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Jukebox Junkie
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Wikipedia article
"'Jukebox Junkie'" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Ken Mellons. It was released in July 1994 as the second single from his debut album 'Ken Mellons'. The song reached number 8 on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 6 on the Canadian 'RPM' Country Tracks chart.[ Ken Mellons Hot Country Songs Chart History] It was written by Mellons, Jerry Cupit and Janice Honeycutt.
Content
The song is an uptempo, in which the narrator talks about how he loves to listen to the jukebox.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of 'Billboard' magazine gave the song a mixed review, saying that while Mellons "possesses one of those deep, whiskey-soaked voice that could never be mistaken for anything but country", the song will likely "never be mistaken for anything other than what it is - a hopeless string of honky-tonk cliches."'Billboard', July 23, 1994
Music video
The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in mid-1994.
Chart performance
"Jukebox Junkie" debuted at number sixty nine on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 30, 1994.
Year-end charts
References
Category:Songs about music
Category:Songs about jukeboxes
Category:1994 singles
Category:1994 songs
Category:Ken Mellons songs
Category:Epic Records singles
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