Why Didn't I Think of That

1993 single by Doug Stone

"Why Didn't I Think Of That"

Single by Doug Stone

from the album From The Heart

B-side

"This Empty House"^[1]

Released

June 15, 1993

Genre

Country

Length

3:11

Label

Epic

Songwriter(s)

Paul Harrison
Bob McDill

Producer(s)

Doug Johnson

Doug Stone singles chronology

"Made for Lovin' You"
(1993)

"Why Didn't I Think Of That"
(1993)

"I Never Knew Love"
(1993)

"Why Didn't I Think of That" is a song written by Bob McDill and Paul Harrison, and recorded by American country music singer Doug Stone. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was released in June 1993 as the fourth and final single from his CD From the Heart. It is also last number one hit that Doug had in the United States, while he'd have one more number one in Canada with Addicted to a Dollar. This song was originally recorded by the Marshall Tucker Band in 1988 on their "Still Holdin' On" album.^[2]

Content

The song's narrator is a man who did not treat his lady right, so he watches another man treat his lady right.

Chart positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	6
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	10

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/still-holdin-on-mw0000651834
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2227." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 4, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
^ "Doug Stone Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.