She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles) Explained

She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)
Type:	single
Artist:	Gary Stewart
Album:	Out of Hand
B-Side:	Williamson County
Released:	March 1975
Genre:	Country
Length:	2:46
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Roy Dea
Prev Title:	Out of Hand
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	You're Not the Woman You Used to Be
Next Year:	1975

"She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" is a song written by Wayne Carson, and recorded by American country music singer Gary Stewart. It was released in March 1975 as the third and final single from the album Out of Hand. The song was Stewart's third top ten hit on the country chart and his only song to hit number one. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of nine weeks within the top 40.^[1]

Cover versions

• A version by Randy Rogers Band appears on the 2005 compilation album Brewed in Texas, Volume 2.
• In 2010, Ronnie Dunn of Brooks & Dunn covered the song for the soundtrack to the film Country Strong and on the same record label (RCA Records).
• American indie band Wednesday covered the song in their 2022 album Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling 'Em Up.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 333.

2. Web site: Sodomsky . Sam . Wednesday: Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling 'Em Up . Pitchfork . 9 January 2023 . en . March 21, 2022.