Oklahoma | |
Cover: | Oklahoma-billy-gilman.jpg |
Alt: | A sunlit grass field shows Billy Gilman on his stomach with his legs up and hands in front of him. |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Billy Gilman |
Album: | One Voice |
Recorded: | 2000 |
Genre: | Country |
Label: | Epic Nashville |
Prev Title: | One Voice |
Prev Year: | 2000 |
Next Title: | There's a Hero |
Next Year: | 2001 |
"Oklahoma" is a song written by D. Vincent Williams and John Allen, and recorded by American country music singer Billy Gilman. It was released in October 2000 as the second single from the album One Voice. The song reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] and number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album from the single is taken was certified two-times multi-platinum in the United States.
The song is about a boy reuniting with his birth father and his half-brother after somehow losing his mother and being put into foster care which he was shuffled around until his father was discovered.
"Oklahoma" debuted at number 66 on Billboards Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the chart week of October 14, 2000.
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 137.