Highway Robbery (song)

"Highway Robbery" is a song written by Tom Shapiro, Michael Garvin and Bucky Jones, and recorded by American country music artist Tanya Tucker. It was released in December 1988 as the second single from the album Strong Enough to Bend. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

This article is about the song by Tanya Tucker. For the song by The Dillinger Escape Plan, see Miss Machine. For other uses, see Highway Robbery (disambiguation).
"Highway Robbery"
Single by Tanya Tucker
from the album Strong Enough to Bend
B-side"Lonesome Town"
ReleasedDecember 3, 1988
GenreCountry
Length3:30
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)Tom Shapiro, Michael Garvin, Bucky Jones
Producer(s)Jerry Crutchfield
Tanya Tucker singles chronology
"Strong Enough to Bend"
(1988)		 "Highway Robbery"
(1988)		 "Call on Me"
(1989)

Chart performance
Chart (1988-1989) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1989) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 19
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 21
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References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 358.
  2. "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  4. "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
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