It Could Have Been Me

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"It Could Have Been Me"
It Could Have Been Me - Sami Jo.jpg
Single by Sami Jo
from the album It Could Have Been Me
B-side "Look at Us"
ReleasedJuly 1974
Recorded1974
Genre Pop
Length3:17
Label MGM South
Songwriter(s) Gloria Sklerov, Harry Lloyd
Producer(s) S. Limbo, M. Buckins
Sami Jo singles chronology
"Tell Me a Lie"
(1974)
"It Could Have Been Me"
(1974)
"I'll Believe Anything You Say"
(1975)

"It Could Have Been Me" is a song written by Gloria Sklerov and Harry Lloyd . The song was originally recorded by Vicki Lawrence in 1972. Though not released as a single, it was included on her debut LP, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia .

Contents

"It Could Have Been Me" is a torch song, with the singer expressing regrets about separating from her erstwhile love upon witnessing his marriage to another woman. She awakens to learn that it was only a dream, and that he is her fiancé.

Sami Jo Cole recording

In 1974 song was recorded by Sami Jo Cole. It became a pop hit in both the U.S. (#46) and Canada (#45). It was a bigger hit on the Adult Contemporary charts, reaching #31 and #12 in those nations, respectively. It was the follow-up to her debut hit, "Tell Me a Lie," and both songs were released in advance of her first LP.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1974/75)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [1] 68
Canada RPM Top Singles [2] 45
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [3] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4] 46
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [5] 31
U.S. Billboard Country [6] 61
U.S. Cash Box Top 10049

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References

  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 264. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  2. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-10-05. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-08-31. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
  5. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 121.
  6. Billboard Hot Country Songs, August 24, 1974