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Dust on the Bottle
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Wikipedia article
"'Dust on the Bottle'" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist David Lee Murphy. It was released in August 1995 as the fourth single from the album 'Out with a Bang'. The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks in late 1995,[http://www.billboard.com/charts/1995-10-28/country-songs Billboard] and is Murphy's first number one hit. It would remain his only number one single until almost 23 years later, when he topped the country charts again with "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" in June 2018. The song also hit number 9 on the Canadian Country charts.
Background and writing
In an interview with The Boot, Murphy said that he was playing guitar at his kitchen table in the morning and the song "came out of nowhere." Murphy goes on to say that he wrote the song in 15 minutes.
Content
The song is about an old man named Creole Williams. The narrator asks him for advice on impressing his lover, and Williams gives him a bottle of homemade wine, then tells him "There might be a little dust on the bottle / But dont let it fool ya about whats inside/There might be a little dust on the bottle/But its one of those things, it gets sweeter with time.
Music video
The music video was directed by Charley Randazzo and premiered in mid-1995.
Chart positions
"Dust on the Bottle" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 12, 1995.
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References
Category:1995 singles
Category:1995 songs
Category:David Lee Murphy songs
Category:Songs written by David Lee Murphy
Category:Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
Category:MCA Records singles
Category:Country rock songs
Category:Songs about alcohol
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