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Vidalia (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Vidalia'" is a song written by Tim Nichols and Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in July 1996 as the second single from the album 'Politics, Religion and Her'. The song reached number 10 on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Content
The song is a wordplay on Vidalia onions and a woman named Vidalia.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of 'Billboard' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "nice blend of cuteness and country boy wit rolled into a song of love and longing. She goes on to say that it is the kind of left-of-center love song that Kershaw has "always excelled at."'Billboard', July 27, 1996
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael Merriman and premiered in mid-1996. It was filmed during Kershaw's 1996 tour, and in Vidalia, Georgia, and features Kershaw performing to a large crowd, and scenes of farmers harvesting Vidalia onions.
Chart performance
"Vidalia" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 27, 1996.
Year-end charts
References
Category:1996 singles
Category:Sammy Kershaw songs
Category:Songs written by Tim Nichols
Category:Songs written by Mark D. Sanders
Category:Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon
Category:Song recordings produced by Norro Wilson
Category:Mercury Records singles
Category:1996 songs
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