| "Life's Little Ups and Downs" |
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| Single by Charlie Rich |
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| from the album The Fabulous Charlie Rich |
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| B-side | "It Takes Time" |
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| Released | 1969 |
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| Genre | Country |
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| Length | 3:40 |
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| Label | Epic #10492 |
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| Songwriter(s) | Margaret Ann Rich |
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| Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill |
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| Charlie Rich singles chronology |
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"Raggedy Ann"
(1968) | "Life's Little Ups and Downs"
(1969) | "Who Will the Next Fool Be"
(1970) | |
"Life's Little Ups and Downs"' is a song originally recorded by Charlie Rich. Written by his wife, Margaret Ann Rich, the song appears on his second Epic album, 1969's The Fabulous Charlie Rich.[1] His rendition spent eleven weeks on the country music charts in 1969, peaking at #41.[2]
Critical reception
Rolling Stone magazine praised the song in its own review upon its release, calling it "as good as anything he's ever done" and predicting that the song "could make it on all the charts at once: R&B, Pop, Easy Listening and Country".[3]
Chart performance
| Chart (1969) | Peak
position |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 41 |
Ricky Van Shelton version
In 1990, Ricky Van Shelton covered the song on his third studio album, RVS III.[6] Shelton's version of the song was released in October 1990 as the final single from that album. It spent twenty weeks on the country music charts and peaked at #4.[5]
Chart performance
Year-end charts
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Fabulous Charlie Rich review". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 349–350. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Marcus, Greil (13 December 1969). "Records". Rolling Stone. No. 48. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. p. 47.
- ^ "Charlie Rich Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ a b Whitburn, p. 377
- ^ Humphrey, Mark A. "RVS III review". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1415." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 19, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ^ "Ricky Van Shelton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
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