Where Corn Don't Grow
"Where Corn Don't Grow" is a song written by Roger Murrah and Mark Alan Springer. It was first recorded by Waylon Jennings on his 1990 album The Eagle, peaking at #67 on the country singles charts that year. Six years later, Travis Tritt covered it on his 1996 album The Restless Kind. Also released as a single, his rendition was a Top Ten country hit in 1997, peaking at #6 on the same chart.[1]
Music video
The music video for Tritt's version was directed by Michael Merriman. The video features a boy who leaves his father's farm in search of a life in the big city. The boy eventually gets his guitar and wallet, and everything but his father's gold watch stolen. He robs food from a store because he has no money, but he is caught and arrested. The boy turns out to be Tritt when Tritt returns to his father's home with the gold watch.
Chart positions
Waylon Jennings
| Chart (1990) |
Peak
position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks |
67 |
| Canadian RPM Country Singles Chart |
42 |
Travis Tritt
"Where Corn Don't Grow" debuted at #73 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 23, 1996.
| Chart (1996-1997) |
Peak
position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks |
6 |
| Canadian RPM Country Singles Chart |
8 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 354.