I'm Already Taken

"I'm Already Taken" is a song co-written and recorded by country music artist Steve Wariner. It was originally released in April 1978 by RCA Records as his debut single, peaking at number 63 on the U.S. Billboard country singles charts.^[1] In 1999, Wariner re-recorded the song for his album Two Teardrops. He released this re-recording in July as that album's second single, taking to number 3 on the same chart, as well as number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1]

Wariner co-wrote the song when he was 23 years old. The rendition from Two Teardrops includes a backing vocal from his brother, Terry, who has also sung backing vocals in Wariner's road band.^[3] The song was featured on Conway Twitty's 1981 album Mr. T.

Chart positions

Chart (1978)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	63
Chart (1999)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	10
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	42
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[7]	56
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	31

References

1 2 3 4 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 447–448. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ "Ramblin' Rhodes: Wariner fond of first song". The Augusta Chronicle. 17 July 1999. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
↑ Bessman, Jim (10 April 1999). "Wariner Follows High-Rising 'Heaven' with Capitol's 'Teardrops'". Billboard.
1 2 "Steve Wariner – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Steve Wariner.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7269." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 1, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
↑ "Steve Wariner – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Steve Wariner.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999". RPM. December 13, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1999: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Steve Wariner

Studio albums	Steve Wariner Midnight Fire One Good Night Deserves Another Life's Highway It's a Crazy World I Should Be with You I Got Dreams Laredo I Am Ready Drive No More Mr. Nice Guy Burnin' the Roadhouse Down Two Teardrops Faith in You Steal Another Day

Notable singles	"So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" "Your Memory" "By Now" "All Roads Lead to You" "Kansas City Lights" "Midnight Fire" "Lonely Women Make Good Lovers" "Why Goodbye" "What I Didn't Do" "Heart Trouble" "Some Fools Never Learn" "You Can Dream of Me" "Life's Highway" "Starting Over Again" "Small Town Girl" "The Weekend" "Lynda" "Baby I'm Yours" "I Should Be with You" "Hold On (A Little Longer)" "Where Did I Go Wrong" "I Got Dreams" "When I Could Come Home to You" "The Domino Theory" "Precious Thing" "There for Awhile" "Leave Him Out of This" "The Tip of My Fingers" "A Woman Loves" "Crash Course in the Blues" "Like a River to the Sea" "If I Didn't Love You" "Drivin' and Cryin'" "It Won't Be Over You" "Holes in the Floor of Heaven" "Burnin' the Roadhouse Down" (with Garth Brooks) "Every Little Whisper" "Two Teardrops" "I'm Already Taken" "Faith in You" "Katie Wants a Fast One" (with Garth Brooks)

Guest singles	"That's How You Know When Love's Right" (with Nicolette Larson) "That Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (with Glen Campbell) "What If I Said" (with Anita Cochran) "Been There" (with Clint Black)

Related articles	Discography RCA Records MCA Records Arista Records Capitol Records "Longneck Bottle" "One Small Miracle" "Nothin' but the Taillights" "Where the Blacktop Ends"

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