David Frizzell & Shelly West – You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma
The song reached # 1 on the charts of US Hot Country Songs, and remained 17 weeks on the charts. On the Canadian RPM Country Tracks charts, he reached # 13. The song was the first number one for Shelly and the second for David. “You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma,” was the most successful of seven country hits by the duo.
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David Frizzell, told Shelly that the song would be a great success. Frizzell’s prediction came true. Garrett revived his old Viva Records and released the soundtrack album in the late 1980s, even before the movie premiere on December 12. Four singles were released before “You’re the reason God made Oklahoma”, but, starting with KGEN in Tulare, California, radio stations across the country began playing it outside the soundtrack. Viva published it as a single, Warner Brothers picked up the teacher and the song that nobody wanted was shot at number 1 on April 11, 1981.
Harold MacIntyre & Marji-Lea Cody 1981 (Burco Records)
Miquel Batlle Garriga
There’s a Blue Norther passing through.
With nothing to hold on to.
And I’m sure missing you,
Sometimes when the wind blows you can
You ought to see the things that they do
Sometimes makes a country girl blue
I work 10 hours on a John Deere tractor,
You’re the reason God made Oklahoma,
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