Give Me One More Shot Explained

Give Me One More Shot
Type:single
Artist:Alabama
Album:Greatest Hits Vol. III
B-Side:"Jukebox in My Mind"[1]
Released:February 6, 1995
Recorded:April 1994
Genre:Country
Length:3:29
Label:RCA Nashville
Producer:Alabama
Garth Fundis
Prev Title:We Can't Love Like This Anymore
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl
Next Year:1995

"Give Me One More Shot" is a song written by Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Ronnie Rogers, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in February 1995 as the second and final single from their compilation album Greatest Hits Vol. III. It peaked at number 3 in both the United States and Canada.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that "longtime fans of this venerable band will fall in love with this midtempo number and its upbeat, one-day-at-a-time message." She goes on to say that the hooks "are strong enough to reel in a few of the skeptics out there."[2]

Content

The song's narrator wants another shot and one more day as he struggles through life, including taxes.

Chart performance

"Give Me One More Shot" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 11, 1995.

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 92
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 19

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 19. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Billboard, February 11, 1995
  3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995. RPM. December 18, 1995. July 21, 2013.
  4. Web site: Best of 1995: Country Songs . . . 1995. July 21, 2013.