1982 single by Merle Haggard and George Jones
"C.C. Waterback" |
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Single by Merle Haggard and George Jones |
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from the album A Taste of Yesterday's Wine |
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B-side | "After I Sing All My Songs" |
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Released | December 1982 |
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Genre | Country |
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Length | 3:29 |
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Label | Epic |
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Songwriter(s) | Merle Haggard |
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Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill |
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Merle Haggard singles chronology |
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"Going Where the Lonely Go" (1982) | "C.C. Waterback" (1982) | "Reasons to Quit" (1983) | |
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George Jones singles chronology |
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"Yesterday's Wine" (1982) | "C.C. Waterback" (1982) | "Shine On (Shine All Your Sweet Love on Me)" (1983) | |
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"C.C. Waterback" is a song recorded by American country music artists Merle Haggard and George Jones. It was released in December 1982 as the second single from the album A Taste of Yesterday's Wine. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by Haggard.
Content
The song tells the story of a wild party "at the Jones' place" and the hangover that followed. At one point Merle laments that the woman he brought to the party "wound up in Jones' bed and I wound up on the floor." The track also features a New Orleans horn section.
The title of the song refers to a shot of Canadian Club whisky with a water chaser. While celebrating his new hit song in 1983 at Billy Bob's Texas, Merle Haggard bought a round of drinks for more than 5,000 fans in attendance, earning a spot in Guinness World Records that stood for decades.[2]
Chart (1982–1983) | Peak position |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 10 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 18 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits 1944-2006: Second edition. Record Research. p. 148.
- ^ Felton, Priscilla. "Merle Haggard's Record For Buying the Largest Round Busted". Wine and Spirits. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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