"Born Again in Dixieland" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Jason McCoy. Released in June 1997, it was the lead single from his album Playin' for Keeps. The song reached #3 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in September 1997.[1] The song won a SOCAN Song of the Year award.
| "Born Again in Dixieland" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Jason McCoy | ||||
| from the album Playin' for Keeps | ||||
| Released | June 18, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jason McCoy Naoise Sheridan Denny Carr | |||
| Producer(s) | Scott Baggett | |||
| Jason McCoy singles chronology | ||||
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Background and writing
editMcCoy said that he started writing the song with Sheridan and he was playing songs for MCA Canada label and they asked if he had any other songs. He played a verse and the chorus from the song thinking it wasn't that good and they wouldn't like it. Instead they liked it and McCoy lied to them and said the song was fully done. He cut the song throughout the night without the full lyrics being finished.[2]
Music video
editA music video directed by Robert Cuffley premiered in June 1997. Cuffley won a 1998 CCMA award for his work on the video.[3]
Chart performance
edit"Born Again in Dixieland" debuted at number 74 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks for the week of June 23, 1997.[4]
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 3 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 14 |
References
edit- ^ "RPM Country Tracks". Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ Jason McCoy bio Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jason McCoy's doin' easy time[usurped]
- ^ "RPM Country Tracks debut". Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3338." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 29, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
