Like There Ain't No Yesterday
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"Like There Ain't No Yesterday" is the title of a song recorded by American country music
band Blackhawk
. It was released in November 1995 as the second single from their 1995 album Strong Enough
. It peaked at #3 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, while it was their second number-one hit in Canada. The song was co-written by Walt Aldridge
.
magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Paul's voice grabs you and pulls you into this well-written tune "from the a capella opening line." She goes on to say that Robbins and Van Stephenson "add their considerable talents, and the result is one of the best country singles this year."
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
band Blackhawk
Blackhawk (band)
Blackhawk is an American country music group founded in 1992 by Henry Paul , Van Stephenson , and Dave Robbins...
. It was released in November 1995 as the second single from their 1995 album Strong Enough
Strong Enough (Blackhawk album)
Strong Enough is the second studio album by the American country music band BlackHawk, released in 1995. It features the singles "I'm Not Strong Enough to Say No", "Like There Ain't No Yesterday", "Almost a Memory Now", "Big Guitar", and "King of the World", which respectively reached #3, #11, #17...
. It peaked at #3 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, while it was their second number-one hit in Canada. The song was co-written by Walt Aldridge
Walt Aldridge
Walt Aldridge is an American musician, singer, songwriter, engineer and record producer.Aldridge is known primarily as a Nashville songwriter...
.
Content
The song's narrator has lost a former lover in the past, but he knows that that was then, and he decides to find someone new, and love her like there ain't no yesterday.Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of BillboardBillboard (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...
magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Paul's voice grabs you and pulls you into this well-written tune "from the a capella opening line." She goes on to say that Robbins and Van Stephenson "add their considerable talents, and the result is one of the best country singles this year."
Chart performance
"Like There Ain't No Yesterday" debuted at number 71 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of November 11, 1995, and peaked at #3 on the week of February 17, 1996. It reached #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada on the week of February 26, 1996.| Chart (1995-1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |