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Drive South

"Drive South"
Single by The Forester Sisters with The Bellamy Brothers
from the album Come Hold Me
B-side "You Can't Have a Good Time Without Me"
Released April 14, 1990
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 4:02
Label Warner Bros. 19874
Writer(s) John Hiatt
Producer(s) Wendy Waldman
The Forester Sisters chronology
"Leave It Alone"
(1989)
"Drive South"
(1990)
"Nothing's Gonna Bother Me Tonight"
(1990)
"Drive South"
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Single by Suzy Bogguss
from the album Voices in the Wind
B-side "In the Day"
Released December 5, 1992
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 3:10
Label Liberty 56786
Writer(s) John Hiatt
Producer(s) Suzy Bogguss
Jimmy Bowen
Suzy Bogguss singles chronology
"Letting Go"
(1992)
"Drive South"
(1992)
"Heartache"
(1993)

"Drive South" is a song written by John Hiatt, and recorded by him on his 1988 album Slow Turning. The song was later recorded by Kelly Willis on her 1990 debut album, Well Travelled Love. Neither versions were released as singles.

In 1990, The Forester Sisters recorded the song with guest vocals from The Bellamy Brothers. This version appeared on the Forester Sisters' album Come Hold Me. It charted on both the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in the United States and the RPM Country Tracks charts in Canada.

In 1992, Suzy Bogguss recorded the song for her album Voices in the Wind, her first release on Liberty Records. The song served as the first single release from the album. It was Bogguss's highest-peaking single, reaching number 2 on the country music charts in early 1993. Bogguss's version also had a music video, directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions.


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