Good Friend and a Glass of Wine

2008 single by LeAnn Rimes

"Good Friend and a Glass of Wine"

Single by LeAnn Rimes

from the album Family

Released

March 15, 2008

Genre

Country

Length

3:34

Label

Curb

Songwriter(s)

LeAnn Rimes
Darrell Brown
Blair Daly

Producer(s)

Dann Huff

LeAnn Rimes singles chronology

"Nothin' Better to Do"
(2007)

"Good Friend and a Glass of Wine"
(2008)

"What I Cannot Change"
(2008)

"Good Friend and a Glass of Wine" is a song written by Darrell Brown, Blair Daly, and co-written and recorded by American country music artist LeAnn Rimes. It was released in March 2008 as the second single from her twelfth studio album, Family. A music video was also released for the single. The single peaked at 35 on the Hot Country Songs charts.^[1]

Composition

"Good Friend and a Glass of Wine" (2008)

A 30 second sample of LeAnn Rimes' "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine", featuring the chorus.

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"Good Friend and a Glass of Wine" is a country pop^[2] song of three minutes and 44 seconds. The song is co-written by Rimes along with Darrell Brown and Blair Daly. The song was written in the key of A Major with Rimes' vocal spanning two octaves, from G₃ to E₅.^[3] The song talks about how the subject just needs a break to "talk trash", and have a good time with friends and a glass of wine.

Music video

The music video was released on February 27, 2008.^[4] The video was directed by Phil Griffin.^{[citation needed]} The video shows Rimes walking through a town and on the radio singing, with friends and out having a good time.^[4]

Track listing

US [Radio Mixes EP] November 18, 2008^[5]

1 What I Cannot Change Kaskade Radio Mix] 3:41
2 What I Cannot Change [Jody Den Broeder Radio Mix] 4:43
3 What I Cannot Change [Scotty K Radio Mix] 4:19
4 What I Cannot Change [Bronleewe & Bose Radio Mix] 4:01
5 Good Friend And A Glass Of Wine [Wideboys Electro Radio Mix] 3:33
6 Good Friend And A Glass Of Wine [Soul Seekerz Radio Mix] 3:32
7 Headphones [Almighty Radio Mix] 3:37

US [Extended Mixes EP] November 18, 2008^[6]

1 What I Cannot Change Kaskade Extended Mix] 5:08
2 What I Cannot Change [Jody den Broeder Extended Mix] 8:03
3 What I Cannot Change [Scotty K Klub Mix] 8:12
4 What I Cannot Change [Bronleewe & Bose Extended Mix] 6:25
5 Good Friend And A Glass Of Wine [Wideboys Electro Mix] 5:49
6 Good Friend And A Glass Of Wine [Soul Seekerz Extended Mix] 8:54
7 Headphones [Almighty Extended Mix] 8:01

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[7]	35

References

^ "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine - LeAnn Rimes". Retrieved 2011-06-26.
^ "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine | LeAnn Rimes Song - Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
^ "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine LeAnn Rimes Digital Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
^ ^a ^b "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine | LeAnn Rimes". MTV. 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
^ "iTunes - Music - What I Cannot Change (Remixes) by LeAnn Rimes". Itunes.apple.com. 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
^ "iTunes - Music - What I Cannot Change (Extended Mixes) by LeAnn Rimes". Itunes.apple.com. 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-06-26.