When the Bartender Cries

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"When the Bartender Cries"
Single by Michael Peterson
from the album Michael Peterson
ReleasedMay 30, 1998
Genre Country
Length3:43
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s) Michael Peterson, Hunter Davis
Producer(s) Robert Ellis Orrall, Josh Leo
Michael Peterson singles chronology
"Too Good to Be True"
(1998)
"When the Bartender Cries"
(1998)
"By the Book"
(1998)

"When the Bartender Cries" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Michael Peterson. It was released in June 1998 as the fourth single from the album Michael Peterson . The song reached No. 37 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Peterson and Hunter Davis.

Chart performance

Chart (1998)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [1] 37
Canadian RPM Country Tracks31

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