Bottle of Wine explained

Bottle of Wine
Type:	single
Artist:	The Fireballs
Album:	Bottle of Wine
Released:	June 24, 1967
Genre:	Rock
Label:	Atco 6491
Producer:	Norman Petty
Prev Title:	Ja-Da
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	Goin' Away
Next Year:	1968

"Bottle of Wine" is a song written and recorded by Tom Paxton, which was also a hit for the band The Fireballs, whose version reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968^[1] and #5 in Canada.^[2] It also reached #3 in South Africa.^[3] The song, which included only two of Paxton's four verses, with the chorus repeated, appeared on the band's 1967 album, Bottle of Wine.^[4]

The Fireballs' record was produced by Norman Petty,^[5] and was ranked #63 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1968.^[6]

Other versions

• Judy Collins on her 1964 concert album The Judy Collins Concert.
• Tom Paxton's original was released on his 1965 album, Ain't That News!^[7]
• The Kingston Trio covered the song on their 1965 album 'Stay Awhile'
• Joe Brown released a single in 1968.^[8]
• Sweeney's Men recorded it with the Capitol Showband in 1970.
• Doc Watson and Merle Watson in 1973, which reached #71 on the U.S. country chart.^[9] The song was featured on the duo's 1973 album, Then and Now.
• Bamses Venner recorded a Danish translation on their 1978 album B & V.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard Hot 100 for March 2, 1968.
2. Web site: RPM Magazine - March 16, 1968.
3. Web site: South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Songs (A-B).
4. http://www.discogs.com/Fireballs-Bottle-Of-Wine/release/3802084 The Fireballs, Bottle of Wine
5. http://www.45cat.com/record/456491 The Fireballs, "Bottle of Wine" single release
6. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1968. January 27, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125102556/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1968.php. November 25, 2010.
7. http://www.allmusic.com/album/aint-that-news!-mw0000785861 Tom Paxton, Ain't That News!
8. Web site: Joe Brown, "Bottle of Wine" Single Release. . 16 February 1968 . November 22, 2016.
9. http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?id=121759&artist=Doc+%26+Merle+Watson&title=Bottle+of+Wine Doc & Merle Watson, "Bottle of Wine" Chart Position