"Every River" is a song written by American country music artist Kim Richey along with Angelo Petraglia and Tom Littlefield. First recorded by Richey on her 1997 album Bitter Sweet, it was later covered by duo Brooks & Dunn, who released it as the fifth and final single from the 2001 album Steers & Stripes. It entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart on the week of September 7, 2002. It peaked at number 12 on the week of December 14, 2002.[1] It was more recently covered by "British Invasion" band The Searchers.[2] It was also covered by Irish singer and musician Maura O'Connell, who included it on her 2001 album Walls & Windows.

"Every River"
Single by Brooks & Dunn
from the album Steers & Stripes
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2002
Recorded2001
GenreCountry
Length3:29
LabelArista Nashville 69166
Songwriter(s)Tom Littlefield
Angelo Petraglia
Kim Richey
Producer(s)Kix Brooks
Ronnie Dunn
Mark Wright
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology
"My Heart Is Lost to You"
(2002)
"Every River"
(2002)
"Red Dirt Road"
(2003)

Chart positions

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"Every River" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of September 7, 2002.

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 12
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 75

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 57.
  2. ^ "Searchers - Every River". YouTube.
  3. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.