Southbound (Mac McAnally song)

"Southbound"
Single by Sammy Kershaw
from the album Feelin' Good Train
B-side"Better Call a Preacher"
ReleasedDecember 3, 1994
GenreCountry
Length4:31
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Mac McAnally
Producer(s)Buddy Cannon, Norro Wilson
Sammy Kershaw singles chronology
"Third Rate Romance"
(1994) 		"Southbound"
(1994) 		"If You're Gonna Walk, I'm Gonna Crawl"
(1995)

"Southbound" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music singer Mac McAnally for his 1990 album Simple Life. It was released as a single by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in December 1994 as the third single from the album Feelin' Good Train. The song reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

Content

The song is a ballad about a narrator expressing his nostalgia for his childhood in the Southern United States. According to a review in Gavin Report, Kershaw said that he considered the song the "story of his life".[2]

Critical reception

Holly Gleason of CD Review described the song favorably, saying that it "paints a moving picture of emotional displacement."[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1994-1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 17
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 27

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 189.
  2. ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Gavin Report: 36. November 18, 1994.
  3. ^ Gleason, Holly (1994). "Feelin' Good Train review". CD Review. 11 (1–6): iv.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8009." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 27, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "Sammy Kershaw Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.


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