You 're the Reason - Wikipedia You 're the Reason For the Melinda Doolittle album, see You 're the Reason ( EP ). `` You 're the Reason '' Single by Bobby Edwards Released 1961 Genre Country Label Crest Songwriter ( s ) Bobby Edwards, Terry Imes - Fell and Fred Henley `` You 're the Reason '' is a song by Bobby Edwards, released as a single in 1961. The song reached number four on the Country singles chart and number eleven on the Pop singles chart. The tune was later covered by Joe South, Hank Locklin, Hank III and John Fogerty on his album The Blue Ridge Rangers. Contents 1 Chart performance 1.1 Bobby Edwards 1.2 Joe South 1.3 Hank Locklin 1.4 Johnny Tillotson 2 References 3 External links Chart performance Bobby Edwards Chart ( 1961 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles U.S. Billboard Hot 100 11 Joe South Chart ( 1961 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 16 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 87 Hank Locklin Chart ( 1961 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 14 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 107 Johnny Tillotson Chart ( 1967 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 48 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 24 References Jump up ^ Allmusic song info Jump up ^ Allmusic chart history External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics This 1960s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You%27re_the_Reason&oldid=793188662 '' Categories : 1961 singles Bobby Edwards songs Joe South songs Hank Locklin songs Johnny Tillotson songs Songs written by Terry Fell 1961 songs Crest Records singles 1960s single stubs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 31 July 2017, at 05 : 58. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the song you are the reason
Answer: Bobby Edwards