"Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good"
Single by Don Williams
from the album Especially for You
B-side"Smooth Talkin' Baby"
ReleasedNovember 1981
GenreCountry
Length4:06
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Dave Hanner
Producer(s)Don Williams
Garth Fundis
Don Williams singles chronology
"If I Needed You"
(1981) 		"Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good"
(1981) 		"Listen to the Radio"
(1982)

"Lord, I Hope This Day is Good" is a song written by Dave Hanner, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in November 1981 as the third single from the album Especially for You. The song was Williams' twelfth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twenty weeks on the country music charts.[1] Hanner also recorded the song as a member of Corbin/Hanner, who released it as the b-side to the 1982 single "One Fine Morning."[2]

Cover versions

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981–1982) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 12

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 463. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Whitburn, p. 104
  3. ^ "Don Williams Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2021.


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