Would You Catch a Falling Star

"Would You Catch a Falling Star"
"Would You Catch a Falling Star"
Single by John Anderson
from the album I Just Came Home to Count the Memories
B-side	"I Danced with the San Antonio Rose"
Released	April 17, 1982
Genre	Country
Length	2:56
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Bobby Braddock
Producer(s)	Frank Jones; John Anderson;
John Anderson singles chronology

Last updated February 10, 2025

"Would You Catch a Falling Star" is a song written by Bobby Braddock, and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in April 1982 as the second single from the album I Just Came Home to Count the Memories . The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1]

Content

"Would You Catch a Falling Star" is a tongue in cheek look at the pitfalls of stardom and fame, describing a one-time superstar whose drawing power and appeal to fans is fading.

The song opens with the former superstar finishing a country music show attended by a small crowd. He then departs backstage half drunk and meets a woman. "With all his country charm" he asks her, "Would you catch a falling star before he crashes to the ground?" He offers to bring his guitar and sing her a song in exchange for taking him home. The second verse tells of his former wealth and fame and his descent back into obscurity, trading a large bus for a small van.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard )^[2]	6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	15

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	42

References

1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
↑ "John Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

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[whitburn-1] 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_John_Anderson-2] "John Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[3] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

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Studio albums	John Anderson John Anderson 2 I Just Came Home to Count the Memories Wild & Blue All the People Are Talkin' Eye of a Hurricane Tokyo, Oklahoma Countrified Blue Skies Again 10 Too Tough to Tame Seminole Wind Solid Ground Country 'til I Die Paradise Takin' the Country Back Nobody's Got It All Easy Money Bigger Hands Goldmine Years
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1984) Greatest Hits Volume II Greatest Hits (1996)
Notable singles	"Your Lying Blue Eyes" "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs" "1959" "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal (But I'm Gonna Be a Diamond Someday)" "Chicken Truck" "I Just Came Home to Count the Memories" "Would You Catch a Falling Star" "Wild and Blue" "Swingin'" "Goin' Down Hill" "Black Sheep" "Let Somebody Else Drive" "She Sure Got Away with My Heart" "Eye of a Hurricane" "It's All Over Now" "Down in Tennessee" "Honky Tonk Crowd" "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right" (with Waylon Jennings) "Straight Tequila Night" "When It Comes to You" "Seminole Wind" "Let Go of the Stone" "Money in the Bank" "I Fell in the Water" "I've Got It Made" "I Wish I Could Have Been There" "Bend It Until It Breaks" "Mississippi Moon" "Paradise" "Somebody Slap Me" "If Her Lovin' Don't Kill Me" "Years" "Tuesday I'll Be Gone"
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