I've Been Around Enough to Know

"I've Been Around Enough to Know"
"I've Been Around Enough to Know"
Single by John Schneider
from the album Too Good to Stop Now
B-side	"Trouble"
Released	July 1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	Country
Length	2:37
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Dickey Lee and Bob McDill
Producer(s)	Jimmy Bowen
John Schneider singles chronology

"I've Been Around Enough to Know" is a song written by Bob McDill and Dickey Lee. It was first recorded in 1975 by Jo-El Sonnier for Mercury Records. Sonnier's version, his debut single, peaked at number 78 on the Hot Country Songs charts.^[1] Sonnier's version was produced by Glenn Keener.^[2] In 1978, Conway Twitty released Conway which included "I've Been Around Enough to Know". It was later recorded by American country music artist and The Dukes of Hazzard cast member John Schneider. It was released in July 1984 as the first single from the album Too Good to Stop Now. The song was Schneider's fourth country hit and the first of four number ones on the country chart.^[3]

Chart performance

Jo-El Sonnier

Chart (1975)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	78

John Schneider

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	25

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ "I've Been Around Enough to Know". 45cat.com. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
^ Whitburn, pp. 370-371
^ "Jo-El Sonnier Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "John Schneider Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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[whitburn-1] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[2] "I've Been Around Enough to Know". 45cat.com. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

[3] Whitburn, pp. 370-371

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Jo-El_Sonnier-4] "Jo-El Sonnier Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_John_Schneider-5] "John Schneider Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[6] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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v t e Jo-El Sonnier
Albums	Come On Joe (1987)
Notable singles	"I've Been Around Enough to Know" "Always Late (With Your Kisses)" "No More One More Time" "Tear-Stained Letter" "Rainin' in My Heart"

v t e John Schneider
Studio albums	Too Good to Stop Now Tryin' to Outrun the Wind A Memory Like You Take the Long Way Home You Ain't Seen the Last of Me Home for Christmas
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Notable singles	"It's Now or Never" "Dreamin'" "Are You Lonesome Tonight" "I've Been Around Enough to Know" "Country Girls" "It's a Short Walk from Heaven to Hell" "I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow" "What's a Memory Like You (Doing in a Love Like This)" "You're the Last Thing I Needed Tonight" "At the Sound of the Tone" "Take the Long Way Home" "Love, You Ain't Seen the Last of Me" "When the Right One Comes Along"
Related articles	The Dukes of Hazzard