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Faking Love

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"Faking Love"
Single by T. G. Sheppard and Karen Brooks
from the album Perfect Stranger
B-side"Reno and Me"
ReleasedOctober 1982
GenreCountry
Length2:52
LabelWarner Bros./Curb
Songwriter(s)Matraca Berg
Bobby Braddock
Producer(s)Buddy Killen
T. G. Sheppard singles chronology
"War Is Hell (On the Homefront Too)"
(1982)
"Faking Love"
(1982)
"Without You"
(1983)
Karen Brooks singles chronology
"New Way Out"
(1982)
"Faking Love"
(1982)
"If That's What You're Thinking"
(1983)

"Faking Love" is a song written by Matraca Berg and Bobby Braddock, and recorded by American country music artists T. G. Sheppard and Karen Brooks. It was released in October 1982 as the second single from Sheppard's album Perfect Stranger. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks within the Top 40.[1]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1982–1983) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1983) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 15

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 56.
  2. ^ "T.G. Sheppard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "1984 Talent Almanat" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 51. December 24, 1983. p. TA-24. Retrieved June 19, 2021.