I'm Alright (Lynn Anderson song)

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"I'm Alright"
Single by Lynn Anderson
from the album I'm Alright
B-side "Pick of the Week"
ReleasedOctober 1970 (1970-10)
Recorded1969
Studio RCA Victor (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre
Length2:41
Label Chart
Songwriter(s) Bill Anderson
Producer(s) Slim Williamson
Lynn Anderson singles chronology
"No Love at All"
(1970)
"I'm Alright"
(1970)
"Rose Garden"
(1970)

"I'm Alright" is a song written by Bill Anderson that was recorded by American country music artist Lynn Anderson. It was released as a single in October 1970 via Chart Records.

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Background and release

"I'm Alright" was recorded at the RCA Victor Studio in 1969, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The sessions was produced by Slim Williamson, Anderson's producer while recording for the Chart label. [2]

"I'm Alright" reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1970. It was Anderson's eighth major hit single as a recording artist. [3] It also became a minor hit on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, reaching number 37 in 1970. [4] The song was issued on Anderson's 1969 studio album, I'm Alright . [2]

Track listings

7" vinyl single [5]

Chart performance

Chart (1970)Peak
position
Canada Country Songs ( RPM ) [4] 37
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 20

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References

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  2. 1 2 Anderson, Lynn (September 1970). "I'm Alright (Album Info and Liner Notes)". Chart Records .
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. 1 2 "Results under "Country Singles" for Lynn Anderson". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  5. "Lynn Anderson -- "I'm Alright" (1970, Vinyl)". Discogs . 1970. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. "Lynn Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2020.