Drinking Champagne
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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". "Drinking Champagne" is a song written by Bill Mack. He released the first version of the song on Pike Records in the mid-sixties.[1] The song grabbed nationwide attention when the version by Cal Smith reached #35 on the country music charts in 1968.[2]
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
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- ↑ Jerry Lee Lewis, Live at the International Retrieved June 18, 2012.
- ↑ Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1352." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 20, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
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