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Hole in My Pocket
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Wikipedia article
'"Hole in My Pocket"' is a song co-written by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, and recorded by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. It was released in March 1989, as the third single from his album 'Loving Proof'. The song reached number 4 on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and became a number 1 hit in Canada. Shelton's version was an updated rendition of the original recording by Grand Ole Opry artist Little Jimmy Dickens, recorded in Nashville on April 16, 1958 with a small group of Nashville session players including guitarists Grady Martin and Harold Bradley. Though Dickens was known for his earthy hard country songs, this one was a hard rocker in the Chuck Berry mode. While the Dickens version was not a hit, Shelton's recording, despite some modern touches, closely followed the 1958 arrangement.
Content
The narrator has a hole in his pocket so all his money is gone and he can't buy his girlfriend anything.
Chart performance
"Hole in My Pocket" reached number 4 on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Songs chart and number 1 on the Canadian 'RPM' Country Tracks chart.
Year-end charts
References
Category:1989 singles
Category:1958 songs
Category:Little Jimmy Dickens songs
Category:Ricky Van Shelton songs
Category:Songs written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer)
Category:Columbia Nashville Records singles
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