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"Life's Little Ups and Downs"' is a song originally recorded by Charlie Rich. Written by his wife, Margaret Ann Rich, the song appears on his second Epic album, 1969's The Fabulous Charlie Rich.[3] His rendition spent eleven weeks on the country music charts in 1969, peaking at #41.[4]
"Life's Little Ups and Downs" | ||||
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Single by Charlie Rich | ||||
from the album The Fabulous Charlie Rich | ||||
B-side | "It Takes Time" | |||
Released | 1969 | |||
Studio | Columbia (Nashville, Tennessee)[1] | |||
Genre | Country pop[2] | |||
Length | 3:40 | |||
Label | Epic #10492 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Margaret Ann Rich | |||
Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
Charlie Rich singles chronology | ||||
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Rolling Stone magazine praised the song in its own review upon its release, calling it "as good as anything he's ever done" and predicting that the song "could make it on all the charts at once: R&B, Pop, Easy Listening and Country".[5]
Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 41 |
"Life's Little Ups and Downs" | ||||
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Single by Ricky Van Shelton | ||||
from the album RVS III | ||||
B-side | "Love Is Burnin'"[7] | |||
Released | October 1990 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:37 | |||
Label | Columbia Nashville #73587 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Margaret Ann Rich | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Buckingham | |||
Ricky Van Shelton singles chronology | ||||
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In 1990, Ricky Van Shelton covered the song on his third studio album, RVS III.[8] Shelton's version of the song was released in October 1990 as the final single from that album. It spent twenty weeks on the country music charts and peaked at #4.[7]
Chart (1990–1991) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[9] | 9 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 4 |
Chart (1991) | Position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 44 |
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