| "Dirty Old Man" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by George Hamilton IV | ||||
| from the album Out West Country | ||||
| B-side | " Abilene" | |||
| Released | April 1973 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Ruzicka | |||
| George Hamilton IV singles chronology | ||||
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"Dirty Old Man" is a single performed by American country music artist George Hamilton IV, and written by Canadian songwriter Bob Ruzicka. Released in April 1973, it was a single from Hamilton's album Out West Country. The song reached No. 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada on June 2, 1973. [1] A version by Valdy reached No. 38 in Canada in 1978. [2]
The song was a Juno Award nominee for Country Single of the Year at the Juno Awards of 1974. [3]
Chart performance
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles [4] | 38 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks [1] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary [5] | 2 |
References
- ^ a b "RPM Country Tracks for June 2, 1973". RPM. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ "RPM Top 50 AC - July 1, 1978" (PDF).
- ^ "Juno Award nominations". Ottawa Journal, March 22, 1974.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2005. Record Research, Inc. p. 162. ISBN 0-89820-165-9.
- ^ "RPM Adult Contemporary for June 9, 1973". RPM. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
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