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"You Can't Be a Beacon If Your Light Don't Shine" is a song written by Marty Cooper, and recorded by American country music artist Donna Fargo. It was released in May 1974 as the first single from the album Miss Donna Fargo. The song was Fargo's fifth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single spent a single week at number one and a total of eleven weeks on the chart.[1]

"You Can't Be a Beacon If Your Light Don't Shine"
Single by Donna Fargo
from the album Miss Donna Fargo
B-side	"Just a Friend of Mine"
Released	May 1974
Genre	Country
Length	3:15
Label	Dot
Songwriter(s)	Marty Cooper
Producer(s)	Stan Silver
Donna Fargo singles chronology
"I'll Try a Little Bit Harder" (1974) "You Can't Be a Beacon If Your Light Don't Shine" (1974) "US of A" (1974)

Chart performance

Chart (1974)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	57
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[4]	14
Australian (Kent Music Report)[5]	70
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles	41
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	15

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