Button Off My Shirt
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| "Button Off My Shirt" | ||||
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| 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 | |||
| Songwriters | Billy Livsey, Graham Lyle | |||
| Producer | 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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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
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Weekly charts[edit | edit source]
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Year-end charts[edit | edit source]
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Paul Carrack
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 91 |
References
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- ^ "Paul Carrack Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
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