavin'" " (1988)

Charts

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3]	24
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	7

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 93.
2. "Rodney Crowell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.
4. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.