"The Light in Your Eyes" is a song written by Dan Tyler, and recorded by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes. It was released in March 1997 as the sixth and final single from her debut album Blue. The song made it to number five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1997.[1]
| "The Light in Your Eyes" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by LeAnn Rimes | ||||
| from the album Blue | ||||
| A-side | "Blue" | |||
| Released | March 22, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dan Tyler | |||
| Producer(s) | Chuck Howard Johnny Mulhair Wilbur C. Rimes | |||
| LeAnn Rimes singles chronology | ||||
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The song was originally slated to be LeAnn's debut single and was sent as a press kit to radio with the music video, along with ten second clips of "Blue", "Hurt Me" and "My Baby". When "Blue" exploded at radio, it replaced this song as her first single.
She filmed the video for this song before "Blue"'s video.
Track listing
CD single[2]
- "Blue" – 2:47
- "The Light in Your Eyes" – 3:20
Charts
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 13 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 5 |
| US Top Country Singles Sales (Billboard)[5] with "Blue" | 3 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 97 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 29 |