My Old Yellow Car
"My Old Yellow Car" | ||||
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Single by Dan Seals | ||||
from the album San Antone | ||||
B-side | "Oh These Nights"[1] | |||
Released | February 1985 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:36 | |||
Label | EMI America | |||
Songwriter(s) | Thom Schuyler | |||
Producer(s) | Kyle Lehning | |||
Dan Seals singles chronology | ||||
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"My Old Yellow Car" is a song written by Thom Schuyler, and recorded by American country music artist Dan Seals. It was released in February 1985 as the third and final single from his album San Antone. It peaked at #9 in early-1985.
It was also recorded by Lacy J. Dalton on her 1980 album Lacy J. Dalton, but her version was never released as a single.
Content
The narrator of the song nostalgically describes his/her first car, which was old and battered, but was the source of many fond memories. Although the narrator is now wealthy and riding in a chauffeur-driven luxury car, the narrator wishes he/she were still driving that old yellow car.
Chart positions
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 9 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 9 |
References
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- Stones
- Harbinger
- Rebel Heart
- San Antone
- Won't Be Blue Anymore
- On the Front Line
- Rage On
- On Arrival
- Walking the Wire
- Fired Up
- In a Quiet Room
- In a Quiet Room II
- The Best
- Greatest Hits
- "God Must Be a Cowboy"
- "(You Bring Out) The Wild Side of Me"
- "My Baby's Got Good Timing"
- "My Old Yellow Car"
- "Meet Me in Montana" (with Marie Osmond)
- "Bop"
- "Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)"
- "You Still Move Me"
- "I Will Be There"
- "Three Time Loser"
- "One Friend"
- "Addicted"
- "Big Wheels in the Moonlight"
- "They Rage On"
- "Love on Arrival"
- "Good Times"
- "When Love Comes Around the Bend"
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