Never Say Never (T. Graham Brown song)
1989 song performed by T. Graham Brown
"Never Say Never" is a song recorded by American country music artist T. Graham Brown. It was released in April 1989 as the third single from the album Come as You Were. The song reached #30 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Walt Aldridge and Tom Brasfield
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A review at mykindofcountry.wordpress.com said the song was a rather shouty blues rock style number that has little to do with country music and sounds very dated today.
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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 1, 2022. The linked authority identifier is Q28452354. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1989.
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