"Home Sweet Home" | ||||
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Single by Dennis Robbins | ||||
from the album Man with a Plan | ||||
B-side | "The Only Slide I Ever Played On" | |||
Released | April 1992 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:26 | |||
Label | Giant | |||
Songwriter(s) | Dennis Robbins Bob DiPiero John Scott Sherrill | |||
Producer(s) | Richard Landis James Stroud | |||
Dennis Robbins singles chronology | ||||
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"Home Sweet Home" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Dennis Robbins, his first solo single release since 1987. It was released in April 1992 as the lead single from his second studio album Man with a Plan . It was also Robbins' only solo top 40 hit, peaking at No. 34 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] Robbins wrote the song, along with Bob DiPiero and John Scott Sherrill.
A review on Billboard gave the song a "New & Noteworthy" review, stating that "Robbins snaps listeners to attention with a convincing country vocal that is etched with a bluesy quality." [2]
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] | 34 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 73 |
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