Me and God

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"Me and God"
Single by Josh Turner
from the album Your Man
ReleasedNovember 13, 2006 (2006-11-13)
Genre Country, Southern gospel, bluegrass
Length3:01
Label MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Josh Turner
Producer(s) Frank Rogers
Josh Turner singles chronology
"Would You Go with Me"
(2006)
"Me and God"
(2006)
"Firecracker"
(2007)

"Me and God" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Josh Turner, recorded as a duet with Ralph Stanley, with backing vocals from Marty Roe, Gene Johnson and Dana Williams of Diamond Rio. [1] It was released in November 2006 as the third single from his album Your Man . The song was nominated for a 2007 Academy of Country Music award for Vocal Event of the Year. [2]

Chart performance

"Me and God" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 25, 2006. [3]

Chart (2006–2007)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 16
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 98

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References

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