| "I Wish I Could Have Been There" | ||||
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| Single by John Anderson | ||||
| from the album Solid Ground | ||||
| Released | April 18, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
| Writer(s) | John Anderson Kent Robbins |
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| Producer | James Stroud John Anderson |
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"I Wish I Could Have Been There" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by country music artist John Anderson. It was released in April 1994 as the fourth and final single from his 1993 album Solid Ground. It peaked at #4 in the United States, and #21 in Canada. John Anderson co-wrote this song with Kent Robbins.
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The narrator wishes that he could have been around his family more often for many things.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine gave the song a mixed review, saying that while Anderson "squeezes the emotional maximum from this nostalgic ballad with his usual full vocal assault", he compares it to the song "Cat's in the Cradle."[1]
There was a music video for this song. It features Anderson singing in a room at a fireplace, and also shows him on his touring.
"I Wish I Could Have Been There" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 23, 1994.
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 4 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 21 |