Valentine (Jim Brickman song)

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"Valentine"
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Single by Martina McBride and Jim Brickman
from the album Evolution
A-side "A Broken Wing"
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1997
Genre smooth jazz
Length3:22
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriters Jim Brickman, Jack Kugell
Producer Dan Shea
Martina McBride singles chronology
"A Broken Wing"
(1997)
"Valentine"
(1997)
"Happy Girl"
(1998)

"Valentine" is a song co-written and performed by American recording artist Jim Brickman, with a guest vocal from Martina McBride. It first appeared on his 1997 album Picture This, [1] and later on McBride's album Evolution .

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Chart performance

The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts in 1997, peaking at number 50 on the former and number 3 on the latter. [2] Although it first appeared on the Hot Country Songs charts at that time, it was not officially released as a single to the country format until a year later. [3] The song was the follow-up to McBride's single "A Broken Wing," for which "Valentine" originally served as the B-side. [3] Upon its official release, "Valentine" peaked at number 9.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [4] 16
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 50
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [6] 3
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 53
Chart (1998)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [8] 14
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [9] 12

References

  1. "Picture This". Allmusic . Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  2. "Chart listing for "Valentine"". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  3. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 262–263. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 3156." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. March 24, 1997. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  5. "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. "Martina McBride Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  7. 1 2 "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  8. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3516." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. April 13, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  9. "1997 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-82. Retrieved September 13, 2021.