It Couldn't Have Been Any Better
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"It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" is a country music song written by Ray Griff
, and made famous by Johnny Duncan.
One of several Duncan singles to feature session vocalist Janie Fricke
on harmony vocals, "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" became his second No. 1 song to top the Billboard
Hot Country Singles
chart, doing so in April 1977. The single week atop the country chart was part of an 11-week run in the top 40.
Although the last Duncan-Fricke duet to top the charts — the previous song, "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous
," went No. 1 just before Christmas 1976 — the two enjoyed several more duet hits, most notably "Come a Little Bit Closer" in January 1978 (a cover of the Jay and the Americans
).
Ray Griff
Ray Griff is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. Griff began songwriting in the early 1960s and had early cuts by Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, and others. Griff moved to Nashville in 1964 to pursue his music career full-time...
, and made famous by Johnny Duncan.
One of several Duncan singles to feature session vocalist Janie Fricke
Janie Fricke
Janie Fricke is an American country music singer, best remembered for a series of country music hits in the early to mid 1980s....
on harmony vocals, "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better" became his second No. 1 song to top the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart, doing so in April 1977. The single week atop the country chart was part of an 11-week run in the top 40.
Although the last Duncan-Fricke duet to top the charts — the previous song, "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous
Thinkin' of a Rendezvous
"Thinkin' of a Rendezvous" is a country music song written by Bobby Braddock and Sonny Throckmorton, and recorded by Johnny Duncan.Featuring harmony vocals, and a solo line at a key point in the song's third verse by session vocalist Janie Fricke, "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous" became Duncan's first...
," went No. 1 just before Christmas 1976 — the two enjoyed several more duet hits, most notably "Come a Little Bit Closer" in January 1978 (a cover of the Jay and the Americans
Jay and the Americans
Jay and the Americans was a pop music group popular in the 1960s. Their initial lineup consisted of John "Jay" Traynor, Howard Kane , Kenny Vance and Sandy Deanne , though their greatest success on the charts came after Traynor had been replaced as lead singer by Jay Black.-Early years:They were...
).
Chart performance
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |