Rock Bottom (Wynonna Judd song)

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"Rock Bottom"
Single by Wynonna Judd
from the album Tell Me Why
B-side "Girls with Guitars" [1]
ReleasedFebruary 19, 1994
Genre Country
Length3:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Tony Brown
Wynonna Judd singles chronology
"Is It Over Yet"
(1993)
"Rock Bottom"
(1994)
"Girls with Guitars"
(1994)

"Rock Bottom" is a song written by J.R. Cobb and Buddy Buie, and recorded by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. It was released in February 1994 as the fourth single from the album Tell Me Why . The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 5
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 39

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References

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  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2468." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. May 9, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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