Released July 22, 1996 Genre Country Label Mercury | Format CD single Length 3:21 | |
Writer(s) Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders | ||
"Vidalia" is a song written by Tim Nichols and Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in July 1996 as the second single from the album Politics, Religion and Her. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
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Content
The song is a wordplay on Vidalia onions and a woman named Vidalia.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "nice blend of cuteness and country boy wit rolled into a song of love and longing. She goes on to say that it is the kind of left-of-center love song that Kershaw has "always excelled at."
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael Merriman and premiered in mid-1996. It was filmed in Vidalia, Georgia.
Chart performance
"Vidalia" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 27, 1996.