Hands of a Working Man explained

Hands of a Working Man
Type:single
Artist:Ty Herndon
Album:Big Hopes
Released:January 4, 1999
Genre:Country
Length:3:47
Label:Epic
Producer:Byron Gallimore
Prev Title:It Must Be Love
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Steam
Next Year:1999

"Hands of a Working Man" is a song written by D. Vincent Williams and Jim Collins, and recorded by American country music artist Ty Herndon. It was released in January 1999 as the third single from his album, Big Hopes. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1999,[1] and was Herndon's last Top Ten country hit.

Critical reception

Chuck Taylor, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that the Herndon "offers a solid song and a strong performance that should be widely embraced by country programmers and the working-class listeners who live this lyric."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Rogers and premiered in early 1999.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Ty Herndon Hot Country Songs Chart History
  2. Billboard, December 18, 1998
  3. Web site: Best of 1999: Country Songs . . . 1999. July 7, 2013.