Sweet Country Music
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"Sweet Country Music" is the title of a song recorded by American country music group Atlanta
. It was released in February 1984 as the third single from their debut album Pictures
. It was their highest charting single, reaching #5 on the U.S. Billboard
Hot Country Singles
chart and peaking at #2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was written by Jeff Stevens, Terry Dotson and Dwaine Rowe. It incorporates the chorus to "Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)
" by A.P. Carter.
Atlanta (band)
Atlanta was an American country music group formed in 1982 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. It was composed of Brad Griffis , Bill Davidson , Tony Ingram , Alan David , Allen Collay , Bill Packard , Jeff Baker , Dick Stevens and John Holder...
. It was released in February 1984 as the third single from their debut album Pictures
Pictures (Atlanta album)
Pictures is the title of a country album by American country music group Atlanta. It was released in March 1984. The album peaked at number 8 on the Top Country Albums charts and number 140 on the U.S. Billboard 200. The biggest hit on the album, and also one of Atlanta's biggest hits, was "Sweet...
. It was their highest charting single, reaching #5 on the U.S. Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart and peaking at #2 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was written by Jeff Stevens, Terry Dotson and Dwaine Rowe. It incorporates the chorus to "Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)
Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)
"Can the Circle Be Unbroken " is the title of a country/folk song reworked by A. P. Carter from the hymn "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" by Ada R. Habershon and Charles H. Gabriel. The song's lyrics concern the death, funeral, and mourning of the narrator's mother.The song first gained attention due...
" by A.P. Carter.
Chart performance
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |