I Don't Want to Have to Marry You

"I Don't Want to Have to Marry You"
Single by Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
from the album I Don't Want to Have to Marry You
B-side	"Have I Told You Lately that I Love You?"
Released	July 1976
Genre	Country
Length	3:02
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Fred Imus Phil Sweet
Producer(s)	Bob Ferguson
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius singles chronology
"I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" (1976) "Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying Goodbye" (1976)

"I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" is a song written by Fred Imus and Phil Sweet,^[1] and recorded by American country music duo Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius.

It was released in July 1976 as the first single and title track from the album I Don't Want to Have to Marry You. It was the most successful single for both Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius as both a duo and as solo artists. The single was the only number one of their careers and stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.^[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1976)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	7

References

1. "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You lyrics chords | Jim ed Brown and Helen Cornelius".
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 90.