Cadillac Style

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"Cadillac Style"
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Single by Sammy Kershaw
from the album Don't Go Near the Water
B-side "Harbor for a Lonely Heart"
ReleasedOctober 1, 1991
Recorded1991
Genre Country
Length2:54
Label Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s) Mark Petersen
Producer(s) Buddy Cannon, Norro Wilson
Sammy Kershaw singles chronology
"Cadillac Style"
(1991)
"Don't Go Near the Water"
(1992)

"Cadillac Style" is a song written by Mark Petersen, and recorded by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in October 1991 as his debut single, as well as the lead-off single from his debut album Don't Go Near the Water . It peaked at number 3 in both the United States and Canada.

Contents

Content

The song's narrator says that he doesn't have a lot of nice things, but he says that "my little baby loves me Cadillac style".

Music video

The music video was directed by Steve Boyle.

Chart performance

"Cadillac Style" debuted at number 68 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 12, 1991. [1]

Chart (1991-1992)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 3
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 71

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References

  1. Billboard , October 12, 1991
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2029." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. January 18, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  3. "Sammy Kershaw Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM . December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.