You Decorated My Life

"You Decorated My Life"
Single by Kenny Rogers
from the album Kenny
B-side"One Man's Woman"
ReleasedSeptember 10, 1979
GenreCountry
Length3:38
LabelUnited Artists
Songwriter(s)Debbie Hupp, Bob Morrison
Producer(s)Larry Butler
Kenny Rogers singles chronology
"'Til I Can Make It on My Own"
(1979) 		"You Decorated My Life"
(1979) 		"Coward of the County"
(1979)

"You Decorated My Life" is a song written by Debbie Hupp and Bob Morrison, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in September 1979 as the lead single from his album Kenny. It was a number-one hit on the Billboard Country Singles chart,[1] and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

Cash Box said that "Rogers' smooth, sincere vocal reading here is once again up to his usual high standards."[3]

At the 22nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1980, the song won the Grammy for Best Country Song for songwriters Hupp & Morrison.[4]

Chart performance

Chart (1979–1980) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[5] 61
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 12
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
Spain (AFYVE)[6] 16
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 7
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 2
Year-end chart (1980) Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[10] 93

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 298.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 537.
  3. ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 8, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  4. ^ https://www.grammy.com/awards/22nd-annual-grammy-awards
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 256. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  7. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Kenny Rogers Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 51. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-10. Retrieved 5 April 2020.


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