"Don't Go Out", also known as "Don't Go Out with Him", is a song written by Radney Foster and Bill Lloyd, and recorded by Foster & Lloyd on their 1987 self-titled debut album.[1] In June 1990, a cover version, titled "Don't Go Out", recorded by American country artists Tanya Tucker and T. Graham Brown was released as the second single from Tucker's album Tennessee Woman. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[2]

"Don't Go Out"
Single by Tanya Tucker with T. Graham Brown
from the album Tennessee Woman
B-side"Oh What it Did to Me"
ReleasedJune 23, 1990
GenreCountry
Length3:14
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd
Producer(s)Jerry Crutchfield
Tanya Tucker singles chronology
"Walking Shoes"
(1990)
"Don't Go Out"
(1990)
"It Won't Be Me"
(1990)
T. Graham Brown singles chronology
"If You Could Only See Me Now"
(1990)
"Don't Go Out"
(1990)
"Moonshadow Road"
(1990)

Content

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The song is a duet in which the two singers, who have feelings for each other, attempt to discourage each other from becoming involved with their love triangle suitors by saying negative things about them.

Chart performance

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 11
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 6

Year-end charts

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Chart (1990) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 69

References

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  1. ^ Foster & Lloyd (CD). Foster & Lloyd. RCA Records. 1987. 92291.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 358.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1332." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 8, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.