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Fair Shake

"Fair Shake" is a song by American country music duo Foster & Lloyd. It was released in January 1989 as the first single from the album Faster & Llouder. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd and Guy Clark.

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"Fair Shake"
Single by Foster & Lloyd
from the album Faster & Llouder
B-side"After I'm Gone"
ReleasedJanuary 28, 1989
GenreCountry
Length3:26
LabelRCA Nashville
SongwritersRadney Foster, Bill Lloyd, Guy Clark
ProducersRadney Foster, Bill Lloyd, Rick Will
Foster & Lloyd singles chronology
"What Do You Want from Me This Time"
(1988) 		"Fair Shake"
(1989) 		"Before the Heartache Rolls In"
(1989)

"Fair Shake" is a song by American country music duo Foster & Lloyd. It was released in January 1989 as the first single from the album Faster & Llouder. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.1 The song was written by Radney Foster, Bill Lloyd and Guy Clark.

Chart performance

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)2 5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)3 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)4 86
US Country Songs (Billboard)5 93
References

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 126.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Image 6336". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  3. "Foster & Lloyd Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  5. "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.