Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good

"Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good"
"Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good"
Single by Don Williams
from the album Especially for You
B-side	"Smooth Talkin' Baby"
Released	November 1981
Studio	Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	4:06
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Dave Hanner
Producer(s)	Don Williams; Garth Fundis
Don Williams singles chronology

"Lord, I Hope This Day is Good" is a song written by Dave Hanner, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in November 1981 as the third single from the album Especially for You. The song was Williams' twelfth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of twenty weeks on the country music charts.^[1] Hanner also recorded the song as a member of Corbin/Hanner, who released it as the b-side to the 1982 single "One Fine Morning."^[2]

Cover versions

Anne Murray recorded a version of the song on her 1999 inspirational album.
Lee Ann Womack also recorded a version of the song on her 2000 album I Hope You Dance.
Keb' Mo' covered the song of the Williams tribute album Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams.
Paul Brewster recorded a cover on his album Everybody's Talkin'.
Brandon Rhyder recorded a cover on his album Live at Billy Bob's Texas.
Jr Williams recorded a cover on a single released by Mountain Fever Records in April, 2022.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981–1982)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	12

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 463. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ Whitburn, p. 104
^ "Don Williams Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

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[whitburn-1] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 463. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[2] Whitburn, p. 104

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Don_Williams-3] "Don Williams Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[4] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

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Singles	"The Shelter of Your Eyes" "Come Early Morning" "Atta Way to Go" "We Should Be Together" "I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me" "The Ties That Bind" "You're My Best Friend" "(Turn Out the Light And) Love Me Tonight" "'Til the Rivers All Run Dry" "Say It Again" "I Recall a Gypsy Woman" "She Never Knew Me" "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend" "I'm Just a Country Boy" "I've Got a Winner in You" "Rake and Ramblin' Man" "Tulsa Time" "Lay Down Beside Me" "It Must Be Love" "Love Me Over Again" "Good Ole Boys Like Me" "I Believe In You" "Falling Again" "Miracles" "If I Needed You" (with Emmylou Harris) "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good" "Listen to the Radio" "Mistakes" "If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do)" "Love Is on a Roll" "Nobody but You" "Stay Young" "That's the Thing About Love" "Maggie's Dream" "Walkin' a Broken Heart" "It's Time for Love" "We've Got a Good Fire Goin''" "Heartbeat in the Darkness" "Then It's Love" "Señorita" "I'll Never Be in Love Again" "I Wouldn't Be a Man" "Another Place, Another Time" "Desperately" "Old Coyote Town" "One Good Well" "I've Been Loved by the Best" "Just as Long as I Have You" "Maybe That's All It Takes" "Back in My Younger Days" "True Love" "Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy"
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