<P> `` I Just Want to Dance with You '' is a song written by John Prine and Roger Cook , and performed by American country music singer George Strait . It was released in April 1998 as the first single to his album , One Step at a Time , it is his 34th Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) chart , and his 42nd Number One single when all major trade charts are counted . Prine recorded it 12 years earlier , for his 1986 album `` German Afternoons . '' </P>
who sings i want to dance with you
George Strait