Grandpa Told Me So

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"Grandpa Told Me So"
Single by Kenny Chesney
from the album All I Need to Know
B-side "Whatever It Takes"
ReleasedNovember 13, 1995
Recorded1995
Genre Country
Length4:17
Label BNA
Songwriter(s) Mark Alan Springer, James Dean Hicks
Producer(s) Barry Beckett
Kenny Chesney singles chronology
"All I Need to Know"
(1995)
"Grandpa Told Me So"
(1995)
"Back in My Arms Again"
(1996)

"Grandpa Told Me So" is a song written by Mark Alan Springer and James Dean Hicks, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in November 1995 as the third and final single from the album All I Need to Know . The song reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

"Grandpa Told Me So" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 6, 1995.

Chart (1995–1996)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 17
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 23

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