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"Button Off My Shirt"
Song
B-side"One Night"[1]

"Button Off My Shirt" is the title of a song by written by Billy Livsey and Graham Lyle, and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It released in 1988 as the fifth single from the album Heart & Soul. It peaked at number four on the Hot Country Songs charts.

The song talks of an ended relationship, where Milsap compares the former lover to a missing button from his shirt – "just an everyday distraction" which "some day I will replace".

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.

Chart positions

Ronnie Milsap

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 4

Paul Carrack

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 91

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 280. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Paul Carrack Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
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