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Drinking Champagne

"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

  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 385. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Mack, Bill. "Bill Mack's "Hot Mike"".
  3. ^ Monson, Valerie (April 3, 2001). "Myra English: 'Champagne Lady' of isles dies at 68". The Maui News. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  4. ^ Jerry Lee Lewis, Live at the International Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  5. ^ Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
  6. ^ "Cal Smith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Billboard". 1968-10-05.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1352." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 20, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  9. ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  11. ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.