Don't Waste It on the Blues explained

Don't Waste It on the Blues
Type:single
Artist:Gene Watson
Album:Back in the Fire
B-Side:I Picked a San Antonio Rose
Released:November 12, 1988
Genre:Country
Length:3:07
Label:Warner Bros.
Producer:Gregg Brown, Ed Seay, Paul Worley
Prev Title:Everybody Needs a Hero
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:Back in the Fire
Next Year:1989

"Don't Waste It on the Blues" is a song written by Jerry Vandiver and Sandy Ramos, and recorded by American country music artist Gene Watson. It was released in November 1988 as the first single from the album Back in the Fire. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 73
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 89

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 374.
  2. Web site: RPM 100 Country Singles. RPM. February 20, 1989.
  3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989. RPM. December 23, 1989. August 28, 2013.
  4. Web site: Best of 1989: Country Songs . . . 1989. August 28, 2013.