Little Red Rodeo

"Little Red Rodeo"
Single by Collin Raye
from the album The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits
Released	December 19, 1997
Format	CD Single
Recorded	1997
Genre	Country
Length	3:23
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Charlie Black Phil Vassar Rory Michael Bourke
Producer(s)	Collin Raye Billy Joe Walker, Jr. Paul Worley
Collin Raye singles chronology
"What the Heart Wants" (1997) "Little Red Rodeo" (1997) "I Can Still Feel You" (1998)

"Little Red Rodeo" is a song written by Phil Vassar, Charlie Black and Rory Michael Bourke, and recorded by American country music artist Collin Raye. It was released in December 1997 as the third and final single from his CD The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits. The song was a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. He sang it on an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger

Content

The narrator has been left by a woman who is convinced he is not committed to their relationship. He describes the vehicle she's driving, a candy apple red Isuzu Rodeo with Texas license plates, as he attempts to find her and assure her of his feelings.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 46 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated December 20, 1997. It charted for 22 weeks on that chart, and reached a peak of number 3 on the chart dated March 14, 1998.^[1]

Chart (1997–1998)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	15
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	21

Other versions

• Phil Vassar, who co-wrote the song, later recorded it on his 2006 CD, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1.

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3501." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 30, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
3. "Collin Raye – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Collin Raye.
4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
5. "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics