Richest Man on Earth

"Richest Man on Earth"
Single by Paul Overstreet
from the album Sowin' Love
B-side"Neath the Light of Your Love"
ReleasedApril 1990
GenreCountry
Length3:11
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Paul Overstreet
Don Schlitz
Producer(s)James Stroud
Paul Overstreet singles chronology
"Seein' My Father in Me"
(1990) 		"Richest Man on Earth"
(1990) 		"Daddy's Come Around"
(1990)

"Richest Man on Earth" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Paul Overstreet. It was released in April 1990 as the fifth single from his 1989 album Sowin' Love. The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in August 1990.[1] It was written by Overstreet and Don Schlitz, with A.R. Danes.

Chart performance

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 53
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 71

References

  1. ^ Paul Overstreet Hot Country Songs Chart History
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7997." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 18, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "Paul Overstreet Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.


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