Tennessee Whiskey (song)
"Tennessee Whiskey" | ||||
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Single by David Allan Coe | ||||
from the album Tennessee Whiskey | ||||
Genre | Country | |||
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David Allan Coe singles chronology | ||||
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"Tennessee Whiskey" | ||||
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Single by George Jones | ||||
from the album Shine On | ||||
B-side | "Almost Persuaded" | |||
Released | August 1983 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:50 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Writer(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
George Jones singles chronology | ||||
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"Tennessee Whiskey" is the title of a country song written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove. It was originally recorded by American country music artist David Allan Coe for his album of the same name Tennessee Whiskey, whose version peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1981.[1]
The song was covered by American country music artist George Jones, whose version was released in August 1983 as the third single from his album Shine On. Jones' version reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in November 1983[2] and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[3] Coe joined Jones onstage to sing a chorus on the song at the inaugural Farm Aid in 1985. It remained a mainstay in Jones' live set, with the singer often substituting the name of whatever city or town he was in for "Tennessee" in the second chorus.
On November 4, 2015, Chris Stapleton performed the song, a cover version from his debut album Traveller, at the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards as a duet with Justin Timberlake. The performance was described as "stunning" and "career-making".[4][5] Based solely on two days sales after the broadcast, it reached number-one on the Hot Country Songs chart, and number 23 on Billboard Hot 100, selling 131,000 copies.[6][7] It peaked at number 20 the following week, selling a further 118,000 copies.[8][9] It has sold 715,000 copies in the US as of May 2016.[10]
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Chart performance
David Allan Coe
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 77 |
George Jones
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 2 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Chris Stapleton
Chart (2015–16) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] | 39 |
US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 20 |
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[13] | 57 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2015) | Position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] | 89 |
Meghan Linsey
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[16] | 18 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[17] | 28 |
Certifications
Chris Stapleton
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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Canada (Music Canada)[18] | Gold | 40,000 |
United States (RIAA)[19] | Platinum | 715,000[10] |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- ↑ David Allan Coe Billboard Singles
- ↑ George Jones Chart History
- ↑ RPM Country Tracks
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- ↑ "Chris Stapleton – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Chris Stapleton. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Chris Stapleton – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Chris Stapleton. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Chris Stapleton – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Chris Stapleton. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Chris Stapleton – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Chris Stapleton. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
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- ↑ "Meghan Linsey – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Meghan Linsey.
- ↑ "Meghan Linsey – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Meghan Linsey.
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Preceded by | RPM Country Tracks number-one single (George Jones version) December 3, 1983 |
Succeeded by "A Little Good News" by Anne Murray |
Preceded by | Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single (Chris Stapleton version) November 21–28, 2015 |
Succeeded by "Die a Happy Man" Thomas Rhett |
- Singlechart called without song
- Singlechart usages for Billboardcountryairplay
- Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs
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- Certification Table Entry usages for Canada
- Certification Table Entry usages for United States
- 1981 singles
- 1983 singles
- David Allan Coe songs
- George Jones songs
- RPM Country Tracks number-one singles
- Songs written by Dean Dillon
- Song recordings produced by Billy Sherrill
- Songs written by Linda Hargrove
- Columbia Records singles
- Epic Records singles
- 1981 songs
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles