A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About

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"A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About"
Single by Charley Pride
from the album She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory
B-side "Hardest Part of Livin's Loving Me"
ReleasedAugust 1976
Genre Country
Length2:43
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Ben Peters
Producer(s)
Charley Pride singles chronology
"My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You"
(1976)
"A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About"
(1976)
"She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory"
(1977)

"A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About" is a song written by Ben Peters, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in August 1976 as the first single from his album She's Just an Old Love Turned Memory . The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (1976)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks1

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References

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  2. "RPM Country Singles for November 20, 1976". RPM . Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  3. "Charley Pride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.