Why Not Me (Fred Knoblock song)
"Why Not Me" is a 1980 single by Fred Knoblock. The song was written by Knoblock along with Carson Whitsett. The song is sung from the point of view of a man attending the wedding of his former girlfriend and sadly wondering why he's not in the groom's position.
"Why Not Me" | ||||
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Single by Fred Knoblock | ||||
from the album Why Not Me | ||||
Released | 1980 | |||
Genre | Soft rock[1] | |||
Label | Scotti Brothers | |||
Songwriter(s) | Fred Knoblock Carson Whitsett | |||
Producer(s) | Frankie Sullivan, Jim Peterik | |||
Fred Knoblock singles chronology | ||||
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"Why Not Me" was a successful release on the Adult Contemporary chart reaching the number one spot. The single spent two weeks at number one and peaked at number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] "Why Not Me" also peaked at number thirty on the country chart.[3]
Chart performance
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 18 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 30 |
References
- "Explore: Soft Rock | Top Songs | AllMusic". Web.archive.org. 2011-11-12. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
- Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 138.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 193.
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