So Much Like My Dad Explained

So Much Like My Dad
Cover:Strait So Much Like My Dad single.png
Type:single
Artist:George Strait
Album:Holding My Own
B-Side:Wonderland of Love
Released:June 29, 1992
Recorded:October 3, 1991
Genre:Country
Length:3:26
Label:MCA 54439
Producer:Jimmy Bowen
George Strait
Prev Title:Gone as a Girl Can Get
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:I Cross My Heart
Next Year:1992

"So Much Like My Dad" is a song written by Chips Moman and Bobby Emmons and recorded by Willie Nelson on his 1986 album Partners. American country music artist George Strait released the song in June 1992 as the second single from his album Holding My Own. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1992.[1]

Content

This slow to mid-tempo song takes a look at the relationship between a father and a son. The narrator actually plays the part of the son begging his mom for assistance. He wants to know what his dad always said to make his mom stay because his lover is going to leave him.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it an "elaborate and emotional production during which Strait's vocal is remarkably effective."[2]

Chart performance

"So Much Like My Dad" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 11, 1992.

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 46
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 50

Notes and References

  1. http://www.billboard.com/charts/1992-10-03/country-songs Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
  2. Billboard, July 4, 1992
  3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992. RPM. December 19, 1992. August 15, 2013.
  4. Best of 1992: Country Songs . . . 1992. August 15, 2013.