C.C. Waterback
1982 single by Merle Haggard and George Jones From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"C.C. Waterback" is a song recorded by American country music artists Merle Haggard and George Jones. It was released in December 1982 as the second single from the album A Taste of Yesterday's Wine. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by Haggard.
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| "C.C. Waterback" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Merle Haggard and George Jones | ||||
| from the album A Taste of Yesterday's Wine | ||||
| B-side | "After I Sing All My Songs" | |||
| Released | December 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Merle Haggard | |||
| Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
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| George Jones singles chronology | ||||
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The song tells the story of a wild party "at the Jones' place" and the hangover that followed. At one point Merle laments that the woman he brought to the party "wound up in Jones' bed and I wound up on the floor." The track also features a New Orleans horn section.
The title of the song refers to a shot of Canadian Club whisky with a water chaser. While celebrating his new hit song in 1983 at Billy Bob's Texas, Merle Haggard bought a round of drinks for more than 5,000 fans in attendance, earning a spot in Guinness World Records that stood for decades.[2]
| Chart (1982–1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 10 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 18 |
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