You Decorated My Life Explained

You Decorated My Life
Cover:Kenny Rogers Decorated single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Kenny Rogers
Album:Kenny
B-Side:One Man's Woman
Released:September 10, 1979
Genre:Country
Length:3:38
Label:United Artists
Producer:Larry Butler
Prev Title:'Til I Can Make It on My Own
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Coward of the County
Next Year:1979

"You Decorated My Life" is a song written by Debbie Hupp and Bob Morrison, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in September 1979 as the lead single from his album Kenny. It was a number-one hit on the Billboard Country Singles chart,[1] and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

Cash Box said that "Rogers' smooth, sincere vocal reading here is once again up to his usual high standards."[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1979–1980)Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[4] 61
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1
Canadian RPM Top Singles12
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks1
Spain (AFYVE)[5] 16

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 298.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition . Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 537.
  3. News: CashBox Singles Reviews. September 8, 1979. 18. Cash Box. 2022-01-01.
  4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 256.
  5. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st . September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
  6. December 20, 1980 . 1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles . TIA-10 . Billboard . 92 . 51. 5 April 2020.