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Button Off My Shirt

Button Off My Shirt

1988 single by Ronnie Milsap

"Button Off My Shirt" is a song written by Billy Livsey and Graham Lyle, and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It released in July 1988 as the fifth single from the album Heart & Soul. It peaked at number four on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Quick Facts Single by Ronnie Milsap, from the album Heart & Soul ...

Content

The song talks of an ended relationship, where the narrator compares his former lover to a missing button from his shirt – "just an everyday distraction" which "some day he will replace".

Cover versions

Another version was released in 1988 by British singer Paul Carrack, from the album One Good Reason. This version peaked at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Charts

Ronnie Milsap

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Paul Carrack

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References

  1. [1]
    Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. [2]
    "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. October 22, 1988.
  3. [3]
    "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Paul Carrack Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
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