Boys like You (Gail Davies song)

"Boys like You" is a song written by Gail Davies and Walker Igleheart. It was recorded and released as a single by Davies, an American country artist. It was released on her fifth studio record entitled What Can I Say.

"Boys like You"
Single by Gail Davies
from the album What Can I Say
B-side"What Can I Say"[1]
ReleasedMarch 1984
RecordedJune 1983
Nashville, TN, U.S.[1]
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
  • Gail Davies
  • Walker Igleheart
Producer(s)Gail Davies
Gail Davies singles chronology
"You're a Hard Dog (To Keep Under the Porch)"
(1983)		 "Boys like You"
(1984)		 "It's You Alone"
(1984)

"Boys like You" was originally recorded in June 1983 at the "Groundstar Recording Lab", located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. "It's You Alone" (a song written by her brother Ron Davies) was also recorded during this session and would be released as Davies' next single. The song's session was produced completely by Davies.[1] "Boys like You" was released as the second single from her album What Can I Say. Released in March 1984, the single peaked at number nineteen on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming Davies' tenth "top-twenty" hit.[2] In addition, the single peaked within the top-thirty on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[3]

Chart performance
Chart (1984) Peak
position
Canada Country Songs (RPM)[3] 26
US Hot Country Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[2] 19
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References
  1. "Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies: Gail Davies". Praguefrank's Country Discographies. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
  3. "Search results for "Gail Davies" under Country Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.


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