| "Vidalia" | ||||
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| Single by Sammy Kershaw | ||||
| from the album Politics, Religion and Her | ||||
| Released | July 22, 1996 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Writer(s) | Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders | |||
| Producer | Buddy Cannon, Norro Wilson | |||
| Sammy Kershaw singles chronology | ||||
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"Vidalia" is the title of a song written by Tim Nichols and Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in July 1996 as the second single from the album Politics, Religion and Her. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart[1].
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The song is a wordplay on Vidalia onions and a woman named Vidalia.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "nice blend of cuteness and country boy wit rolled into a song of love and longing. She goes on to say that it is the kind of left-of-center love song that Kershaw has "always excelled at."[2]
The music video was directed by Michael Merriman and premiered in mid-1996. It was filmed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
"Vidalia" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 27, 1996.
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 10 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 7 |
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