I Wish I Could Have Been There

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"I Wish I Could Have Been There"
Single by John Anderson
from the album Solid Ground
B-side "Solid Ground"
ReleasedApril 18, 1994
Genre Country
Length3:34
Label BNA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
John Anderson singles chronology
"I've Got It Made"
(1994)
"I Wish I Could Have Been There"
(1994)
"Country 'Til I Die"
(1994)

"I Wish I Could Have Been There" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in April 1994 as the fourth and final single from his album Solid Ground . It peaked at number 4 in the United States, and number 21 in Canada. Anderson co-wrote this song with Kent Robbins.

Contents

Content

The narrator wishes that he could have been around his family more often for many things.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine gave the song a mixed review, saying that while Anderson "squeezes the emotional maximum from this nostalgic ballad with his usual full vocal assault", she compared its theme to the song "Cat's in the Cradle." [1]

Music video

There was a music video for this song. It features Anderson singing in a room at a fireplace, and also shows him on his touring.

Chart positions

"I Wish I Could Have Been There" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 23, 1994.

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 21
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 64

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References

  1. Billboard , April 16, 1994
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2548." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. August 1, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  3. "John Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.