Sweet Music Man
"Sweet Music Man" | ||||
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Single by Kenny Rogers | ||||
from the album Daytime Friends | ||||
B-side | "Lying Again"[1] | |||
Released | October 10, 1977 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:21 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Writer(s) | Kenny Rogers | |||
Producer(s) | Larry Butler | |||
Kenny Rogers singles chronology | ||||
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"Sweet Music Man" | ||||
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Single by Reba McEntire | ||||
from the album Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor | ||||
Released | January 2002 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:23 | |||
Label | MCA Nashville | |||
Producer(s) | Alison Krauss | |||
Reba McEntire singles chronology | ||||
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"Sweet Music Man" is a song written and recorded by American musician Kenny Rogers. It appears on his 1977 album Daytime Friends, from which it was released as the final single.[2]
Contents
History
In 1977, the song reached number 9 on the country music charts published by Billboard, and number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was a number one hit on the Canadian country and adult contemporary charts published by RPM, reaching its peak on both charts for the week of December 31, 1977.[3][4] Rogers used the song as a b-side to two of his later singles: "Lady" in 1980 and "You Were a Good Friend" in 1983.[1]
Later in 1977, Dolly Parton included the song on her Here You Come Again album (Parton and Alison Krauss performed the song together at the 2010 concert at Foxwoods Casino honoring Rogers' fifty years in entertainment); Reba McEntire covered the song in 2001 on her album Greatest Hits Volume III: I'm a Survivor. Her version was also released as a single, reaching number 36 on the country music charts. At the time, it was her lowest-peaking single since "(I Still Long to Hold You) Now and Then" in 1980.[5]
Through the years the song has been covered by numerous artists, including Tammy Wynette, Dottie West, Billie Jo Spears, Waylon Jennings, Anne Murray and Millie Jackson.
Critical reception
Kenny Rogers version
Kip Kirby, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "first rate singing job from Rogers and pop-oriented production should ensure the chances of this song to register in both country and pop formats." She goes on to say that the song contains "excellent guitar work, cascading strings and Rogers' vocal ability to help the song build to a pleasing climax."[6]
Chart performance
Kenny Rogers
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 9 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 44 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 45 |
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 1 |
Millie Jackson
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 33 |
Reba McEntire
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 36 |
References
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- ↑ Billboard, October 15, 1977
- ↑ "Reba McEntire – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Reba McEntire.
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Preceded by | RPM Country Tracks number-one single December 31, 1977 |
Succeeded by "Take This Job and Shove It" by Johnny Paycheck |
Preceded by | RPM Adult Contemporary number-one single December 31, 1977 |
Succeeded by "I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John |
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- 1977 singles
- 2002 singles
- Kenny Rogers songs
- Reba McEntire songs
- RPM Country Tracks number-one singles
- RPM Adult Contemporary number-one singles
- Song recordings produced by Larry Butler (producer)
- United Artists Records singles
- MCA Records singles
- Millie Jackson songs
- 1977 songs
- Songs about music