He Would Be Sixteen
| "He Would Be Sixteen" | ||||
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| Single by Michelle Wright | ||||
| from the album Now and Then | ||||
| B-side | "The Change" | |||
| Released | October 1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Charlie Black Jill Colucci Austin Roberts | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Bogard Rick Giles | |||
| Michelle Wright singles chronology | ||||
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"He Would Be Sixteen" is a song written by Jill Colucci, Charlie Black and Austin Roberts, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Michelle Wright. It was released in October 1992 as the third single from her third studio album, Now and Then. It peaked at number 3 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in January 1993.
Content
[edit]Wright said in A Year in the Life that she did not identify with the song when she recorded it, because she had never been pregnant or put a child up for adoption, but she chose to record it anyway because it received positive feedback in concerts.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]The song was nominated for a Juno Award for Single of the Year at the 1994 Juno Awards.[2]
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1992–1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] | 30 |
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 3 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 31 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 97 |
| Chart (1993) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] | 51 |
References
[edit]- ^ Wright, Michelle (2005). A Year in the Life: The Journals of Michelle Wright. pp. 26–27. ISBN 9781897414583.
- ^ LeBlanc, Larry (19 February 1994). "Rankin Family leads Juno nominees". Billboard: 48.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1903." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 14, 1992. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1823." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 16, 1993. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "Michelle Wright Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
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