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Bottle of Wine

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Released
  
June 24, 1967

Length
  
2:08

Writer(s)
  
Tom Paxton

Genre
  
Rock

Label
  
Atco 6491

B-side
  
"Can't You See I'm Tryin'" (Non-album track)

"Bottle of Wine" is a song written by Tom Paxton and performed by The Fireballs. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967. The song appeared on their 1967 album, Bottle of Wine. The Fireballs version only included two out of the four verses written by Paxton with the chorus being repeated.

The song was produced by Norman Petty.

The song was ranked #63 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1968.

Other versions

  • Judy Collins recorded the song on her 1964 concert album The Judy Collins Concert.
  • Tom Paxton released a version of the song on his 1965 album, Ain't That News!
  • Joe Brown released a single of the song in 1968.
  • Sweeney's Men recorded a version of this song with the Capitol Showband in 1970.
  • Doc Watson and Merle Watson released a version of the song in 1973 and reached #71 on the U.S. country chart. The song was featured on the duo's 1973 album, Then and Now.

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