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{{Infobox song
| Name = Two More Bottles of Wine
| name = Two More Bottles of Wine
| cover =
| Artist = [[Emmylou Harris]]
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| from Album = [[Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town]]
| Released = 1978
| type = single
| Format = [[7" single]]
| artist = [[Emmylou Harris]]
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| album = [[Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town]]
| B-side = "[[I Ain't Living Long Like This]]"<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=181|isbn=0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
| B-side = "[[I Ain't Living Long Like This]]"<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=181|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
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| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| released = April 15, 1978
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| Length = 3:08
| recorded =
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| Writer = [[Delbert McClinton]]
| studio =
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| Label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| Producer = Brian Ahern
| venue =
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| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
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| Last single = "[[To Daddy]]"<br />(1977)
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| length = 3:08
| This single = "'''Two More Bottles of Wine'''"<br />(1978)
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| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. Nashville]]
| Next single = "Easy from Now On"<br />(1978)
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| writer = [[Delbert McClinton]]
| producer = [[Brian Ahern (producer)|Brian Ahern]]
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| prev_title = [[To Daddy]]
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = [[Easy From Now On]]
| next_year = 1978
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"'''Two More Bottles of Wine'''" is a song written and recorded by [[Delbert McClinton]] for his 1975 album ''Victim of Life's Circumstances''. In 1978, it was covered by American [[country music]] artist [[Emmylou Harris]]. It was released in April 1978 as the first single from the album ''[[Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town]]''. "Two More Bottles of Wine" topped the U.S. country singles chart that June. [[Terri Clark]] covered the song for her 2012 album ''[[Classic (Terri Clark album)|Classic]]''. A live version by [[Sheryl Crow]] and [[Vince Gill]] appears on the 2016 CD ''The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star Concert Celebration''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Life-Songs-Emmylou-Harris-Celebration/dp/B01MCS5OX4|title = The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star Concert Celebration|website = Amazon}}</ref>
'''"Two More Bottles of Wine"''' is a song written by [[Delbert McClinton]], which was most famously recorded in 1978, by [[Emmylou Harris]], whose recording topped the U.S. country singles charts.


==The song==
==Content==
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In the song, the narrator moves with his/her lover to [[Los Angeles]], 1,600 miles away from their home, in search of success, but the lover abruptly leaves. The narrator is then left to fend for him/herself, eventually working in a menial job "sweeping out a warehouse in West L.A." but eventually concludes it is all right because he/she still has "two more bottles of wine".


==Charts==
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In the song, the narrator moves with his/her lover to [[Los Angeles]], 1,600 miles away from their home, in search of success, but the lover abruptly leaves. The narrator is then left to fend for him/herself, eventually working in a menial job "sweeping out a warehouse in West L.A.", but eventually concludes it is all right because he/she still has "two more bottles of wine".

==Chart performance==
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Latest revision as of 19:19, 29 February 2024

"Two More Bottles of Wine"
Single by Emmylou Harris
from the album Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
B-side"I Ain't Living Long Like This"[1]
ReleasedApril 15, 1978
GenreCountry
Length3:08
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)Delbert McClinton
Producer(s)Brian Ahern
Emmylou Harris singles chronology
"To Daddy"
(1977) 		"Two More Bottles of Wine"
(1978) 		"Easy From Now On"
(1978)

"Two More Bottles of Wine" is a song written and recorded by Delbert McClinton for his 1975 album Victim of Life's Circumstances. In 1978, it was covered by American country music artist Emmylou Harris. It was released in April 1978 as the first single from the album Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town. "Two More Bottles of Wine" topped the U.S. country singles chart that June. Terri Clark covered the song for her 2012 album Classic. A live version by Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill appears on the 2016 CD The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star Concert Celebration.[2]

Content

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In the song, the narrator moves with his/her lover to Los Angeles, 1,600 miles away from their home, in search of success, but the lover abruptly leaves. The narrator is then left to fend for him/herself, eventually working in a menial job "sweeping out a warehouse in West L.A." but eventually concludes it is all right because he/she still has "two more bottles of wine".

Charts

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Chart (1978) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star Concert Celebration". Amazon.
  3. ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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