The First Word in Memory Is Me

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"The First Word in Memory Is Me"
Single by Janie Fricke
from the album The First Word in Memory
B-side "One Way Ticket"
ReleasedDecember 1984
Genre Country
Length3:33
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Pat Bunch, Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy
Producer(s) Bob Montgomery
Janie Fricke singles chronology
"A Place to Fall Apart"
(1984)
"The First Word in Memory Is Me"
(1984)
"She's Single Again"
(1985)

"The First Word in Memory Is Me" is a song written by Pat Bunch, Pam Rose and Mary Ann Kennedy, and recorded by American country music artist Janie Fricke. It was released in December 1984 as the second single from the album The First Word in Memory . The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1985)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 7
Canadian RPM Country Tracks5

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 128.
  2. "Janie Fricke Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.