If You Want Me To

"If You Want Me To" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. It was released in December 1990 as the second single from his debut album A Thousand Winding Roads. The song reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. The song was written by Diffie and Larry Williams.

"If You Want Me To"
Single by Joe Diffie
from the album A Thousand Winding Roads
B-side"Home"
ReleasedDecember 11, 1990
GenreCountry
Length3:42
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Joe Diffie, Larry Williams
Producer(s)Johnny Slate, Bob Montgomery
Joe Diffie singles chronology
"Home"
(1990)		 "If You Want Me To"
(1990)		 "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)"
(1991)

Music video

This was Diffie's first music video. It was directed by Marius Penczner and premiered in late 1990.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 53 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated December 15, 1990. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and peaked at number 2 on the country chart[1] dated March 2, 1991.

Charts
Chart (1990–1991) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 2

Year-end charts
Chart (1991) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 47
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 37

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 106.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1472." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 23, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. "Joe Diffie Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  5. "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.


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