Give Me One More Shot

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"Give Me One More Shot"
Single by Alabama
from the album Greatest Hits Vol. III
B-side "Jukebox in My Mind" [1]
ReleasedFebruary 6, 1995
RecordedApril 1994
Genre Country
Length3:29
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Teddy Gentry
Randy Owen
Ronnie Rogers
Producer(s) Alabama
Garth Fundis
Alabama singles chronology
"We Can't Love Like This Anymore"
(1994)
"Give Me One More Shot"
(1995)
"She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl"
(1995)

"Give Me One More Shot" is a song written by Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Ronnie Rogers, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in February 1995 as the second and final single from their compilation album Greatest Hits Vol. III . It peaked at number 3 in both the United States and Canada.

Contents

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that "longtime fans of this venerable band will fall in love with this midtempo number and its upbeat, one-day-at-a-time message." She goes on to say that the hooks "are strong enough to reel in a few of the skeptics out there." [2]

Content

The song's narrator wants another shot and one more day as he struggles through life, including taxes.

Chart performance

"Give Me One More Shot" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 11, 1995.

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 3
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 92
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 19

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