Button Off My Shirt
"Button Off My Shirt" | ||||
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Single by Ronnie Milsap | ||||
from the album Heart & Soul | ||||
B-side | "One Night"[1] | |||
Released | July 23, 1988 | |||
Genre | Country, pop | |||
Length | 3:54 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Billy Livsey, Graham Lyle | |||
Producer(s) | Rob Galbraith | |||
Ronnie Milsap singles chronology | ||||
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"Button Off My Shirt" is a song written by Billy Livsey and Graham Lyle, and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It released in July 1988 as the fifth single from the album Heart & Soul. It peaked at number four on the Hot Country Songs charts.
Content[]
The song talks of an ended relationship, where the narrator compares his former lover to a missing button from his shirt – "just an everyday distraction" which "some day he will replace".
Cover versions[]
Another version was released in 1988 by British singer Paul Carrack, from the album One Good Reason. This version peaked at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Chart positions[]
Ronnie Milsap[]
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 4 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] | 4 |
Year-end charts[]
Chart (1988) | Position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 56 |
Paul Carrack[]
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 91 |
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. October 22, 1988.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Carrack Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
Categories:
- 1988 singles
- 1987 songs
- Paul Carrack songs
- Ronnie Milsap songs
- Songs written by Graham Lyle
- Songs written by Billy Livsey
- RCA Records singles
- 1987 country song stubs