Texas in 1880

"Texas in 1880"
Single by Foster & Lloyd
from the album Foster & Lloyd
B-side	"Token of Love"
Released	April 9, 1988
Genre	Country
Length	3:48
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Radney Foster
Producer(s)	Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd
Foster & Lloyd singles chronology
"Sure Thing" (1987) "Texas in 1880" (1988) "What Do You Want from Me This Time" (1988)

"Texas in 1880" is a song written by Radney Foster, and recorded by American country music duo Foster & Lloyd. It was released in April 1988 as the third single from the album Foster & Lloyd. The song reached #18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

In 2001, Foster covered it with Pat Green on the album Are You Ready for the Big Show? This version peaked at number 54 on the country charts.

Chart performance

Foster & Lloyd

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	18

Radney Foster with Pat Green

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	54

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 126.
2. "Foster & Lloyd – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Foster & Lloyd.
3. "Radney Foster – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Radney Foster.