Tequila Talkin'

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"Tequila Talkin'"
Lonestar- Tequila Talkin single.png
Single by Lonestar
from the album Lonestar
B-side"No News"[1]
ReleasedAugust 7, 1995
Recorded1995
GenreCountry
Length3:24
LabelBNA 64386
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lonestar singles chronology
"Tequila Talkin'"
(1995) 		"No News"
(1996)

"Tequila Talkin'" is a song written by Bill LaBounty and Chris Waters, and performed by American country music band Lonestar. It appeared on their self-titled debut album Lonestar, and was released in August 1995 as their debut single. It peaked at number 8 in the United States and at number 11 in Canada.

Content[]

The song's narrator was drunk on tequila when he told his former lover that he was still in love with her, though he was not.

Critical reception[]

Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "great country lyric about longing and regret magnified through a bottle". He went on to say that "nice vocal and solid production make this accessible to radio".[2] Rick Mitchell criticized the song in his review of the album, saying that it seemed derivative of the Eagles' "Tequila Sunrise".[3]

Chart positions[]

"Tequila Talkin" entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks at 69 for the week of August 19, 1995. The commercial single release, a double A-side with "No News", reached number 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[1]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 11
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 8

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 244. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Billboard, August 5, 1995
  3. ^ Rick Mitchell, New Country (November 1995). "Album reviews". New Country. 2 (14): 58. ISSN 1074-536X.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2831." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 11, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "Lonestar Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

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