Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That

"Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" is a song written by Bob Carlisle and Randy Thomas, and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. It was released in April 1989 as the first single from the album White Limozeen. The song was Parton's 22nd number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 20 weeks on the country chart.

Parton performed the song (along with the title track to the album) when she hosted Saturday Night Live on April 15, 1989.

The song has also been recorded as a duet by Jill Johnson and Nina Persson, released on the 2007 Jill Johnson cover album Music Row, which received much SR P4 airplay.

Personnel

Mark Casstevens, Steve Gibson, Albert Lee — guitar
Mike Brignardello — bass
Eddie Bayers — drums
Barry Beckett — piano
Béla Fleck – banjo
Jo-El Sonnier — Cajun accordion
Ricky Skaggs — acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, triangle, harmony vocals
Curtis Young — harmony vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	2
US Country Songs (Billboard)	43

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 315–317. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
Information at Svensk mediedatabas
Dolly (Media notes). Dolly Parton. New York, New York: Sony Music Entertainment. 2009. p. 55. 88697 48086 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
"Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6395." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 7, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
"Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
"Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.

Dolly Parton

Studio albums

1960s	Hello, I'm Dolly Just Because I'm a Woman In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy

1970s	The Fairest of Them All The Golden Streets of Glory Joshua Coat of Many Colors Touch Your Woman My Favorite Songwriter, Porter Wagoner My Tennessee Mountain Home Bubbling Over Jolene Love Is Like a Butterfly The Bargain Store Dolly All I Can Do New Harvest...First Gathering Here You Come Again Heartbreaker Great Balls of Fire

1980s	Dolly, Dolly, Dolly 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs Heartbreak Express Burlap & Satin The Great Pretender Once Upon a Christmas Real Love Trio Rainbow White Limozeen

1990s	Home for Christmas Eagle When She Flies Slow Dancing with the Moon Honky Tonk Angels Something Special Treasures Hungry Again Trio II Precious Memories The Grass Is Blue

2000s	Little Sparrow Halos & Horns For God and Country Those Were the Days Backwoods Barbie

2010s	Better Day Blue Smoke Pure & Simple I Believe in You

2020s	A Holly Dolly Christmas Run, Rose, Run Rockstar

Live albums

Soundtrack albums

Compilation albums

Singles

1960s	"Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" "Dumb Blonde" "Something Fishy" "In the Ghetto"

1970s

"Mule Skinner Blues"
"Joshua"
"Comin' for to Carry Me Home"
"Coat of Many Colors"
"Touch Your Woman"
"My Tennessee Mountain Home"
"Jolene"
"I Will Always Love You"
"Love is Like a Butterfly
"The Bargain Store"
"The Seeker"
"We Used To"
"All I Can Do"
"Light of a Clear Blue Morning"
"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"
"Here You Come Again"
"Two Doors Down"
"It's All Wrong, But It's All Right"
"Heartbreaker"
"It's Too Late to Love Me Now"
"Baby I'm Burnin'"
"I Really Got the Feeling"
"You're the Only One"
"Great Balls of Fire"
"Sweet Summer Lovin'"

1980s

"Starting Over Again"
"Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You"
"9 to 5"
"But You Know I Love You"
"The House of the Rising Sun"
"Single Women"
"Heartbreak Express"
"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"
"Hard Candy Christmas"
"Potential New Boyfriend"
"Save the Last Dance for Me"
"Downtown"
"She Don't Love You (Like I Love You)"
"Tennessee Homesick Blues"
"Medley: Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Ride"
"Don't Call It Love"
"Real Love"
"Think About Love"
"Tie Our Love (In a Double Knot)"
"We Had It All"
"To Know Him Is to Love Him"
"Telling Me Lies"
"Those Memories of You"
"The River Unbroken"
"Wildflowers"
"Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That"
"Yellow Roses"

1990s	"Time for Me to Fly" "White Limozeen" "Love Is Strange" "Rockin' Years" "Silver and Gold" "Eagle When She Flies" "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" "Romeo" "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" "To Daddy" "Just When I Needed You Most" "Peace Train" "After the Gold Rush" "Feels Like Home" "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" "Walking on Sunshine"

2000s	"Seven Bridges Road" "Shine" "Imagine" "Both Sides Now" "Twelfth of Never" "Travelin' Thru" "Where Do the Children Play" "Better Get to Livin'" "Drives Me Crazy"

2010s	"Together You and I" "Calling My Children Home" "The Story" "The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me" "Here I Am" "Girl in the Movies" "God Only Knows" "There Was Jesus" "Faith"

2020s	"When Life Is Good Again" "Mary, Did You Know?" "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" "Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas" "In the Sweet By and By" "Magic Man" "We Are the Champions/We Will Rock You" "Step by Step" "Let It Be" "What's Up?" "Wrecking Ball" "Southern Accents"

Features

Film and TV

Dolly (1976)
Dolly (1987)
Dolly & Carol in Nashville
Hollywood to Dollywood
The Book Lady
For the Love of Dolly
Coat of Many Colors
Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
Christmas on the Square

Tours

Theme parks

Category

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