If Not for You (George Jones song)

"If Not for You"
Single by George Jones
Released 1969
Genre Country
Length 3:04
Label Musicor
Writer(s) Jerry Chesnut
Producer(s) Pappy Daily
George Jones singles chronology
"I'll Share My World with You"
(1969)
"If Not for You"
(1969)
"She's Mine"
(1969)

"If Not for You" is a song written by Jerry Chestnut and recorded by American country singer George Jones. It was released as a single on the Musicor label and reached No. 6 on the Billboard country singles chart in 1969. Like many of his biggest hits of the period, it is a love ballad. The song extols the virtues of a supportive lover. Chestnut also composed the Jones hit "A Good Year for the Roses".

Chart performance

Chart (1969) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles[1] 6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 16

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 181.
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