Strawberry Wine (Deana Carter song)

"Strawberry Wine"
Single by Deana Carter
from the album Did I Shave My Legs for This?
B-side"Before We Ever Heard Goodbye"
ReleasedJuly 26, 1996[1]
Recorded1995
GenreCountry
Length4:51
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chris Farren
Deana Carter singles chronology
"Strawberry Wine"
(1996) 		"We Danced Anyway"
(1996)
"Strawberry Wine" at YouTube

"Strawberry Wine" is a song written by Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison, and recorded by American country music artist Deana Carter. It was released on July 26, 1996 as Carter's debut single and the first from her debut album, Did I Shave My Legs for This? The song became a number 1 hit on both the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks.

"Strawberry Wine" is Carter's most successful single overall, and is considered a signature song both for her and for songwriter Matraca Berg.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Country Highlights: New Releases" (PDF). Billboard Country Monitor. July 26, 1996. p. 1.
  2. ^ Country Standard Time: Songwriters hall inducts John Hiatt, Matraca Berg, Tom Shapiro
  3. ^ Country Weekly