Five Minutes (Lorrie Morgan song)
1989 single by Lorrie Morgan
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"Five Minutes" is a country music song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman. It was recorded by Lorrie Morgan for her debut album Leave the Light On, and released as the album's fourth single. In April 1990, the song became Morgan's first number one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
| "Five Minutes" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Lorrie Morgan | ||||
| from the album Leave the Light On | ||||
| B-side | "I'll Take the Memories"[1] | |||
| Released | December 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter | Beth Nielsen Chapman[2] | |||
| Producer | Barry Beckett | |||
| Lorrie Morgan singles chronology | ||||
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It was also recorded by Pam Tillis in the late 1980s during her tenure on Warner Bros. Records, but was not issued on an album until the 1994 Pam Tillis Collection.[3]
Content
The song features a female protagonist telling her lover that he has "five minutes" to come up with a solution to their failing relationship. Country Universe writer Kevin John Coyne rated the song "B+", as he thought it showed Morgan's growth as a vocalist since her first album.[4]
Chart performance
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 9 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 14 |
