She's My Rock
"She's My Rock" | ||||
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Single by Stoney Edwards | ||||
from the album She's My Rock | ||||
B-side | "I Won't Make It Through the Day" | |||
Released | October 1972 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | S. K. Dobbins | |||
Producer(s) | Ken Nelson Earl Ball | |||
Stoney Edwards singles chronology | ||||
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"He's My Rock" | ||||
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Single by Brenda Lee | ||||
from the album Sincerely, Brenda Lee | ||||
B-side | "Feel Free" | |||
Released | March 24, 1975 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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"She's My Rock" | ||||
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Single by George Jones | ||||
from the album Ladies' Choice | ||||
B-side | "(What Love Can Do) The Second Time Around" | |||
Released | August 1984 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
George Jones singles chronology | ||||
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"She's My Rock" is a song written by Sharon K. Dobbins. It was first recorded by Stoney Edwards and released as a single in 1972. Edwards' version peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
The song is sometimes recorded by female artists. In these cases, the song becomes "He's My Rock", with the genders changed as appropriate. Regardless of the song's title—either "He's My Rock" or "She's My Rock"—the song retains the same subject matter: A person who is aware of the seedy past of his/her now-spouse and—when confronted with the facts—strongly defending him/her and warning the antagonist to back off because of his/her own unflattering character.
Cover versions
- Brenda Lee covered the song as "He's My Rock" for her 1975 album, Sincerely, Brenda Lee. Lee's rendition peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
- Olivia Newton-John also covered the song as "He's My Rock" on her 1975 album Clearly Love. Though her version was not a single on its own, it did become the B-side of her #13 Billboard Hot 100 and #1 Adult Contemporary hit of that year, "Something Better to Do."
- George Jones released a cover of the song in August 1984 as the first single from his album Ladies' Choice. Jones' version reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in December 1984[1] and No. 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada in January 1985.[2]
Chart performance
Stoney Edwards
Chart (1972–1973) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 20 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 43 |
Brenda Lee
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 8 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 10 |
George Jones
Chart (1984–1985) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
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- Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang! (1959)
- Brenda Lee (1960)
- This Is...Brenda (1960)
- Emotions (1961)
- All the Way (1961)
- Sincerely (1962)
- Brenda, That's All (1962)
- All Alone Am I (1963)
- ..."Let Me Sing" (1963)
- By Request (1964)
- Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee (1964)
- Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits (1965)
- The Versatile Brenda Lee (1965)
- Too Many Rivers (1965)
- Bye Bye Blues (1966)
- Coming On Strong (1966)
- Reflections in Blue (1967)
- For the First Time (with Pete Fountain) (1968)
- Johnny One Time (1969)
- Brenda (1973)
- New Sunrise (1973)
- The Winning Hand (with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton) (1982)
- Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends (2007)
- 10 Golden Years (1966)
- "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
- "One Step at a Time"
- "Let's Jump the Broomstick"
- "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
- "Sweet Nothin's"
- "That's All You Gotta Do"
- "I'm Sorry"
- "I Want to Be Wanted"
- "Emotions"
- "You Can Depend on Me"
- "Dum Dum"
- "Fool #1
- "Break It to Me Gently"
- "Speak to Me Pretty"
- "Everybody Loves Me But You"
- "Here Comes That Feeling"
- "Heart in Hand"
- "It Started All Over Again"
- "All Alone Am I"
- "Your Used to Be"
- "She'll Never Know"
- "Losing You"
- "I Wonder"
- "My Whole World Is Falling Down"
- "The Grass Is Greener"
- "As Usual"
- "Think"
- "Alone with You"
- "When You Loved Me"
- "Truly, Truly True"
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- "Jingle Bell Rock"
- "Too Many Rivers"
- "No One"
- "Rusty Bells"
- "Coming On Strong"
- "Ride, Ride, Ride"
- "Johnny One Time"
- "Let It Be Me"
- "Always on My Mind"
- "Sunday Sunrise"
- "Wrong Ideas"
- "Big Four Poster Bed"
- "He's My Rock"
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- "Broken Trust"
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