| I Wish I Was Eighteen Again | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Mercury Records | |||
| Producer | Jerry Kennedy | |||
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I Wish I Was Eighteen Again is the first album by George Burns, released in 1980. [1] [2]
The album peaked at No. 93 on Billboards Top LPs & Tape chart. The title track is Burns' only Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary entry.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Arizona Whiz" | Sanders, Barnes | 2:30 |
| 2. | "Old Bones" | Hadley | 3:01 |
| 3. | "The Baby Song" | White | 2:11 |
| 4. | "The Only Way To Go" | Hamlisch, Rice | 2:34 |
| 5. | "Forgive Her A Little (And Love Her A Lot)" | B. Zerface, J. Zerface, Morrison | 2:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again" | Throckmorton | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine" | Hall | 3:49 |
| 8. | "A Real Good Cigar" | Sutton | 2:21 |
| 9. | "One Of The Mysteries Of Life" | Hall | 2:58 |
| 10. | "Nickels And Dimes" | Parton, Estel | 3:14 |
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs & Tapes [3] | 93 |
| US Billboard Top Country LPs [4] | 12 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1980 | "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again" | Billboard Hot 100 [5] | 49 |
| Billboard Adult Contemporary [6] | 25 | ||
| Billboard Hot Country Singles [7] | 15 | ||
| "The Arizona Whiz" | Billboard Hot Country Singles [8] | 85 | |
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