Button Off My Shirt Explained

Button Off My Shirt
Type:single
Artist:Ronnie Milsap
Album:Heart & Soul
B-Side:"One Night"[1]
Released:July 23, 1988
Genre:Country, pop
Length:3:54
Label:RCA
Producer:Rob Galbraith
Prev Title:Old Folks
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)
Next Year:1989

"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.

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

Year-end charts

Paul Carrack

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 280. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Web site: RPM 100 Country Singles. RPM. October 22, 1988.
  3. Web site: Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988. Billboard. July 5, 2021.