I Can't Win For Losin' You
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"I Can't Win for Losin' You' is the title of a song written by Robert Byrne and Rick Bowles and recorded by Earl Thomas Conley
. It was released in November 1986 as the second single from the album "Loves on the Move" The song was Earl Thomas Conley's twelfth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.
magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Conley "slips into a breathy, soulful voice in this R&B-flavored lament; underneath a devil-may-care exterior, he's paying dues for a love that got away."
Earl Thomas Conley
Earl Thomas Conley is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1980 and 2003, he recorded ten studio albums, including seven for the RCA Records label. In the 1980s and into the 1990s, Conley also charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which...
. It was released in November 1986 as the second single from the album "Loves on the Move" The song was Earl Thomas Conley's twelfth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.
Critical reception
Kip Kirby of BillboardBillboard (magazine)
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magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Conley "slips into a breathy, soulful voice in this R&B-flavored lament; underneath a devil-may-care exterior, he's paying dues for a love that got away."
Chart performance
| Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 3 |