Betty's Bein' Bad
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"Betty's Bein' Bad" is the title of a song written by Marshall Chapman
and recorded by the American country music
group Sawyer Brown
. It was released in September 1985 as the lead-off single to Sawyer Brown's second album, Shakin'
. It peaked at number 5 on both the U.S. Billboard
Hot Country Songs
chart and the Canadian RPM
country singles chart.
Marshall Chapman
Marshall Chapman is an American singer-songwriter and author.Chapman, the daughter of a cotton mill owner, was taken to an Elvis Presley concert in 1957 and says the experience changed her from a southern debutante to a nascent rock and roller...
and recorded by the American country music
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...
group Sawyer Brown
Sawyer Brown
Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981 in Apopka, Florida, by five members of country pop singer Don King's road band: Bobby Randall and Jim Scholten , both from Midland, Michigan; Joe Smyth , Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard , and Mark Miller...
. It was released in September 1985 as the lead-off single to Sawyer Brown's second album, Shakin'
Shakin' (album)
Shakin' is the second studio album of American country music band Sawyer Brown, released in 1986 on Capitol Records. It features the singles "Shakin'", "Heart Don't Fall Now", and "Betty's Bein' Bad", all of which charted on the Hot Country Singles charts....
. It peaked at number 5 on both the U.S. 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 Songs
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 and the Canadian RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
country singles chart.
Chart performance
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 5 |