One Night at a Time explained

One Night at a Time
Cover:One night at a time.jpg
Type:single
Artist:George Strait
Album:Carrying Your Love with Me
B-Side:Won't You Come Home (and Talk To a Stranger)
Released:March 10, 1997
Recorded:[1]
Genre:Country
Label:MCA Nashville
Producer:Tony Brown and George Strait
Prev Title:King of the Mountain
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:Carrying Your Love with Me
Next Year:1997

"One Night at a Time" is a song written by Roger Cook, Eddie Kilgallon, and Earl Bud Lee, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in March 1997 as the first single from his album Carrying Your Love with Me. The song reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Critical reception

Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that while it has a little more pop-leaning production than a normal Strait record, the melody is "pretty and the flourishes of Mexicali-sounding guitar riffs add an intriguing flavor", going on to say that the song has a "light summertime feel to it."[2]

Chart positions

"One Night at a Time" debuted at number 37 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 15, 1997.

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 13
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 2

Notes and References

  1. Latest Greatest Straitest Hits . George Strait . 2000 . CD . MCA Nashville.
  2. Billboard, March 15, 1997
  3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997. RPM. December 15, 1997. July 17, 2013.
  4. Best of 1997: Country Songs . . . 1997. July 17, 2013.