Rake and Ramblin' Man

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"Rake and Ramblin' Man"
Single by Don Williams
from the album Country Boy
B-side "Too Many Tears"
ReleasedJuly 1, 1978
Genre Country
Length2:53
Label ABC
Songwriter(s) Bob McDill
Producer(s) Don Williams
Don Williams singles chronology
"I've Got a Winner in You"
(1978)
"Rake and Ramblin' Man"
(1978)
"Tulsa Time"
(1978)

"Rake and Ramblin' Man" is a song written by Bob McDill, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in July 1978 as the third single from the album Country Boy. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart [1]

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 3
Canadian RPM Country Tracks2

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 40

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 386..
  2. "Don Williams Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2021.