The Woman in My Life

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"The Woman in My Life"
Single by Phil Vassar
from the album Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
ReleasedAugust 7, 2006 (2006-08-07)
Genre Country
Length3:44
Label Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s) Phil Vassar
Julie Wood
Producer(s) Frank Rogers
Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar singles chronology
"Last Day of My Life"
(2006)
"The Woman in My Life"
(2006)
"This Is My Life"
(2007)

"The Woman in My Life" is a song recorded by American country music artist Phil Vassar. It was released in August 2006 as the second single from his compilation album Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 . Vassar co-wrote the song with then-wife Julie Wood.

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Critical reception

The song received a favorable review from Deborah Evans Price of Billboard , who wrote that it has "a great lyric with a lovely sentiment that audiences will readily connect with." [1]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of August 19, 2006. [2]

Chart (2006–2007)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 20

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References

  1. Price, Deborah Evans (July 22, 2006). "Reviews". Billboard . Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  2. Gilbert, Calvin (August 12, 2006). "Rascal Flatts, Rodney Atkins Continue Chart Reign". Country Music Television . Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
  3. "Phil Vassar Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.