If I Could Bottle This Up
| "If I Could Bottle This Up" | ||||||||||
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| Single by George Jones with Shelby Lynne | ||||||||||
| from the album Friends in High Places | ||||||||||
| B-side | "I Always Get It Right with You" | |||||||||
| Released | September 3, 1988 | |||||||||
| Recorded | March 3, 1988 | |||||||||
| Genre | Country | |||||||||
| Length | 3:13 | |||||||||
| Label | Epic | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Paul Overstreet, Dean Dillon | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||||||||
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"If I Could Bottle This Up" is a song written by Paul Overstreet and Dean Dillon. It was recorded as a duet by country singers George Jones and Shelby Lynne and released as a single in September 1988, peaking at #43.[1] It was Lynne's first single release and she would follow it with her debut LP Sunshine, which Billy Sherrill would also produce. The song would later surface on the Jones duet compilation Friends in High Places in 1991.
George Jones version
Chart performance
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 43 |
Paul Overstreet version
| "If I Could Bottle This Up" | ||||
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| Single by Paul Overstreet | ||||
| from the album Heroes | ||||
| B-side | "The Mountains Disappear" | |||
| Released | November 23, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Paul Overstreet, Dean Dillon | |||
| Producer(s) | Brown Bannister, Paul Overstreet | |||
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Overstreet released his own version of the song in November 1991 as the fourth single from his album Heroes. The song reached #30 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[3]
Chart performance
| Chart (1991-1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 30 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 33 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 174.
- ↑ "George Jones – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for George Jones.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 248.
- ↑ "Paul Overstreet – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Paul Overstreet.
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