"Not Too Much to Ask" is a song recorded by American country music artists Mary Chapin Carpenter and Joe Diffie. It was released in September 1992 as the second single from Carpenter's album Come On Come On. The song reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in December 1992.[1] It was nominated for a 1993 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.[2] It was written by Carpenter and Don Schlitz.
"Not Too Much to Ask" | ||||
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Single by Mary Chapin Carpenter with Joe Diffie | ||||
from the album Come On Come On | ||||
B-side | "I Am a Town" | |||
Released | September 1992 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mary Chapin Carpenter Don Schlitz | |||
Producer(s) | Mary Chapin Carpenter John Jennings | |||
Mary Chapin Carpenter singles chronology | ||||
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Joe Diffie singles chronology | ||||
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David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the song a negative review, calling it "a delicate acoustic ballad that doesn't set off as many sparks as the collaboration promises."[3]
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 12 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 15 |
Mary Chapin Carpenter singles | |
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Discography | |
State of the Heart | |
Shooting Straight in the Dark | |
Come On Come On | |
Stones in the Road | |
A Place in the World | |
Working Class Hero | |
Party Doll and Other Favorites |
Joe Diffie singles | |
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A Thousand Winding Roads | |
Regular Joe | |
Honky Tonk Attitude | |
Third Rock from the Sun |
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Life's So Funny | |
Twice Upon a Time | |
Greatest Hits | |
A Night to Remember | |
In Another World | |
Tougher Than Nails | |
Other singles |
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