Don't We All Have the Right
"Don't We All Have the Right" is a song written and recorded by Roger Miller in 1970 and featured on his album, Trip in the Country, released as a double A-side with "South." It was later recorded by Ricky Van Shelton. It was first the b-side to his second single "Crime of Passion" before it served as the fifth and last single released from his debut album, Wild-Eyed Dream in 1988. The song was Shelton's 3rd #1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart as well as his third consecutive #1.[2]
| "Don't We All Have the Right" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ricky Van Shelton | ||||
| from the album Wild-Eyed Dream | ||||
| B-side | "Baby, I'm Ready" | |||
| Released | April 11, 1988[1] | |||
| Recorded | October 15, 1986[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Roger Miller | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Buckingham | |||
| Ricky Van Shelton singles chronology | ||||
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Content
The narrator finds out he's wrong when he thinks his lover will return after leaving him.
Chart performance
"Don't We All Have the Right" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and on The Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. His second single to do so.
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
- Greatest Hits Plus (CD). Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia Records. 1992. 52753.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 310.
- "Ricky Van Shelton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.