Rollin' with the Flow
| "Rollin' with the Flow" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Charlie Rich | ||||
| from the album Rollin' with the Flow | ||||
| B-side | "To Sing a Love Song" | |||
| Released | May 1977 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | April 1977 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:43 | |||
| Label | Epic 50392 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Hayes | |||
| Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
| Charlie Rich singles chronology | ||||
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"Rollin' with the Flow" is a song, released in 1977, by American country music artist Charlie Rich. The single was his eighth Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.[1] "Rollin' with the Flow" also crossed over into the top-40 of the adult contemporary music charts as well.
The mid-tempo song is sung from the perspective of a man who, despite being at an age when most of his peers have started raising families (at least 30 years old according to the second line), still lives a hard-partying, rock-and-roll lifestyle more in tune with far younger men. The song also makes reference to his Christian faith, noting that he knows he cannot continue like this in heaven (thus why he does it while he is still alive) and that he will eventually be forgiven, not just by Jesus, but his "crazy friends" as well.
Chart performance
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] | 32 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 100 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 35 |
| Preceded by "It Was Almost Like a Song" by Ronnie Milsap |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single August 6-August 13, 1977 |
Succeeded by "Way Down" by Elvis Presley |
| Preceded by "Susan Flowers" by Dick Damron |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single September 3, 1977 |
Mark Chesnutt version
| "Rollin' with the Flow" | ||||
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| Single by Mark Chesnutt | ||||
| from the album Rollin' with the Flow | ||||
| Released | August 2007 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | Lofton Creek | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerry Hayes | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Ritchey | |||
| Mark Chesnutt singles chronology | ||||
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In 2007, country music artist Mark Chesnutt recorded a cover version which is the title song for an album released on June 24, 2008. Chesnutt's cover version has entered the country music charts, becoming his first Top 40 hit since "I'm a Saint" in late 2004-early 2005, peaking at number 25. It was released thirty years after Rich's version.
Chart performance
| Chart (2007–2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 25 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 289.
- ↑ "Charlie Rich – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Charlie Rich.
- ↑ "Charlie Rich – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Charlie Rich.
- ↑ "Charlie Rich – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Charlie Rich.
- ↑ "Mark Chesnutt – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Mark Chesnutt.