I Watched It All (On My Radio)
"I Watched It All (On My Radio)" | ||||
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Single by Lionel Cartwright | ||||
from the album I Watched It on the Radio | ||||
B-side | "Hard Act to Follow"[1] | |||
Released | February 12, 1990 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:21 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lionel Cartwright Don Schlitz | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown Steuart Smith | |||
Lionel Cartwright singles chronology | ||||
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"I Watched It All (On My Radio)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Lionel Cartwright. It was released in February 1990 as the first single from the album I Watched It on the Radio. The song reached number eight on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by Cartwright and Don Schlitz.
Content
"I Watched It All (On My Radio)" is a young man's reminiscence of owning a transistor radio when he was a young boy. He recalls that, at bedtime, he would take the small radio that he had hidden beneath his pillow and began listening.
The lyrics contain references to
sign-off process, a sermonette by a local preacher ("to tell me what's right, to tell me what's wrong"), and the playing of the National Anthem
.
Music video
The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in late 1989.
Chart performance
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 14 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 8 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1990) | Position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 68 |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7924." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 9, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Lionel Cartwright Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.