Button Off My Shirt
| "Button Off My Shirt" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
Charts
[edit]Ronnie Milsap
[edit] Weekly charts[edit]
| Year-end charts[edit]
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Paul Carrack
[edit]| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 91 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. October 22, 1988.
- ^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Carrack Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
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