| "I Don't Want to Have to Marry You" | ||||
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| 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 Records | |||
| Writer(s) |
Fred Imus Phil Sweet |
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| Producer(s) | Bob Ferguson | |||
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" I Don't Want to Have to Marry You' is a song 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. The song was written by Fred Imus and Phil Sweet.