She Don't Love Nobody

"She Don't Love Nobody"
Single by The Desert Rose Band
from the album Running
B-side	"Step on Out"
Released	March 1989
Genre	Country, country rock, rock and roll
Length	2:58
Label	MCA/Curb
Songwriter(s)	John Hiatt
Producer(s)	Paul Worley, Ed Seay
The Desert Rose Band singles chronology
"I Still Believe in You" (1988) "She Don't Love Nobody" (1989) "Hello Trouble" (1989)

"She Don't Love Nobody" is a song written by John Hiatt, and first recorded by Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit on the 1985 album The Rose of England. In 1989, American country music group The Desert Rose Band released their version as the third single from the album Running. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

An alternate version of the song appeared as track 1 on a DRB 5-track CD sampler in 1988 (Curb CD 33-3004).

Music video

The Desert Rose Band released a music video of the song in early 1989, which was directed by Bill Pope and produced by Joanne Gardner for Acme Pictures.[2]

Critical reception

Upon release, Billboard wrote: "John Hiatt's tale of a hard-to-get love gets a solid ride from the Desert Rose Band. An up-tempo and energetic rendering."[3] Cash Box considered the song "a winner of a tune". They added: "An instantly likeable song, it characterizes a girl who keeps herself out of reach from love's letdowns. Desert Rose's harmonies allow for chiming in all around."[4]

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5]	4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7]	87
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8]	45

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 104.
2. "You oughta be in pictures". Billboard. April 22, 1989.
3. "Single Reviews". Billboard. March 11, 1989.
4. "Country feature picks". Cash Box. March 11, 1989.
5. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6384." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 19, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
6. "Desert Rose Band Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
7. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
8. "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.