Hillbilly Shoes
| "Hillbilly Shoes" | ||||
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| Single by Montgomery Gentry | ||||
| from the album Tattoos & Scars | ||||
| B-side | "All Night Long" | |||
| Released | February 22, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bobby Taylor, Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis | |||
| Producer(s) | Joe Scaife | |||
| Montgomery Gentry singles chronology | ||||
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"Hillbilly Shoes" is a song recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry. It was released in February 1999 as their debut single and the lead-off single to their debut album Tattoos & Scars. It peaked at number 13 in the United States, and number 7 in Canada. It was written by Bobby Taylor, Mike Geiger and Woody Mullis. The song features Troy Gentry singing lead but in some parts there's Eddie Montgomery singing alone as lead vocals.
Critical reception
[edit]Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "high-energy brand of traditional country blended with loads of outlaw attitude." She goes and says that the song has an "absolutely infectious guitar riff, sassy sawing fiddles, and Gentry's high-octane lead vocal."[1]
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by Chris Rogers and premiered in early 1999.
Chart positions
[edit]"Hillbilly Shoes" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 13, 1999.
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 7 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 62 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 13 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 47 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 62 |
References
[edit]- ^ Billboard, February 27, 1999
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8164." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 7, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Montgomery Gentry Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1999". RPM. December 13, 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1999: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1999. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
