Seein' My Father in Me

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"Seein' My Father in Me"
Single by Paul Overstreet
from the album Sowin' Love
B-side "Love Never Sleeps"
ReleasedJanuary 6, 1990
Genre Country
Length3:26
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Paul Overstreet, Taylor Dunn
Producer(s) James Stroud
Paul Overstreet singles chronology
"All the Fun"
(1989)
"Seein' My Father in Me"
(1990)
"Richest Man on Earth"
(1990)

"Seein' My Father in Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Paul Overstreet. It was released in January 1990 as the fourth single from his album Sowin' Love . The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in March 1990. [1] It was written by Overstreet and Taylor Dunn. The song won Country Recorded Song of the Year at the 22nd GMA Dove Awards in 1991.

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Jack Cole. It features Overstreet singing the song, as well as interacting with shots of their fathers.

Chart performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 2
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [4] 52
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 16


Accolades

GMA Dove Awards

YearWinnerCategory
1991"Seein' My Father in Me"Country Recorded Song of the Year


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References

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