Fishin' in the Dark
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| “Fishin' in the Dark” | |||||
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| Single by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band from the album Hold On |
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| Released | mid-1987 | ||||
| Length | 3:22 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | ||||
| Writer(s) | Jim Photoglo, Wendy Waldman | ||||
| The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band singles chronology | |||||
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Fishin' in the Dark is a single by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, from their 1987 album Hold On.[1] It was the band's third Number One single on the country music charts,[2] [3], and was written by Jim Photoglo and Wendy Waldman.[4]
The premise of the song is a couple planning to go fishing in the middle of the night down by a river as spring turns to summer.
[edit] Cover versions
- Canadian country band Emerson Drive recorded their version of the song on their 2004 What If? album. A live version recorded in Dallas, Texas during 2004 was released as a digital single in 2005.
- Garth Brooks recorded his version of the song for his 2005 The Lost Sessions album.
[edit] References
- ^ Music.Yahoo.com
- ^ ClassicBands.com
- ^ RateItAll.com
- ^ 2 Million-Air Song Songwriter(s). Broadcast Music, Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
| Preceded by "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" by Rosanne Cash |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band October 17, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Shine, Shine, Shine" by Eddy Raven |
