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Life's Little Ups and Downs
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Wikipedia article
'"Life's Little Ups and Downs"' is a song originally recorded by Charlie Rich. Written by his wife, Margaret Ann Rich, the song appears on his second Epic album, 1969's 'The Fabulous Charlie Rich'. His rendition spent eleven weeks on the country music charts in 1969, peaking at #41.
Critical reception
Rolling Stone magazine praised the song in its own review upon its release, calling it "as good as anything he's ever done" and predicting that the song "could make it on all the charts at once: R&B, Pop, Easy Listening and Country".
Chart performance
Ricky Van Shelton version
In 1990, Ricky Van Shelton covered the song on his third studio album, 'RVS III'. Shelton's version of the song was released in October 1990 as the final single from that album. It spent twenty weeks on the country music charts and peaked at #4.
Chart performance
Year-end charts
References
Category:1969 singles
Category:1990 singles
Category:Charlie Rich songs
Category:Ricky Van Shelton songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Billy Sherrill
Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer)
Category:Epic Records singles
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:1969 songs
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