1988 single by Ronnie Milsap
"Button Off My Shirt " is a song written by Billy Livsey and Graham Lyle , and recorded by American country music singer Ronnie Milsap . It released in July 1988 as the fifth single from the album Heart & Soul . It peaked at number four on the Hot Country Songs charts.
Content
The song talks of an ended relationship, where the narrator compares his former lover to a missing button from his shirt – "just an everyday distraction" which "some day he will replace".
Cover versions
Another version was released in 1988 by British singer Paul Carrack , from the album One Good Reason . This version peaked at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
Charts
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Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1988)
Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard )[4]
56
Paul Carrack
References
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 . Record Research, Inc. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2 .
^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF) . RPM . October 22, 1988.
^ "Ronnie Milsap Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved January 28, 2011.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1988". Billboard . Retrieved July 5, 2021 .
^ "Paul Carrack Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved January 28, 2011.
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