Valentine (Martina McBride song)

"Valentine"
Single by Martina McBride and Jim Brickman
from the album Evolution
A-side "A Broken Wing"
Released September 8, 1997
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 3:16
Label RCA Nashville
Writer(s) Jim Brickman
Jack Kugell
Producer(s) Dan Shea
Martina McBride chronology
"A Broken Wing"
(1997)		 "Valentine"
(1997)		 "Happy Girl"
(1998)

"Valentine" is a song co-written and recorded by American adult contemporary artist Jim Brickman, with a guest vocal from Martina McBride. It first appeared on his 1997 album Picture This,[1] and later on McBride's album Evolution.

Chart performance

The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts in 1997, peaking at number 50 on the former and number 3 on the latter.[2] Although it first appeared on the Hot Country Songs charts at that time, it was not officially released as a single to the country format until a year later.[3] The song was the follow-up to her single "A Broken Wing," to which "Valentine" originally served as the b-side.[3] Upon its official release, "Valentine" peaked at number 9.

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4] 16
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 50
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 3
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 53
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] 14
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 9

References

  1. ↑ "Picture This". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Chart listing for "Valentine"". Billboard. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 262–263. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 3156." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. March 24, 1997. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Martina McBride Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Martina McBride.
  6. ↑ "Martina McBride Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Martina McBride.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Martina McBride Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Martina McBride.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3516." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 13, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

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