You're Something Special to Me

"You're Something Special to Me"
Single by George Strait
from the album Something Special
B-side"Dance Time in Texas"
ReleasedDecember 23, 1985
RecordedFebruary 25, 1985
GenreCountry
Length3:20
LabelMCA 52764
Songwriter(s)David Anthony
Producer(s)Jimmy Bowen & George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"The Chair"
(1985) 		"You're Something Special to Me"
(1985) 		"Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her"
(1986)

"You're Something Special to Me" is a song written by David Anthony, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in December 1985 as the second and final single from his album Something Special. The song peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and the Canadian RPM charts.[1]

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, calling it "so laid back that it’s easy to miss the craftsmanship." He goes on to say that Strait "channels a young Merle Haggard, a slow western swing arrangement surrounds him with warmth."[2]

Chart performance

This song peaked at #4 on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Chart (1985–1986) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 4

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
  2. ^ CountryUniverse.net Song review
  3. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.


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