| "Drinking Champagne" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Cal Smith | ||||
| from the album Drinking Champagne | ||||
| B-side | " Honky Tonk Blues" [1] | |||
| Released | September 1968 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | Kapp | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bill Mack | |||
| Producer(s) | Paul Cohen | |||
| Cal Smith singles chronology | ||||
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| "Drinking Champagne" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by George Strait | ||||
| from the album Livin' It Up | ||||
| B-side | "We're Supposed to Do That Now and Then" | |||
| Released | July 20, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | February 12, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | MCA 79070 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bill Mack | |||
| Producer(s) |
Jimmy Bowen George Strait | |||
| George Strait singles chronology | ||||
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"Drinking Champagne" is a song written by Bill Mack. He released the first version of the song on Pike Records in the mid-sixties. [2] The song grabbed nationwide attention when the version by Cal Smith reached #35 on the country music charts in 1968. [1]
The tune also was a local hit in the late sixties by Hawaii's Myra English. [3]
Jerry Lee Lewis released a version of the song on his 1973 album, Live at the International. [4]
It was covered in 1990 by George Strait, whose version was the second single from his album Livin' It Up. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1990. [5]
Chart performance
Cal Smith
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [6] | 35 [7] |
George Strait
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks ( RPM) [8] | 3 |
| US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [9] | 4 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks ( RPM) [10] | 35 |
| US Country Songs ( Billboard) [11] | 72 |
Other recordings
- Bill Mack 1967,
- Billy Walker 1968,
- Faron Young 1969,
- Ray Price 1969
- Jimmy Dallas (e.g. Keith Kissee) 1972
- Jim Ed Brown 1973
- Don Gibson 1973
- Mickey Gilley 1975,
- Dean Martin 1983
- Willie Nelson 2010
References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 385. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Mack, Bill. "Bill Mack's "Hot Mike"".
- ^ Monson, Valerie (April 3, 2001). "Myra English: 'Champagne Lady' of isles dies at 68". The Maui News. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ Jerry Lee Lewis, Live at the International Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ^ Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
- ^ "Cal Smith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billboard". 1968-10-05.
- ^ " Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1352." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 20, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
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