| "It Could Have Been Me" | ||||
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| Single by Sami Jo | ||||
| from the album It Could Have Been Me | ||||
| B-side | "Look at Us" | |||
| Released | July 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | MGM South | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gloria Sklerov, Harry Lloyd | |||
| Producer(s) | S. Limbo, M. Buckins | |||
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"It Could Have Been Me" is a song written by Gloria Sklerov and Harry Lloyd . The song was originally recorded by Vicki Lawrence in 1972. Though not released as a single, it was included on her debut LP, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia.
"It Could Have Been Me" is a torch song, with the singer expressing regrets about separating from her erstwhile love upon witnessing his marriage to another woman. She awakens to learn that it was only a dream, and that he is her fiancé.