Potential New Boyfriend

"Potential New Boyfriend"
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album Burlap & Satin
B-side"One of Those Days"
ReleasedApril 11, 1983
Recorded1983
GenrePop
Length3:39
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Steve Kipner, John Lewis Parker
Producer(s)Greg Perry
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Hard Candy Christmas"
(1982)
"Potential New Boyfriend"
(1983)
"Islands in the Stream"
(1983)

"Potential New Boyfriend" is a song written by Steve Kipner and John Lewis Parker, and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton. The song peaked at number 20 on the U.S. country singles chart.[1] It was released in April 1983 as the lead and only single from Parton's album Burlap & Satin. The song was also popular in discos and dance clubs, and in addition to the standard 45 RPM single, an extended-play dance remix single was released. The single was also accompanied by one of Parton's first music videos, which was directed by Steve Barron. The record is notable for being Parton's first song to be more successful on a non-country music US Billboard chart, peaking at number 13 on the Dance Club Chart and number 20 on the Hot Country Songs Chart.

Chart performance

Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 20
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[3] 13
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 13

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 262.
  2. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.