Common Man
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| "Common Man" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by John Conlee | ||||
| from the album Busted | ||||
| B-side | "Rose Colored Glasses" | |||
| Released | February 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:42 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter | Sammy Johns | |||
| Producer | Bud Logan | |||
| John Conlee singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Common Man" is a song written by Sammy Johns and originally recorded by him in 1981 via Elektra Records. Johns's version charted at number 50 on Hot Country Songs in 1981.[1] It had "Easy to Be with You" on the B-side, and was produced by James Stroud and Tom Long.[2]
It was later recorded by American country music artist John Conlee. It was released in February 1983 as the fourth single from his album Busted. The song was Conlee's third number one on the country chart, and his first number one since 'Backside of Thirty" in 1979. The single stayed at number one for one week.[3]
Chart performance
[edit | edit source]Sammy Johns
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 50 |
John Conlee
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1983) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 17 |
References
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Whitburn, p. 102
- ^ "Sammy Johns Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "John Conlee Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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