You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie

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"You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie"
Single by The Bellamy Brothers
from the album The Two and Only
B-side "Blue Ribbons"
ReleasedAugust 18, 1979
Genre Country
Length4:24
Label Warner Bros./Curb
Songwriter(s) David Bellamy
Producer(s) Michael Lloyd
The Bellamy Brothers singles chronology
"If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me"
(1979)
"You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie"
(1979)
"Sugar Daddy"
(1980)

"You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie" is a song written by David Bellamy and recorded by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was released in August 1979 as the third single from the album The Two and Only . The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

In 2005, the Bellamy Brothers re-recorded the song with Alan Jackson for their album Angels & Outlaws, Vol. 1.

Chart performance

Chart (1979)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 5
Canadian RPM Country Tracks11

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 43.
  2. "The Bellamy Brothers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.