"The Bottle Let Me Down" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in August 1966 as the second single from the album Swinging Doors. The song peaked at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles.[1]

Content

The song is about a man who could no longer find solace from binge drinking to relieve his grief over a lost love.

Chart performance

Chart (1966) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 3

Porter Wagoner version

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 146.
  2. ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bottle_Let_Me_Down
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