Dixie Road

"Dixie Road" is a song written by Don Goodman, Pam Rose and Mary Ann Kennedy. It was first recorded by King Edward IV and the Knights for Soundwaves Records in 1981. This version got to number 48 on the Hot Country Songs charts.^[1]

It was later recorded by American country music artist Lee Greenwood. It was released in March 1985 as the first single from his Greatest Hits album. "Dixie Road" was Lee Greenwood's third number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.^[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
↑ Whitburn, p. 138
↑ "Lee Greenwood – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Lee Greenwood.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Forgiving You Was Easy" by Willie Nelson	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single July 20, 1985	Succeeded by "Love Don't Care (Whose Heart It Breaks)" by Earl Thomas Conley
Preceded by "Love Don't Care (Whose Heart It Breaks)" by Earl Thomas Conley	RPM Country Tracks number-one single August 3, 1985	Succeeded by "Old Hippie" by The Bellamy Brothers

Lee Greenwood

Studio albums	Inside Out Somebody's Gonna Love You You've Got a Good Love Comin' Meant for Each Other Streamline

Notable singles	"It Turns Me Inside Out" "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" "She's Lying" "Ain't No Trick (It Takes Magic)" "I.O.U." "Somebody's Gonna Love You" "Going, Going, Gone" "Fool's Gold" "God Bless the USA" "You've Got a Good Love Comin'" "Dixie Road" "I Don't Mind the Thorns (If You're the Rose)" "Don't Underestimate My Love for You" "Hearts Aren't Made to Break (They're Made to Love)" "Didn't We" "Mornin' Ride" "Someone" "If There's Any Justice" "Touch and Go Crazy" "I Still Believe" "You Can't Fall in Love When You're Cryin'" "I'll Be Lovin' You" "I Go Crazy" "Holdin' a Good Hand" "We've Got It Made" "Hopelessly Yours" (with Suzy Bogguss)

Collaboration singles	"To Me" (with Barbara Mandrell) "It Should Have Been Love by Now" (with Barbara Mandrell)

Related articles	Discography Capitol Records MCA Records "A Love Song"

Book:Lee Greenwood

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