By the Book (song)

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"By the Book"
Single by Michael Peterson
from the album Michael Peterson
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1998
Genre Country
Length3:02
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s) Michael Peterson, Robert Ellis Orrall
Producer(s) Robert Ellis Orrall, Josh Leo
Michael Peterson singles chronology
"When the Bartender Cries"
(1998)
"By the Book"
(1998)
"Somethin' 'bout a Sunday"
(1999)

"By the Book" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Peterson. It was released in September 1998 as the fifth and final single from his 1997 album Michael Peterson . The song reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] Peterson wrote the song with Robert Ellis Orrall.

Chart performance

Chart (1998-1999)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 22
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [3] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 19

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