You 're the Reason God Made Oklahoma - Wikipedia You 're the Reason God Made Oklahoma `` You 're the Reason God Made Oklahoma '' Single by David Frizzell and Shelly West from the album The Sound Track Music From Clint Eastwood 's Any Which Way You Can B - side `` That 's Where Lovers Go Wrong '' Released January 1981 Format 7 '' single Genre Country Length 3 : 24 Label Warner Bros. Records Songwriter ( s ) Felice and Boudleaux Bryant Larry Collins Sandy Pinkard Producer ( s ) Snuff Garrett Steve Dorff David Frizzell and Shelly West singles chronology `` You 're the Reason God Made Oklahoma '' ( 1981 ) `` A Texas State of Mind '' ( 1981 ) `` You 're the Reason God Made Oklahoma '' ( 1981 ) `` A Texas State of Mind '' ( 1981 ) `` You 're the Reason God Made Oklahoma '' is a 1981 single from the film Any Which Way You Can, performed by David Frizzell and Shelly West. It was written by Larry Collins and Sandy Pinkard ( of Pinkard & Bowden ). The song was Shelly West 's debut on the country chart and David Frizzell 's second hit on the country chart. `` You 're the Reason God Made Oklahoma '', was the most successful of seven country hits by the duo, staying number one on the country chart for one week and eleven weeks in the Top 40 country chart. Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, the writers of the song `` Rocky Top '', sued Collins and Pinkard for copyright infringement concerning this song, because the tune was similar to their song `` Rocky Top. '' They won the lawsuit and are now often credited as having co-written the song. Charts Chart ( 1981 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles Canadian RPM Country Tracks 13 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 379. Jump up ^ Copyright Society of the U.S.A. ( 1980 ). Bulletin of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. 28. New York University Law Center. ISSN 0010 - 8642. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 01. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Drifter '' by Sylvia Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single April 11, 1981 Succeeded by `` Old Flame '' by Alabama hide David Frizzell Notable singles `` L.A. International Airport '' `` I Just Ca n't Help Believing '' `` I 'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home '' `` Lost My Baby Blues '' Singles with Shelly West `` You 're the Reason God Made Oklahoma '' `` A Texas State of Mind '' `` Husbands and Wives '' `` Another Honky - Tonk Night on Broadway '' `` I Just Came Here to Dance '' Related articles Warner Bros. Records RCA Records Lefty Frizzell hide Shelly West Notable singles `` José Cuervo '' `` Flight 309 to Tennessee '' Singles with David Frizzell `` You 're the Reason God Made Oklahoma '' `` A Texas State of Mind '' `` Husbands and Wives '' `` Another Honky - Tonk Night on Broadway '' `` I Just Came Here to Dance '' Related articles Warner Bros. Records Viva Records Dottie West ( mother ) This 1981 country song - 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_God_Made_Oklahoma&oldid=827106333 '' Categories : Songs written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant 1981 singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Vocal duets Songs written for films 1981 songs David Frizzell songs Shelly West songs Song recordings produced by Snuff Garrett Warner Bros. Records singles 1981 country song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 22 February 2018, at 20 : 21. 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 sang your the reason god made oklahoma
Answer: David Frizzell