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Two More Bottles of Wine

Two More Bottles of Wine

1978 single by Emmylou Harris


"Two More Bottles of Wine" is a song written and recorded by Delbert McClinton for his 1975 album Victim of Life's Circumstances. In 1978, it was covered by American country music artist Emmylou Harris. It was released in April 1978 as the first single from the album Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town. "Two More Bottles of Wine" topped the U.S. country singles chart that June. Terri Clark covered the song for her 2012 album Classic. A live version by Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill appears on the 2016 CD The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star Concert Celebration.[2]

Quick Facts Single by Emmylou Harris, from the album Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town ...

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In the song, the narrator moves with his/her lover to Los Angeles, 1,600 miles away from their home, in search of success, but the lover abruptly leaves. The narrator is then left to fend for him/herself, eventually working in a menial job "sweeping out a warehouse in West L.A." but eventually concludes it is all right because he/she still has "two more bottles of wine".

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

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