Bottle of Wine

For a literal bottle of wine, see wine bottle.
"Bottle of Wine"
Single by The Fireballs
from the album Bottle of Wine
B-side
  • "Can't You See I'm Tryin'"
  • (Non-album track)
ReleasedJune 24, 1967
GenreRock
Length2:08
LabelAtco 6491
Songwriter(s)Tom Paxton
Producer(s)Norman Petty
The Fireballs singles chronology
"Ja-Da"
(1966) 		"Bottle of Wine"
(1967) 		"Goin' Away"
(1968)

"Bottle of Wine" is a song written and recorded by Tom Paxton, which was also a hit for the band The Fireballs, whose version reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968[1] and #5 in Canada.[2] It also reached #3 in South Africa.[3] The song, which included only two of Paxton's four verses, with the chorus repeated, appeared on the band's 1967 album, Bottle of Wine.[4]

The Fireballs' record was produced by Norman Petty,[5] and was ranked #63 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1968.[6]

  1. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 for March 2, 1968" (PDF).
  2. ^ "RPM Magazine - March 16, 1968" (PDF).
  3. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Songs (A-B)".
  4. ^ The Fireballs, Bottle of Wine Retrieved January 27, 2014
  5. ^ The Fireballs, "Bottle of Wine" single release Retrieved January 27, 2014
  6. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1968". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2014.