| "The Bird" | ||||
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| Single by Jerry Reed | ||||
| from the album The Bird | ||||
| Released | October 4, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country, novelty song | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hal Coleman and Barry Etris (main portion of song)
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| Producer(s) | Rick Hall | |||
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"The Bird" is a song recorded by American country music singer Jerry Reed. Written by Hal Coleman and Barry Etris, this novelty song contains impressions of Willie Nelson's "Whiskey River" and "On the Road Again;" and George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today." It was released in October 1982 as the lead single from the album, The Bird. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart just before Christmas.