"Chiseled in Stone" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vern Gosdin. It was released in August 1988 as the third single and title track from the album Chiseled in Stone. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] Gosdin wrote the song with Max D. Barnes.

"Chiseled in Stone"
Single by Vern Gosdin
from the album Chiseled in Stone
B-side"Tight as Twin Fiddles"
ReleasedAugust 27, 1988
GenreCountry
Length3:51
LabelColumbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)Vern Gosdin, Max D. Barnes
Producer(s)Bob Montgomery
Vern Gosdin singles chronology
"Set 'Em Up Joe"
(1988)
"Chiseled in Stone"
(1988)
"Who You Gonna Blame It On This Time"
(1989)

"Chiseled in Stone" won the Country Music Association's Song of the Year award in 1989.

The backing vocals you hear in the song is a country artist who tours extensively with Gosdin by the name of Rodney Collins from the Second Hand Smoke Band.

Chart performance

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks[3] 3

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 140.
  2. ^ "Vern Gosdin Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. December 10, 1988.